Drinking water stations with addresses in Downs and their reported violations in the past:
DOWNS, CITY OF (Population served: 938, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Average - Between OCT-2002 and DEC-2002, Contaminant: Nitrate. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-06-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-06-2003), St Public Notif received (JAN-28-2003), St Compliance achieved (JUL-10-2003)
- MCL, Single Sample - Between JAN-2002 and MAR-2002, Contaminant: Nitrate. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-25-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-25-2002), St Intentional no-action (DEC-06-2002), St Compliance achieved (JUL-10-2003)
Past monitoring violations:
- Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JAN-01-1994 and JUL-11-1994, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-11-1994)
Average household size:
| This city: |  2.1 people | | Kansas: |  2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This city: | 57.6% | | Whole state: | 67.6% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This city: | 3.6% | | Whole state: | 4.1% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: | 11.1% | | Whole state: | 9.9% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: | 6.2% | | Whole state: | 4.1% |
Downs compared to Kansas state average:
- Median household income 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 below state average.
- House age significantly 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 below state average.
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Banks with branches in Downs (2007 data):
- State Bank of Downs: State Bank Of Downs at 900 North Morgan, branch established on 1892-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $49.1 mil, Deposits: $37.6 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1 total offices, Holding Company: B Bank, Inc.
- The Downs National Bank: at 800 North Morgan Avenue, branch established on 1919-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $14.1 mil, Deposits: $12.5 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 1 total offices, Holding Company: Downs Bancshares, Inc.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Housing and Community Development(Local) |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $1,749 |
| Streets and Highways |
1 | $1,523 | $18,276 | 1 | $646 |
| Other Government Administration |
1 | $1,643 | $19,716 | 1 | $540 |
| Water Supply |
2 | $4,765 | $28,590 | 0 | $0 |
| Local Libraries |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $830 |
| Totals for Government |
4 | $7,931 | $23,793 | 6 | $3,766 |
Downs government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $26,000
Parks & Recreation: $9,000
All Other: $4,000
- Current Operations - Water Utilities: $146,000
General - Other: $119,000
Police Protection: $67,000
Financial Administration: $59,000
Regular Highways: $54,000
Parks & Recreation: $52,000
Libraries: $18,000
Health Services - Other: $17,000
Fire Protection: $13,000
Solid Waste Management: $9,000
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $25,000
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $3,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $44,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $1,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $10,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $33,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $11,000
General Revenue, NEC: $10,000
Rents: $7,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $9,000
Parks & Recreation: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $420,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $178,000
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $9,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $38,000
General Support: $17,000
- Tax - Property: $312,000
Public Utilities: $65,000
Total General Sales: $28,000
NEC: $5,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $139,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $3,000
5.53% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,125 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.53% | | Kansas average: | 7.39% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
7.10% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,209 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.10% | | 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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Downs:
- KRVN (880 AM; 50 kW; LEXINGTON, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA RURAL RADIO ASSOCIATION)
- KFRM (550 AM; 5 kW; SALINA, KS; Owner: TAYLOR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KVSV (1190 AM; 2 kW; BELOIT, KS; Owner: MCGRATH PUBLISHING COMPANY)
- KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KMMJ (750 AM; 11 kW; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Owner: JRK BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
- KKAR (1290 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KSAL (1150 AM; 5 kW; SALINA, KS; Owner: EBC INC.)
- KGYN (1210 AM; 50 kW; GUYMON, OK; Owner: TELNS BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- KFAQ (1170 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- KVGB (1590 AM; 5 kW; GREAT BEND, KS; Owner: EAGLE RADIO INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Downs:
- KDNS (94.1 FM; DOWNS, KS; Owner: HOEFLICKER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KZDY (96.3 FM; CAWKER CITY, KS; Owner: WACONDA BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
TV broadcast stations around Downs:
- KOOD (Channel 9; HAYS, KS; Owner: SMOKY HILLS PUBLIC TELEVISION CORP.)
- KSNB-TV (Channel 4; SUPERIOR, NE; Owner: COLINS BROADCASTING COMPANY)
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