Chetopa, Kansas

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Population in July 2007: 1,224. Population change since 2000: -4.6%

Males: 581	(47.5%)
Females: 643	(52.5%)

Median resident age:	43.5 years
Kansas median age:	35.2 years

Zip codes: 67336.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $27,300 (it was $23,250 in 2000)

Chetopa	$27,300
Kansas:	$47,451

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $33,800 (it was $30,100 in 2000)

Chetopa	$33,800
Kansas:	$121,200

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Races in Chetopa:

White Non-Hispanic (88.3%)
American Indian (7.9%)
Black (2.3%)
Two or more races (2.2%)
Hispanic (1.0%)

2008 cost of living index in Chetopa: 76.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (19.8%), German (10.1%), English (6.5%), Irish (6.2%), Dutch (3.1%), French (1.5%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 03/1868

Elevation: 824 feet

Land area: 1.27 square miles.

Population density: 960 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Chetopa

High school or higher: 70.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.9%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.4%
Unemployed: 2.6%
Mean travel time to work: 19.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Chetopa city

Never married: 16.6%
Now married: 52.0%
Separated: 2.2%
Widowed: 14.0%
Divorced: 15.2%

0 residents are foreign born

This city:	0.0%
Kansas:	5.0%

According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Chetopa, Kansas in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Chetopa to the number of sex offenders is 612 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this city is near the state average.

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

Chetopa:	1.2% ($376)
Kansas:	1.2% ($999)

Chetopa satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Broken Arrow, OK (84.0 miles , pop. 74,859).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Tulsa, OK (85.5 miles , pop. 393,049).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (315.4 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Bartlett, KS (8.3 miles) , Oswego, KS (9.1 miles ), Welch, OK (11.3 miles ), North Craig, OK (11.6 miles ), Labette, KS (14.8 miles) , Bluejacket, OK (16.4 miles ), North Miami, OK (16.7 miles ), Commerce, OK (16.8 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 0 buildings
1997: 2 buildings, average cost: $75,000
1998: 3 buildings, average cost: $11,300
1999: 7 buildings, average cost: $37,800
2000: 1 building, cost: $70,000
2001: 0 buildings
2002: 1 building, cost: $25,000
2003: 2 buildings, average cost: $15,000
2004: 2 buildings, average cost: $60,000
2005: 2 buildings, average cost: $60,000
2006: 3 buildings, average cost: $52,200
2007: 5 buildings, average cost: $34,000

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

Latitude: 37.04 N, Longitude: 95.09 W

37 people in nursing homes
3 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Area code: 620

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Population change in the 1990s: -70 (-5.2%).

Most common industries for males:

Construction (9%)
Machinery (8%)
Food and beverage stores (8%)
Transportation equipment (8%)
Educational services (7%)
Public administration (6%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (16%)
Educational services (13%)
Transportation equipment (8%)
Social assistance (8%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Nonmetallic mineral products (5%)
Public administration (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Metal workers and plastic workers (14%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (4%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Waiters and waitresses (5%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)
Cashiers (4%)

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Crime in Chetopa by Year
Type	2003	2004	2005	2006
Murders	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Robberies	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Assaults	4	8	15	5
per 100,000	321.3	643.6	1208.7	403.2
Burglaries	4	10	7	7
per 100,000	321.3	804.5	564.1	564.5
Thefts	38	35	30	21
per 100,000	3052.2	2815.8	2417.4	1693.5
Auto thefts	0	1	1	4
per 100,000	0.0	80.5	80.6	322.6
Arson	2	1	0	0
per 100,000	160.6	80.5	0.0	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	208.8	304.1	384.4	213.7

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 4 (4 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	3.27
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Chetopa, Kansas

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Chetopa-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Kansas state average. It is 146% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/27/1959, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 5.7 miles away from the Chetopa city center killed one person and injured one person and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 4/3/1956, a category 4 tornado 20.3 miles away from the city center injured 59 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Chetopa:

OSWEGO HEALTH CENTER (about 15 miles; OSWEGO, KS)
ST JOHNS MAUDE NORTON MEMORIAL HOSP (about 17 miles; COLUMBUS, KS)
LABETTE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (about 18 miles; PARSONS, KS)

Political contributions by individuals in Chetopa, KS

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Chetopa:

JOPLIN REGIONAL (about 43 miles; JOPLIN, MO; ID: JLN)
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS RGNL (about 77 miles; FAYETTEVILLE/SPRINGDALE/, AR; ID: XNA)
TULSA INTL (about 81 miles; TULSA, OK; ID: TUL)

Other public-use airports nearest to Chetopa:

OSWEGO MUNI (about 9 miles; OSWEGO, KS; ID: K67)
MIAMI MUNI (about 18 miles; MIAMI, OK; ID: MIO)
VINITA MUNI (about 30 miles; VINITA, OK; ID: H04)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Chetopa:

PITTSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY (about 38 miles; PITTSBURG, KS; Full-time enrollment: 5,566)
MISSOURI SOUTHERN STATE COLLEGE (about 42 miles; JOPLIN, MO; FT enrollment: 4,569)
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 76 miles; BENTONVILLE, AR; FT enrollment: 2,197)
NORTHEASTERN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 79 miles; TAHLEQUAH, OK; FT enrollment: 6,610)
UNIVERSITY OF TULSA (about 86 miles; TULSA, OK; FT enrollment: 3,760)
TULSA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 87 miles; TULSA, OK; FT enrollment: 8,727)
ORAL ROBERTS UNIVERSITY (about 91 miles; TULSA, OK; FT enrollment: 3,309)

Public high school in Chetopa:

Chetopa High School (Students: 137; Location: 430 ELM STREET; Grades: 7th Grade - 12th Grade)

Public elementary/middle school in Chetopa:

Chetopa Elementary School (Students: 150; Location: 430 ELM STREET; Grades: Kindergarten - 6th Grade)

Library in Chetopa:

CHETOPA CITY LIBRARY (Operating income: $22,088; Location: 312 MAPLE; 31,062 books; 14 audio materials; 32 serial subscriptions)

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Park in Chetopa: Elmore Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attraction: Chetopa Historical Museum (419 Maple).

Hotel: Town Motel (115 Maple).

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

CHETOPA, CITY OF (Population served: 1231, Surface_water):

Past health violations:

MCL, Average - Between APR-2006 and JUN-2006, Contaminant: TTHM

MCL, Average - Between APR-2006 and JUN-2006, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

MCL, Average - Between JAN-2006 and MAR-2006, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-24-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-24-2006), St Public Notif received (MAY-09-2006)

MCL, Average - Between JAN-2006 and MAR-2006, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-24-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-24-2006), St Public Notif received (MAY-09-2006)

MCL, Average - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St BCA signed (JUL-29-2005), St Public Notif requested (JAN-05-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-05-2006), St Public Notif received (JAN-23-2006)

MCL, Average - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St BCA signed (JUL-29-2005), St Public Notif requested (JAN-05-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-05-2006), St Public Notif received (JAN-23-2006)

10 other older health violations

Past monitoring violations:

Treatment Technique Precursor Removal - Between JAN-2006 and MAR-2006, Contaminant: Carbon, Total-Organic. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-12-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-12-2006), St Public Notif received (MAY-31-2006)

Average household size:

This city:	2.2 people
Kansas:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	60.9%
Whole state:	67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	3.8%
Whole state:	4.1%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	18.8%
Whole state:	9.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	3.7%
Whole state:	4.1%

Chetopa compared to Kansas state average:

Chetopa, Kansas environmental map by EPA

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

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Banks with branches in Chetopa (2007 data):

Chetopa State Bank & Trust Co.: at 409 Maple Street, branch established on 1901-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $26.5 mil, Deposits: $24.2 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 1 total offices, Holding Company: Southeast Bancshares, Inc.

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School Enrollment by Level of School

Chetopa mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Labette County Kansas:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

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
Judicial and Legal	0	$0		2	$1,344
Police Protection - Officers	4	$7,236	$21,708	1	$812
Streets and Highways	2	$3,470	$20,820	0	$0
Other Government Administration	1	$2,062	$24,744	0	$0
Financial Administration	2	$3,518	$21,108	0	$0
Solid Waste Management	2	$3,518	$21,108	0	$0
Sewerage	1	$1,740	$20,880	0	$0
Parks and Recreation	1	$1,648	$19,776	0	$0
Water Supply	3	$5,732	$22,928	0	$0
Electric Power	2	$3,850	$23,100	0	$0
Totals for Government	18	$32,774	$21,849	3	$2,156

Chetopa government finances in 2002:

Charges - Solid Waste Management: $90,000
Sewerage: $82,000

All Other: $54,000
Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $700,000
Police Protection: $179,000

Water Utilities: $170,000

General - Other: $154,000

Regular Highways: $114,000

Solid Waste Management: $71,000

Sewerage: $69,000

Financial Administration: $37,000

Parks & Recreation: $33,000

Fire Protection: $17,000

Libraries: $11,000
General - Interest on Debt: $17,000
Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $161,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $478,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $461,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $17,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $38,000
General Revenue, NEC: $26,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $693,000
Revenue - Electric Utilities: $833,000
Water Utilities: $202,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $6,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $39,000
General Support: $15,000
Tax - Property: $135,000
Public Utilities: $16,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $259,000

5.73% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,486 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.73%
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 Montgomery County, KS	0.63% ($35,480 average AGI)
from Crawford County, KS	0.40% ($28,406)
from Neosho County, KS	0.40% ($20,813)

5.79% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,234 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.79%
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 Montgomery County, KS	0.55% ($24,295 average AGI)
to Crawford County, KS	0.51% ($26,049)
to Jasper County, MO	0.46% ($27,865)

Strongest AM radio stations in Chetopa:

KGGF (690 AM; 10 kW; COFFEYVILLE, KS; Owner: KGGF-KUSN, INC.)
KFAQ (1170 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
KKOW (860 AM; 10 kW; PITTSBURG, KS; Owner: AMERICAN MEDIA INVESTMENTS)
KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
WMBH (1560 AM; 10 kW; JOPLIN, MO)
KTBZ (1430 AM; 25 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KOCR (1310 AM; 5 kW; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: OZARK CHRISTIAN COLLEGE)
KBTN (1420 AM; 10 kW; NEOSHO, MO; Owner: PETRACOM OF JOPLIN, L.L.C.)
WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
KMUS (1380 AM; 20 kW; MUSKOGEE, OK; Owner: ABC, INC.)
KVIS (910 AM; 1 kW; MIAMI, OK; Owner: EAGLE BROADCASTING, INC.)
KKLL (1100 AM; daytime; 5 kW; WEBB CITY, MO; Owner: NEW LIFE EVANGELISTIC CENTER, INC.)
KFAY (1030 AM; 10 kW; FARMINGTON, AR; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP)

Strongest FM radio stations in Chetopa:

KGND (107.5 FM; KETCHUM, OK; Owner: NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA BROADCAST NETWORK)
KRPS (89.9 FM; PITTSBURG, KS; Owner: PITTSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY)
KKOW-FM (96.9 FM; PITTSBURG, KS; Owner: AMERICAN MEDIA INVESTMENTS, INC.)
KSYN (92.5 FM; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: BIG MACK BROADCASTING, INC.)
KIXQ (102.5 FM; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: BIG MACK BROADCASTING, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Chetopa:

KOAM-TV (Channel 7; PITTSBURG, KS; Owner: SAGA QUAD STATES COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
KODE-TV (Channel 12; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: MISSION BROADCASTING, INC.)
KOZJ (Channel 26; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: BD. OF GOVERNORS OF SW MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY)
KJPX-LP (Channel 47; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: GARY M./DEBORAH R. KENNY)

Chetopa fatal accident list for 1983:
Dec 16, 1983 12:20 AM, 59, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1

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