Elk City, Kansas
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Population change since 2000: -16.7%
Males: 122 | (48.3%) |
Females: 132 | (51.7%) |
Median resident age: | 46.1 years |
Kansas median age: | 37.3 years |
Zip codes: 67344.
Elk City: | $29,263 |
KS: | $64,124 |
Estimated per capita income in 2021: $17,703 (it was $15,152 in 2000)
Elk City city income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2021: $23,979 (it was $20,800 in 2000)
Elk City: | $23,979 |
KS: | $183,800 |
Mean prices in 2021: all housing units: $36,799; detached houses: $41,673; mobile homes: $21,052
Median gross rent in 2021: $768.
(24.2% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 100.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 100.0% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 100.0% for other race residents, 10.4% for two or more races residents)
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Elk City, KS
- 25587.3%White alone
- 155.1%Hispanic
- 124.1%Two or more races
- 72.4%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone
Races in Elk City detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
According to our research of Kansas and other state lists, there were 5 registered sex offenders living in Elk City, Kansas as of March 29, 2024.
The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in Elk City is 53 to 1.
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Ancestries: German (29.3%), English (16.0%), American (14.7%), Scottish (5.3%).
Current Local Time: CST time zone
Elevation: 835 feet
Land area: 0.34 square miles.
Population density: 741 people per square mile (low).
10 residents are foreign born (2.7% Africa, 0.7% Europe).
This city: | 3.4% |
Kansas: | 7.0% |
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $1,341 (1.9%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $426 (2.7%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Tulsa, OK (80.2 miles , pop. 393,049).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (314.5 miles , pop. 1,188,580).
Nearest cities:
Latitude: 37.29 N, Longitude: 95.91 W
Area code: 620
Here: | 3.5% |
Kansas: | 3.0% |
- Transportation equipment (20.2%)
- Construction (12.1%)
- Public administration (7.1%)
- U. S. Postal service (7.1%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (6.1%)
- Health care (6.1%)
- Mining, quarrying, oil & gas extraction (5.1%)
- Construction (20.7%)
- Transportation equipment (19.0%)
- Mining, quarrying, oil & gas extraction (8.6%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (6.9%)
- Metal & metal products (6.9%)
- Truck transportation (6.9%)
- Repair & maintenance (6.9%)
- Transportation equipment (22.0%)
- U. S. Postal service (17.1%)
- Health care (14.6%)
- Public administration (12.2%)
- Accommodation & food services (9.8%)
- Department & other general merchandise stores (7.3%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (7.3%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8.1%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (8.1%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (6.1%)
- Top executives (5.1%)
- Operations specialties managers, except financial managers (5.1%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5.1%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5.1%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (10.3%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (10.3%)
- Top executives (8.6%)
- Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (8.6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8.6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6.9%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5.2%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (12.2%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (12.2%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (9.8%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (7.3%)
- Operations specialties managers, except financial managers (7.3%)
- Other protective service workers, including supervisors (7.3%)
- Registered nurses (4.9%)
Average climate in Elk City, Kansas
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 15.7. This is significantly better than average.
City: | 15.7 |
U.S.: | 74.2 |
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 4.44. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 20.9 miles away from the city center.
City: | 4.44 |
U.S.: | 1.79 |
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µg/m3] level in 2009 was 18.8. This is about average. Closest monitor was 21.7 miles away from the city center.
City: | 18.8 |
U.S.: | 19.6 |
Tornado activity:
Elk City-area historical tornado activity is near Kansas state average. It is 92% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 5/25/1955, a category F5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 47.5 miles away from the Elk City city center killed 80 people and injured 273 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
On 3/15/1982, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 17.6 miles away from the city center killed one person and injured one person and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Elk City-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Kansas state average. It is 762% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 9/3/2016 at 12:02:44, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.5 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 82.2 miles away from Elk City center
On 11/6/2011 at 03:53:10, a magnitude 5.7 (5.7 MW, Depth: 3.2 mi) earthquake occurred 130.6 miles away from the city center
On 11/7/2016 at 01:44:24, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MW, Depth: 2.8 mi) earthquake occurred 102.6 miles away from Elk City center
On 11/12/2014 at 21:40:00, a magnitude 4.9 (4.9 MW, Depth: 2.5 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 94.1 miles away from the city center
On 2/13/2016 at 17:07:06, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 5.2 mi) earthquake occurred 164.4 miles away from Elk City center
On 11/5/2011 at 07:12:45, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MW, Depth: 1.9 mi) earthquake occurred 129.4 miles away from Elk City center
Magnitude types: moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Montgomery County (13) is near the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 9
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 8, Storms: 8, Tornadoes: 4, Winds: 4, Winter Storms: 2, Hurricane: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Landslide: 1, Mudslide: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Elk City:
- MEADOWBROOK TERRACE OF INDEPENDENCE (Nursing Home, about 12 miles away; INDEPENDENCE, KS)
- COLONIAL LODGE (Nursing Home, about 12 miles away; INDEPENDENCE, KS)
- LODGE AT INDEPENDENCE, THE (Nursing Home, about 12 miles away; INDEPENDENCE, KS)
- THE REGAL ESTATE OF GLENWOOD (Nursing Home, about 12 miles away; INDEPENDENCE, KS)
- INDEPENDENCE DIALYSIS CENTER (Dialysis Facility, about 12 miles away; INDEPENDENCE, KS)
- MERCY HOSPITAL INDEPENDENCE Acute Care Hospitals (about 12 miles away; INDEPENDENCE, KS)
- MERCY HOSPITAL SNF (Nursing Home, about 12 miles away; INDEPENDENCE, KS)
Airports located in Elk City:
- Darbro Field Airport (05KS) (Runways: 1)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Elk City:
- Allen County Community College (about 53 miles; Iola, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,089)
- Butler Community College (about 65 miles; El Dorado, KS; FT enrollment: 6,676)
- Cowley County Community College (about 65 miles; Arkansas City, KS; FT enrollment: 3,173)
- Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College (about 65 miles; Miami, OK; FT enrollment: 2,075)
- Pittsburg State University (about 67 miles; Pittsburg, KS; FT enrollment: 6,838)
- Rogers State University (about 69 miles; Claremore, OK; FT enrollment: 3,482)
- University of Tulsa (about 79 miles; Tulsa, OK; FT enrollment: 3,702)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Elk City: Louisburg Township Rural Fire Department (A), Elk City Town Hall (B), Elk City Volunteer Fire Department (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Elk City include: First Christian Church (A), Elk City Church of the Nazarene (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Birthplace of: Harry Hines Woodring - Politician and Army officer.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Elk City and their reported violations in the past:
ELK CITY, CITY OF (Population served: 317, Surface water):Past health violations:Past monitoring violations:
- MCL, Average - Between JUL-2013 and SEP-2013, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (OCT-13-2011), St Public Notif requested (NOV-18-2013), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-18-2013), St Public Notif received (APR-15-2014)
- MCL, Average - Between JUL-2013 and SEP-2013, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (OCT-13-2011), St Public Notif requested (NOV-18-2013), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-18-2013), St Public Notif received (APR-15-2014)
- MCL, Average - Between APR-2013 and JUN-2013, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (OCT-13-2011), St Public Notif requested (AUG-18-2013), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-18-2013), St Public Notif received (JAN-22-2014)
- MCL, Average - Between APR-2013 and JUN-2013, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (OCT-13-2011), St Public Notif requested (AUG-18-2013), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-18-2013), St Public Notif received (JAN-22-2014)
- MCL, Average - Between JAN-2013 and MAR-2013, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (OCT-13-2011), St Public Notif requested (AUG-02-2013), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-02-2013), St Public Notif received (OCT-19-2013)
- MCL, Average - Between JAN-2013 and MAR-2013, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (OCT-13-2011), St Public Notif requested (AUG-02-2013), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-02-2013), St Public Notif received (OCT-19-2013)
- 56 other older health violations
- Monitoring and Reporting (DBP) - Between JUL-2010 and SEP-2010, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St BCA signed (AUG-21-2006), St Public Notif requested (DEC-09-2010), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-09-2010), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (OCT-13-2011)
- Monitoring and Reporting (DBP) - Between JUL-2010 and SEP-2010, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St BCA signed (AUG-21-2006), St Public Notif requested (DEC-09-2010), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-09-2010), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (OCT-13-2011)
- Monitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR) - In MAR-2007, Contaminant: IESWTR. Follow-up actions: St BCA signed (AUG-21-2006)
- Monitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR) - In FEB-2007, Contaminant: IESWTR. Follow-up actions: St BCA signed (AUG-21-2006)
- Monitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR) - In JAN-2007, Contaminant: IESWTR. Follow-up actions: St BCA signed (AUG-21-2006)
- 28 other older monitoring violations
This city: | 2.5 people |
Kansas: | 2.5 people |
This city: | 68.9% |
Whole state: | 66.0% |
This city: | 6.1% |
Whole state: | 5.8% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Banks with branches in Elk City (2011 data):
- First National Bank, Independence, Kansas: Elk City Branch at 108 East Hickory, branch established on 1989/04/17. Info updated 2006/08/09: Bank assets: $83.0 mil, Deposits: $65.9 mil, headquarters in Independence, KS, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 4 total offices
For population 15 years and over in Elk City:
- Never married: 22.1%
- Now married: 59.6%
- Separated: 2.9%
- Widowed: 4.3%
- Divorced: 11.2%
For population 25 years and over in Elk City:
- High school or higher: 93.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.5%
- Unemployed: 1.0%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 29.7 minutes
Here: | 5.4 |
Kansas average: | 11.4 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Elk City, KS (based on Montgomery County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Evangelical Protestant | 10,083 | 63 |
Mainline Protestant | 4,904 | 23 |
Catholic | 2,900 | 4 |
Other | 826 | 3 |
Black Protestant | 431 | 6 |
None | 16,327 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Montgomery County: | 1.74 / 10,000 pop. |
Kansas: | 1.96 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 0.29 / 10,000 pop. |
Kansas: | 0.20 / 10,000 pop. |
Montgomery County: | 0.29 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 0.51 / 10,000 pop. |
Montgomery County: | 6.38 / 10,000 pop. |
Kansas: | 3.84 / 10,000 pop. |
Montgomery County: | 7.84 / 10,000 pop. |
Kansas: | 7.33 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 10.1% |
Kansas: | 8.1% |
Montgomery County: | 29.6% |
State: | 27.9% |
Montgomery County: | 13.8% |
Kansas: | 13.4% |
Health and Nutrition:
Elk City: | 50.9% |
Kansas: | 49.2% |
Elk City: | 48.5% |
Kansas: | 46.3% |
This city: | 29.5 |
State: | 28.6 |
Elk City: | 24.5% |
Kansas: | 21.2% |
Elk City: | 17.6% |
Kansas: | 10.5% |
Elk City: | 6.9 |
Kansas: | 6.8 |
Elk City: | 41.4% |
Kansas: | 33.5% |
Elk City: | 54.1% |
Kansas: | 56.0% |
This city: | 77.4% |
Kansas: | 78.6% |
More about Health and Nutrition of Elk City, KS Residents
Local government employment and payroll (March 2017) | |||||
Function | Full-time employees | Monthly full-time payroll | Average yearly full-time wage | Part-time employees | Monthly part-time payroll |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water Supply | 1 | $2,148 | $25,776 | 1 | $100 |
Streets and Highways | 1 | $1,771 | $21,252 | 0 | $0 |
Financial Administration | 0 | $0 | 2 | $577 | |
Other and Unallocable | 0 | $0 | 1 | $125 | |
Totals for Government | 2 | $3,919 | $23,514 | 4 | $802 |
Elk City government finances - Expenditure in 2020 (per resident):
- Current Operations - Water Utilities: $136,000 ($535.43)
Sewerage: $29,000 ($114.17)
Solid Waste Management: $25,000 ($98.43)
Financial Administration: $8,000 ($31.50)
General - Other: $7,000 ($27.56)
- General - Interest on Debt: $18,000 ($70.87)
- Total Salaries and Wages: $94,000 ($370.08)
Elk City government finances - Revenue in 2020 (per resident):
- Charges - Sewerage: $30,000 ($118.11)
Solid Waste Management: $28,000 ($110.24)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $55,000 ($216.54)
- Tax - Property: $11,000 ($43.31)
Elk City government finances - Debt in 2020 (per resident):
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $460,000 ($1811.02)
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $460,000 ($1811.02)
Elk City government finances - Cash and Securities in 2020 (per resident):
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $190,000 ($748.03)
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $462,000 ($1818.90)
Strongest AM radio stations in Elk City:
- KGGF (690 AM; 10 kW; COFFEYVILLE, KS; Owner: KGGF-KUSN, INC.)
- KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- KFAQ (1170 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- KTBZ (1430 AM; 25 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KMUS (1380 AM; 20 kW; MUSKOGEE, OK; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KKOW (860 AM; 10 kW; PITTSBURG, KS; Owner: AMERICAN MEDIA INVESTMENTS)
- KIND (1010 AM; 0 kW; INDEPENDENCE, KS; Owner: CENTRAL BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KFTI (1070 AM; 10 kW; WICHITA, KS; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- KOMA (1520 AM; 50 kW; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORP. OF NEVADA)
- WMBH (1560 AM; 10 kW; JOPLIN, MO)
- KKHK (1250 AM; 25 kW; KANSAS CITY, KS)
- KBTN (1420 AM; 10 kW; NEOSHO, MO; Owner: PETRACOM OF JOPLIN, L.L.C.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Elk City:
- KGGF-FM (104.1 FM; FREDONIA, KS; Owner: KGGF-KUSN, INC.)
- KIND-FM (102.9 FM; INDEPENDENCE, KS; Owner: CENTRAL BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KUSN (98.1 FM; DEARING, KS; Owner: KGGF-KUSN, INC.)
- KKRK (98.9 FM; COFFEYVILLE, KS; Owner: KGGF-KUSN, INC.)
- KBQC (88.5 FM; INDEPENDENCE, KS; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
- KARF (91.9 FM; INDEPENDENCE, KS; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
- KYFM (100.1 FM; BARTLESVILLE, OK; Owner: KCD ENTERPRISES, INC.)
- KYQQ (106.5 FM; ARKANSAS CITY, KS; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- KEOJ (101.1 FM; CANEY, KS; Owner: KXOJ, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Elk City:
- K54GC (Channel 54; INDEPENDENCE, KS; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
Elk City fatal accident list:
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 20Number of bridges
- 217ft / 65.8mTotal length
- 5,089Total average daily traffic
- 507Total average daily truck traffic
- 5,673Total future (year 2039) average daily traffic
- New bridges - historical statistics
- 21920-1929
- 51930-1939
- 41950-1959
- 11960-1969
- 21970-1979
- 41980-1989
- 12000-2009
- 12010-2019
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:
6- Call Sign: KB5GSX, Licensee ID: L01490437, Grant Date: 06/05/2019, Expiration Date: 06/05/2029, Registrant: Randall A Beeman, 403 South Montgomery, Elk City, KS 67344
- Call Sign: N0VDS, Licensee ID: L00202571, Grant Date: 11/23/2002, Expiration Date: 01/19/2013, Cancellation Date: 08/03/2007, Certifier: Michael L Zinser, Registrant: Michael L Zinser, 2592 Cr 5600, Elk City, KS 67344
- Call Sign: N5RON, Licensee ID: L00159652, Grant Date: 01/22/2014, Expiration Date: 01/22/2024, Registrant: Robert K Eaton, 2727 Cr 6000, Elk City, KS 67344
- Call Sign: KD0RRQ, Licensee ID: L01705143, Grant Date: 04/23/2012, Expiration Date: 04/23/2022, Certifier: Brandon L Giles, Registrant: Brandon L Giles, Elk City, KS 67344
- Call Sign: KD0RTA, Licensee ID: L01706757, Grant Date: 04/30/2012, Expiration Date: 04/30/2022, Certifier: Phillip C Jones, Registrant: Phillip C Jones, Elk City, KS 67344
- Call Sign: KE0STJ, Licensee ID: L02207246, Grant Date: 08/16/2018, Expiration Date: 08/16/2028, Certifier: Douglas W Comstock, Registrant: Douglas W Comstock, 1324 B Cr 4400, Elk City, KS 67344
2005 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
- Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Elk City, KS
- 28678.6%Outside Fires
- 5715.7%Structure Fires
- 164.4%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
- 51.4%Other
Most common first names in Elk City, KS among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Mary | 11 | 81.0 years |
John | 11 | 75.6 years |
Charles | 10 | 76.9 years |
William | 9 | 74.4 years |
James | 9 | 78.1 years |
George | 8 | 78.3 years |
Fred | 7 | 76.3 years |
Roy | 7 | 79.3 years |
Claude | 5 | 74.6 years |
Paul | 5 | 79.6 years |
Most common last names in Elk City, KS among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Cox | 9 | 83.1 years |
Davidson | 9 | 76.2 years |
Foster | 8 | 73.1 years |
Smith | 6 | 77.8 years |
Wright | 6 | 82.0 years |
Reed | 5 | 80.4 years |
Newton | 5 | 79.4 years |
Vaughn | 5 | 86.2 years |
Kimzey | 5 | 76.6 years |
Hare | 4 | 84.8 years |
- 62.5%Utility gas
- 25.0%Electricity
- 10.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 2.5%Wood
- 56.3%Utility gas
- 31.3%Electricity
- 12.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Elk City compared to Kansas state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
- Median age significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- House age above state average.
- Number of college students significantly below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.