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Population in July 2007: 1,206. Population change since 2000: -8.2%

Males: 558	(46.3%)
Females: 648	(53.7%)

Median resident age:	34.0 years
Kansas median age:	35.2 years

Zip codes: 67031.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $44,100 (it was $37,566 in 2000)

Conway Springs	$44,100
Kansas:	$47,451

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $65,000 (it was $57,900 in 2000)

Conway Springs	$65,000
Kansas:	$121,200

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Races in Conway Springs:

White Non-Hispanic (96.9%)
Two or more races (1.4%)
Hispanic (1.3%)
Other race (1.1%)
American Indian (1.1%)

2008 cost of living index in Conway Springs: 80.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (36.5%), United States (19.5%), Irish (11.6%), English (9.7%), French (2.4%), Scotch-Irish (1.5%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1366 feet

Land area: 0.78 square miles.

Population density: 1537 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Conway Springs

High school or higher: 91.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.2%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.1%
Unemployed: 4.2%
Mean travel time to work: 25.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Conway Springs city

Never married: 20.4%
Now married: 58.1%
Separated: 0.9%
Widowed: 11.9%
Divorced: 8.7%

8 residents are foreign born

This city:	0.6%
Kansas:	5.0%

According to our research there were 6 registered sex offenders living in Conway Springs, Kansas in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Conway Springs to the number of sex offenders is 201 to 1.

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

Conway Springs:	1.4% ($790)
Kansas:	1.2% ($999)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Wichita, KS (29.6 miles , pop. 344,284).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (322.9 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Viola, KS (6.5 miles ), Milan, KS (9.4 miles) , Mayfield, KS (11.1 miles) , Argonia, KS (12.0 miles ), Clearwater, KS (12.7 miles ), Norwich, KS (14.7 miles ), Danville, KS (18.5 miles) , Wellington, KS (18.8 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 1 building, cost: $65,000
1997: 2 buildings, average cost: $100,000
1998: 1 building, cost: $60,000
1999: 1 building, cost: $80,000
2000: 3 buildings, average cost: $100,000
2001: 3 buildings, average cost: $100,000
2002: 2 buildings, average cost: $150,000
2003: 1 building, cost: $150,000
2004: 1 building, cost: $125,000
2005: 1 building, cost: $125,000
2006: 3 buildings, average cost: $50,000
2007: 1 building, cost: $130,000

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

Latitude: 37.39 N, Longitude: 97.64 W

53 people in nursing homes

Area code: 620

Conway Springs household income distribution

Population change in the 1990s: -64 (-4.6%).

Most common industries for males:

Transportation equipment (20%)
Construction (12%)
Educational services (8%)
Warehousing and storage (6%)
Public administration (5%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
Truck transportation (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (16%)
Educational services (16%)
Accommodation and food services (10%)
Social assistance (9%)
Transportation equipment (5%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Food and beverage stores (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (8%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (8%)
Child care workers (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Customer service representatives (5%)

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Crime in Conway Springs by Year
Type	2002	2003	2004
Murders	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0
Robberies	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0
Assaults	1	4	1
per 100,000	74.9	308.2	77.9
Burglaries	4	1	0
per 100,000	299.4	77.0	0.0
Thefts	5	13	13
per 100,000	374.3	1001.5	1013.3
Auto thefts	1	3	4
per 100,000	74.9	231.1	311.8
Arson	0	1	0
per 100,000	0.0	77.0	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	56.9	125.6	81.1

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 2 (2 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	1.66
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Conway Springs, Kansas

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Conway Springs, Kansas average temperatures

Conway Springs, Kansas average precipitation

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Conway Springs-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Kansas state average. It is 160% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/26/1991, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 12.6 miles away from the Conway Springs city center killed 17 people and injured 225 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

On 5/25/1955, a category 5 tornado 31.7 miles away from the city center killed 20 people and injured 280 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Conway Springs:

SUMNER REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 18 miles; WELLINGTON, KS)
SUMNER COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT #1 (about 18 miles; CALDWELL, KS)
WESLEY REHABILITATION HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; WICHITA, KS)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Conway Springs:

WICHITA MID-CONTINENT (about 23 miles; WICHITA, KS; ID: ICT)
MC CONNELL AFB (about 31 miles; WICHITA, KS; ID: IAB)
HUTCHINSON MUNI (about 48 miles; HUTCHINSON, KS; ID: HUT)

Other public-use airports nearest to Conway Springs:

ARGONIA MUNI (about 12 miles; ARGONIA, KS; ID: 2K8)
NORWICH (about 14 miles; NORWICH, KS; ID: 49K)
WELLINGTON MUNI (about 19 miles; WELLINGTON, KS; ID: EGT)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Conway Springs:

WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 24 miles; WICHITA, KS; Full-time enrollment: 10,403)
FRIENDS UNIVERSITY (about 28 miles; WICHITA, KS; FT enrollment: 2,983)
HUTCHINSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 49 miles; HUTCHINSON, KS; FT enrollment: 2,268)
COWLEY COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 54 miles; ARKANSAS CITY, KS; FT enrollment: 2,392)
BUTLER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 62 miles; EL DORADO, KS; FT enrollment: 4,250)
OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 100 miles; STILLWATER, OK; FT enrollment: 16,937)
LANGSTON UNIVERSITY (about 104 miles; LANGSTON, OK; FT enrollment: 2,324)

Public high school in Conway Springs:

Conway Springs High School (Students: 234; Location: 607 W. ST. LOUIS; Grades: 9th Grade - 12th Grade)

Public elementary/middle school in Conway Springs:

Conway Springs Middle School (Students: 165; Location: 112 N. CRANMER; Grades: 6th Grade - 8th Grade)

Library in Conway Springs:

CONWAY SPRINGS CITY LIBRARY (Operating income: $19,872; Location: 210 W. SPRING AVE; 15,160 books; 116 audio materials; 72 video materials; 2 serial subscriptions)

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Tourist attraction: Conway Springs City - City Clerk (Recreation Areas; 208 West Spring Avenue).

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

CONWAY SPRINGS, CITY OF (Population served: 1253, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Average - Between JAN-2004 and MAR-2004, Contaminant: Nitrate. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (DEC-01-1997), St Public Notif requested (MAR-15-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-15-2004), St Public Notif received (APR-01-2004)

MCL, Average - Between OCT-2003 and DEC-2003, Contaminant: Nitrate. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (DEC-01-1997), St Public Notif requested (DEC-22-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-22-2003), St Public Notif received (JAN-16-2004)

MCL, Average - Between JUL-2003 and SEP-2003, Contaminant: Nitrate. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (DEC-01-1997), St Public Notif requested (SEP-16-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-16-2003), St Public Notif received (OCT-03-2003)

MCL, Average - Between APR-2003 and JUN-2003, Contaminant: Nitrate. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (DEC-01-1997), St Public Notif requested (JUL-07-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-07-2003), St Public Notif received (JUL-21-2003)

MCL, Average - Between JAN-2003 and MAR-2003, Contaminant: Nitrate. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (DEC-01-1997), St Public Notif requested (MAR-24-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-24-2003), St Public Notif received (APR-04-2003)

MCL, Average - Between OCT-2002 and DEC-2002, Contaminant: Nitrate. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (DEC-01-1997), St Public Notif requested (DEC-26-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-26-2002), St Public Notif received (JAN-14-2003)

8 other older health violations

Past monitoring violations:

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2001 and AUG-13-2001, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (AUG-13-2001)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2000 and AUG-16-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (AUG-16-2000)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and OCT-28-1999, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (OCT-28-1999)

Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUN-01-1995 and OCT-05-1995, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (OCT-05-1995)

Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JAN-01-1994 and NOV-04-1994, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (NOV-04-1994)

Average household size:

This city:	2.7 people
Kansas:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	68.0%
Whole state:	67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	1.7%
Whole state:	4.1%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	4.8%
Whole state:	9.9%

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

This city:	1.2%
Whole state:	4.1%

Conway Springs compared to Kansas state average:

Conway Springs, Kansas environmental map by EPA

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

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Banks with branches in Conway Springs (2007 data):

The State Bank of Conway Springs: The State Bank Of Conway Springs at West Spring Avenue, branch established on 1884-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $17.8 mil, Deposits: $14.4 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 1 total offices
Conway Bank, National Association: at 124 West Spring Avenue, branch established on 1886-05-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $96.2 mil, Deposits: $67.6 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: Norcon Financial Corp.

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School Enrollment by Level of School

Conway Springs mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Sumner 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
Sewerage	1	$1,762	$21,144	0	$0
Financial Administration	1	$1,810	$21,720	0	$0

Conway Springs government finances in 2002:

Charges - Solid Waste Management: $105,000
Sewerage: $72,000

Parks & Recreation: $45,000

All Other: $9,000
Construction - Parks & Recreation: $47,000
Water Utilities: $14,000
Current Operations - Water Utilities: $163,000
Police Protection: $135,000

Solid Waste Management: $79,000

Regular Highways: $74,000

General - Other: $64,000

Central Staff Services: $57,000

Sewerage: $42,000

Parks & Recreation: $38,000

Fire Protection: $31,000

Health Services - Other: $21,000

Libraries: $16,000
General - Interest on Debt: $148,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $25,000
Highways: $6,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $2,467,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $1,816,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $455,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $196,000
Miscellaneous - Rents: $27,000
Special Assessments: $19,000

General Revenue, NEC: $15,000

Interest Earnings: $14,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $72,000
Water Utilities: $4,000

Parks & Recreation: $3,000

Fire Protection: $3,000

Solid Waste Management: $3,000

Central Staff: $2,000

Police Protection: $1,000

Sewerage: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $170,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $246,000
Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $413,000
End of Fiscal Year: $413,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $137,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $41,000
General Support: $24,000
Tax - Property: $260,000
Total General Sales: $55,000

Public Utilities: $30,000

NEC: $4,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $338,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $0

6.30% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,333 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.30%
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 Sedgwick County, KS	2.68% ($37,277 average AGI)
from Cowley County, KS	0.61% ($21,453)
from Butler County, KS	0.26% ($44,727)

8.54% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,718 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.54%
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 Sedgwick County, KS	3.68% ($32,218 average AGI)
to Cowley County, KS	0.67% ($28,593)
to Butler County, KS	0.43% ($28,026)

Strongest AM radio stations in Conway Springs:

KFTI (1070 AM; 10 kW; WICHITA, KS; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
KMYR (1410 AM; 5 kW; WICHITA, KS; Owner: AGAPE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KFH (1330 AM; 5 kW; WICHITA, KS; Owner: ENTERCOM WICHITA LICENSE, LLC)
KQAM (1480 AM; 5 kW; WICHITA, KS; Owner: ABC, INC.)
KFAQ (1170 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
KOMA (1520 AM; 50 kW; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORP. OF NEVADA)
KCRC (1390 AM; 10 kW; ENID, OK; Owner: CHISHOLM TRAIL BROADCASTING CO.)
WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
KRVN (880 AM; 50 kW; LEXINGTON, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA RURAL RADIO ASSOCIATION)
KTBZ (1430 AM; 25 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KMUS (1380 AM; 20 kW; MUSKOGEE, OK; Owner: ABC, INC.)
KWLS (1290 AM; 5 kW; PRATT, KS; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Conway Springs:

KFH-FM (98.7 FM; CLEARWATER, KS; Owner: ENTERCOM WICHITA LICENSE, LLC)
KANR (92.7 FM; BELLE PLAINE, KS; Owner: DANIEL D. SMITH)
KFDI-FM (101.3 FM; WICHITA, KS; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
KRBB (97.9 FM; WICHITA, KS; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KZSN (102.1 FM; HUTCHINSON, KS; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KICT-FM (95.1 FM; WICHITA, KS; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
KFBZ (105.3 FM; HAYSVILLE, KS; Owner: ENTERCOM WICHITA LICENSE, LLC)
KEYN-FM (103.7 FM; WICHITA, KS; Owner: ENTERCOM WICHITA LICENSE, LLC)
KYQQ (106.5 FM; ARKANSAS CITY, KS; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
KKRD (107.3 FM; WICHITA, KS; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KWME (93.5 FM; WELLINGTON, KS; Owner: JOHNSON ENTERPRISES, INC.)
KZZD (90.7 FM; WICHITA, KS; Owner: WORD OF LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Conway Springs:

KSNW (Channel 3; WICHITA, KS; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION OF WICHITA)
KSAS-TV (Channel 24; WICHITA, KS; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KWCV (Channel 33; WICHITA, KS; Owner: WLBB BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
KAKE-TV (Channel 10; WICHITA, KS; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)
KCTU-LP (Channel 55; WICHITA, KS; Owner: RIVER CITY BROADCASTING CORP.)
KSMI-LP (Channel 51; WICHITA, KS; Owner: RIVER CITY BROADCASTING CORP.)
KTQW-LP (Channel 53; WICHITA, KS; Owner: KNOWLEDGE L.C.)
KWCH-TV (Channel 12; HUTCHINSON, KS; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
KSCC (Channel 36; HUTCHINSON, KS; Owner: MERCURY BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)

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