Alexander, Kansas

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Population in July 2007: 66. Population change since 2000: -10.7%

Males: 29	(45.3%)
Females: 37	(54.7%)

Median resident age:	44.1 years
Kansas median age:	35.2 years

Zip code: 67513

Estimated median household income in 2007: $15,270 (it was $12,083 in 2000)

Alexander:	$15,270
Kansas:	$47,451

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $42,549 (it was $27,500 in 2000)

Alexander:	$42,549
Kansas:	$121,200

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $34,716; Detached houses: $34,377

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Races in Alexander:

White Non-Hispanic (98.7%)
Hispanic (1.3%)

2008 cost of living index in Alexander: 77.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (53.3%), Irish (17.3%), Welsh (10.7%), English (8.0%), Scotch-Irish (5.3%), United States (2.7%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 2065 feet

Land area: 0.25 square miles.

Population density: 269 people per square mile

(very low).

For population 25 years and over in Alexander

High school or higher: 87.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.0%
Graduate or professional degree: 10.0%
Unemployed: 5.0%
Mean travel time to work: 14.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Alexander city

Never married: 20.0%
Now married: 38.0%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 18.0%
Divorced: 24.0%

0 residents are foreign born

This city:	0.0%
Kansas:	5.0%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this city in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Alexander:	0.7% ($200)
Kansas:	1.2% ($999)

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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Wichita, KS (161.6 miles , pop. 344,284).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (435.7 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: McCracken, KS (8.1 miles ), Bazine, KS (9.8 miles ), Rush Center, KS (16.6 miles) , La Crosse, KS (17.3 miles ), Brownell, KS (17.8 miles) , Burdett, KS (19.2 miles ), Liebenthal, KS (20.5 miles) , Rozel, KS (21.5 miles) .

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 0 buildings
1997: 0 buildings
1998: 0 buildings
1999: 0 buildings
2000: 0 buildings
2001: 0 buildings
2002: 0 buildings
2003: 0 buildings
2004: 0 buildings
2005: 0 buildings
2006: 0 buildings
2007: 0 buildings

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Average cost (in 1000s)

Latitude: 38.47 N, Longitude: 99.55 W

Area code: 785

Population change in the 1990s: -10 (-11.8%).

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Average climate in Alexander, Kansas

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Alexander-area historical tornado activity is near Kansas state average. It is 96% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/30/1972, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 14.6 miles away from the Alexander city center injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 4/30/1972, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 8.5 miles away from the city center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Alexander:

RUSH COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; LA CROSSE, KS)
NESS COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT #2 (about 26 miles; NESS CITY, KS)
GRISELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL DISTRICT 1 (about 28 miles; RANSOM, KS)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Alexander:

HAYS RGNL (about 32 miles; HAYS, KS; ID: HYS)
GREAT BEND MUNI (about 50 miles; GREAT BEND, KS; ID: GBD)
DODGE CITY REGIONAL (about 57 miles; DODGE CITY, KS; ID: DDC)

Other public-use airports nearest to Alexander:

RUSH COUNTY (about 20 miles; LA CROSSE, KS; ID: K94)
NESS CITY MUNI (about 25 miles; NESS CITY, KS; ID: 48K)
LARNED-PAWNEE COUNTY (about 38 miles; LARNED, KS; ID: LQR)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Alexander:

FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 33 miles; HAYS, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,572)
BARTON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 55 miles; GREAT BEND, KS; FT enrollment: 2,268)
HUTCHINSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 117 miles; HUTCHINSON, KS; FT enrollment: 2,268)
WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 153 miles; WICHITA, KS; FT enrollment: 10,403)
FRIENDS UNIVERSITY (about 162 miles; WICHITA, KS; FT enrollment: 2,983)
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY (about 167 miles; KEARNEY, NE; FT enrollment: 5,588)
CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 181 miles; GRAND ISLAND, NE; FT enrollment: 3,730)

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Drinking water stations with addresses in Alexander and their reported violations in the past:

ALEXANDER, CITY OF (Population served: 70, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-28-2002), St Public Notif requested (AUG-28-2002), St Public Notif received (SEP-09-2002), St Compliance achieved (SEP-30-2002)

Past monitoring violations:

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2005 and JUL-06-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-06-2005)

Notification, Public - In JUN-2005, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - In JUL-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-30-2004)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2001 and AUG-16-2001, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (AUG-16-2001)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and JUL-12-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-12-2000)

One routine major monitoring violation

One minor monitoring violation

2 other older monitoring violations

Average household size:

This city:	2.2 people
Kansas:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	55.9%
Whole state:	67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	2.9%
Whole state:	4.1%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 2.9% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	31.9%
Whole state:	9.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	8.7%
Whole state:	4.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Alexander, KS

Alexander compared to Kansas state average:

Median household income significantly below state average.
Median house value significantly below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age significantly above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Number of rooms per house below state average.
House age significantly above state average.
Number of college students significantly below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Alexander mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Rush County Kansas:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (100%)

Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Water Supply	0	$0		1	$150
Sewerage	0	$0		1	$150
Other Government Administration	0	$0		1	$150
Totals for Government	0	$0		3	$450

Alexander government finances in 2002:

Charges - Solid Waste Management: $5,000
Sewerage: $3,000

All Other: $1,000
Current Operations - General - Other: $10,000
Water Utilities: $8,000

Solid Waste Management: $5,000

Regular Highways: $3,000

Sewerage: $3,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $28,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $7,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $2,000
General Support: $1,000
Tax - Property: $4,000
Public Utilities: $2,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $5,000

5.19% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,912 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.19%
Kansas average:	7.39%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Ellis County, KS

0.76% ($22,000 average AGI)

7.32% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,735 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.32%
Kansas average:	7.67%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Barton County, KS	1.79% ($24,250 average AGI)
to Ellis County, KS	1.57% ($25,429)

Strongest AM radio stations in Alexander:

KRVN (880 AM; 50 kW; LEXINGTON, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA RURAL RADIO ASSOCIATION)
KGYN (1210 AM; 50 kW; GUYMON, OK; Owner: TELNS BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
KVGB (1590 AM; 5 kW; GREAT BEND, KS; Owner: EAGLE RADIO INC.)
KGNO (1370 AM; 5 kW; DODGE CITY, KS; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
KAYS (1400 AM; 1 kW; HAYS, KS; Owner: EAGLE RADIO, INC.)
KWLS (1290 AM; 5 kW; PRATT, KS; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
KLTT (670 AM; 50 kW; COMMERCE CITY, CO; Owner: KLZ RADIO, INC.)
KOMA (1520 AM; 50 kW; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORP. OF NEVADA)
WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KNNS (1510 AM; daytime; 1 kW; LARNED, KS; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Alexander:

KJLS (103.3 FM; HAYS, KS; Owner: EAGLE RADIO, INC)
KKQY (101.9 FM; HILL CITY, KS; Owner: EAGLE RADIO, INC)
KBGL (106.9 FM; LARNED, KS; Owner: HULL BROADCASTING, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Alexander:

KBSH-TV (Channel 7; HAYS, KS; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)

Alexander fatal accident list:
Oct 5, 1990 10:00 AM, Cord, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 4

9 Mi S 2 Mi W 1/2 Mi N 1/4 Mi E, Type: Tower, Structure height: 55 m, Call Sign: WNAG427, Licensee ID: L00914265
Assigned Frequencies : 464.150 MHz
Grant Date: 09/08/2004, Expiration Date: 10/14/2014
Registrant: Schadel, Karen:schadel, Edgar Dba Karen & Edgar Schadel Farms, Rt 1 Box 17, Alexander, KS 67513, Phone: (620) 525-6512
2 S 1 3/4 E, Call Sign: WNCJ201, Licensee ID: L00063799
Assigned Frequencies : 151.685 MHz
Grant Date: 01/05/2005, Expiration Date: 03/21/2015
Registrant: Paul Moran, Rr 1 Box 12, Alexander, KS 67513, Phone: (785) 343-2317
2 Blks W Of Main St, Call Sign: WNCL727, Licensee ID: L01033897
Assigned Frequencies : 151.745 MHz
Grant Date: 06/25/2005, Expiration Date: 07/03/2015
Registrant: Jim Webs, Alexander, KS 67513, Phone: (785) 343-2320
3 Mi N, Call Sign: KYL943, Licensee ID: L00036721
Assigned Frequencies : 152.945 MHz
Grant Date: 01/11/2005, Expiration Date: 02/28/2015
Registrant: Loren Wright, Rr 1, Alexander, KS 67513, Phone: (913) 343-2211

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 2

Aircraft: CESSNA 150H (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 90 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES (100 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 6410S , Serial Number: 15067210, Year manufactured: 1967, Airworthiness Date: 02/08/1968
Registrant (Co-Owned): Loren W Wright, Rr1 Box 26, Alexander, KS 67513
Aircraft: PIPER PA-24-260 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 135 mph), Engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER (310 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 8729P , Serial Number: 24-4179, Year manufactured: 1965, Airworthiness Date: 03/19/1965
Registrant (Co-Owned): Loren W Wright, Rr 1 Box 26, Alexander, KS 67513

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