U.S. Cities - City-Data Homepage  
Aaronsburg, Pennsylvania, Forum City-Data.com Homepage

Garnett, Kansas



Back to Garnett, KS housing info, Anderson County, Kansas, KS smaller cities, KS small cities, All Cities.

Garnett: Historic 4th Avenue Garnett: Easter 2007 Garnett: East Kansas Agri-Energy (ethanol manufacturing plant) Garnett: Walking Bridge at South Lake
Garnett: Anderson County Courthouse in Garnett Kansas Garnett: Garnett Kansas Water Tower
 

Submit pictures of this city

Garnett, KS map Current weather forecast for Garnett, KS

Population in July 2007: 3,207. Population change since 2000: -4.3%
 

Males: 1,578  (46.9%)
Females: 1,790  (53.1%)

Anderson County

Median resident age:  41.2 years
Kansas median age:  35.2 years

Zip codes: 66032.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $32,200 (it was $31,518 in 2000)
Garnett  $32,200
Kansas:  $42,920

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $62,400 (it was $60,400 in 2000)
Garnett  $62,400
Kansas:  $107,800

Garnett, KS residents, houses, and apartments details

Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition

Races in Garnett:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.3%)
  • American Indian (1.5%)
  • Hispanic (1.5%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)
  • Other race (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Garnett: 77.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Garnett, KS forum
Recent posts about Garnett, Kansas on our local forum with over 400,000 registered users:
Garnett, Kansas  (2 replies)
looking for a nice small town  (7 replies)

Latest news from Garnett, KS collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations

Ancestries: German (24.8%), English (14.2%), Irish (13.4%), United States (9.5%), French (3.2%), Swedish (2.9%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated in 1861

Elevation: 1049 feet

Land area: 2.99 square miles.

Population density: 1085 people per square mile 
 
 (low).




Garnett, Kansas map

For population 25 years and over in Garnett

  • High school or higher: 83.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.9%
  • Unemployed: 2.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 20.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Garnett city

  • Never married: 15.1%
  • Now married: 58.6%
  • Separated: 1.0%
  • Widowed: 13.4%
  • Divorced: 11.9%

27 residents are foreign born

This city:  0.8%
Kansas:  5.0%



According to our research there were 10 registered sex offenders living in Garnett, Kansas in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Garnett to the number of sex offenders is 325 to 1.

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

Garnett:  1.2% ($748)
Kansas:  1.2% ($999)
Garnett satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lawrence, KS (46.8 miles , pop. 80,098).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Kansas City, MO (72.3 miles , pop. 441,545).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (393.8 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Richmond, KS (8.3 miles ), Greeley, KS (9.8 miles ), Harris, KS (13.7 miles) , Lone Elm, KS (14.0 miles) , Princeton, KS (14.4 miles ), Kincaid, KS (15.0 miles) , Lane, KS (15.4 miles ), Colony, KS (17.0 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 5 buildings, average cost: $94,000
  • 1997: 10 buildings, average cost: $89,000
  • 1998: 7 buildings, average cost: $93,600
  • 1999: 14 buildings, average cost: $145,000
  • 2000: 5 buildings, average cost: $137,400
  • 2001: 3 buildings, average cost: $96,700
  • 2002: 5 buildings, average cost: $114,000
  • 2003: 3 buildings, average cost: $158,300
  • 2004: 6 buildings, average cost: $120,000
  • 2005: 8 buildings, average cost: $174,400
  • 2006: 4 buildings, average cost: $133,800
  • 2007: 3 buildings, average cost: $156,700

Number of permits per 10,000 residents


Average cost (in 1000s)


Latitude: 38.28 N, Longitude: 95.24 W


People in group quarters in Garnett
  • 74 people in nursing homes
  • 31 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
  • 31 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
  • 13 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 7 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Area code: 785

Garnett household income distribution Garnett home values distribution

This city's Wikipedia profile

Garnett, Kansas business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...


Population change in the 1990s: +135 (+4.2%).


Historical population


Historical housing units



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (17%)
  • Utilities (7%)
  • Truck transportation (6%)
  • Metal and metal products (5%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
  • Repair and maintenance (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (17%)
  • Health care (16%)
  • Accommodation and food services (11%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (8%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)
  • Social assistance (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (10%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
  • Cashiers (4%)


Garnett races chart


 

Crime in Garnett by Year

Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 100101
    per 100,000 29.60.00.029.40.029.7
Robberies 001011
    per 100,000 0.00.029.60.029.629.7
Assaults 7231214158
    per 100,000 207.3676.1354.7411.4444.6238.0
Burglaries 413526402727
    per 100,000 1214.51028.8768.51175.4800.2803.1
Thefts 799782667599
    per 100,000 2340.02851.32423.91939.52222.92944.7
Auto thefts 81553810
    per 100,000 237.0440.9147.888.2237.1297.4
Arson 211341
    per 100,000 59.229.429.688.2118.629.7
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 213.2) 262.7356.6242.4272.7261.7278.1

(click on a table row to update graph)

Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 13 (9 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  2.77
US city average:  3.00

Average climate in Garnett, Kansas

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Garnett, Kansas average temperatures Garnett, Kansas average precipitation
 
Garnett, Kansas humidity
 
Garnett, Kansas wind speed
 
Garnett, Kansas snowfall
 
Garnett, Kansas sunshine
 
Garnett, Kansas clear and cloudy days
 

Back to the top

Garnett-area historical tornado activity is near Kansas state average. It is 110% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/20/1957, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 21.2 miles away from the Garnett city center killed 44 people and injured 207 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/12/1964, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 9.7 miles away from the city center killed 3 people and injured 9 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


Garnett topographic map
Hospital/medical center in Garnett:
  • ANDERSON COUNTY HOSPITAL (421 S MAPLE PO BOX 309)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Garnett:
  • RANSOM MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; OTTAWA, KS)
  • OSAWATOMIE STATE HOSP PSYCHIATRIC (about 24 miles; OSAWATOMIE, KS)
  • ALLEN COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; IOLA, KS)

Political contributions by individuals in Garnett, KS

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Garnett:
  • FORBES FIELD (about 54 miles; TOPEKA, KS; ID: FOE)
  • CHARLES B. WHEELER DOWNTOWN (about 74 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; ID: MKC)
  • KANSAS CITY INTL (about 79 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; ID: MCI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Garnett:
  • GARNETT MUNI (about 3 miles; GARNETT, KS; ID: K68)
  • OTTAWA MUNI (about 18 miles; OTTAWA, KS; ID: OWI)
  • MIAMI COUNTY (about 29 miles; PAOLA, KS; ID: K81)

Local government website: WWW.GARNETTKS.NET

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Garnett:
  • UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MAIN CAMPUS (about 47 miles; LAWRENCE, KS; Full-time enrollment: 22,506)
  • JOHNSON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 58 miles; OVERLAND PARK, KS; FT enrollment: 8,857)
  • WASHBURN UNIVERSITY OF TOPEKA (about 64 miles; TOPEKA, KS; FT enrollment: 4,472)
  • EMPORIA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 64 miles; EMPORIA, KS; FT enrollment: 4,528)
  • UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER (about 66 miles; KANSAS CITY, KS; FT enrollment: 2,168)
  • DEVRY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 67 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; FT enrollment: 2,189)
  • KANSAS CITY KANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 67 miles; KANSAS CITY, KS; FT enrollment: 2,837)
Public high school in Garnett:
  • ANDERSON COUNTY JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 473; Location: 1100 WEST HIGHWAY 31; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Garnett:
  • GARNETT ELEM (Students: 293; Location: 305 NORTH OAK ST; Grades: 02 - 06)
  • IRVING PRIMARY (Students: 126; Location: 212 S PINE; Grades: KG - 01)
Private elementary/middle school in Garnett:
  • HOLY ANGELS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 42; Location: 530 EAST FOURTH ST; Grades: 1 - 8)
Library in Garnett:
  • GARNETT PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $90,674; Location: 125 W. 4TH; 29,296 books; 342 audio materials; 413 video materials; 39 serial subscriptions)

Garnett map

Click to draw/clear city borders

Reservoirs: Lake Garnett (A), Crystal Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Garnett: Lake Garnett Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Courts: Garnett-City - Municipal Court (131 West 5th Avenue), Anderson County - District Court (Courthouse).

 

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

GARNETT, CITY OF (Population served: 3338, Surface_water):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Average - Between APR-2006 and JUN-2006, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
ANDERSON CO RWD 4 (Population served: 750, Purch_surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 2 minor monitoring violations
ANDERSON CO RWD 1 (Population served: 37, Purch_surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and JUN-30-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUN-30-2000)
  • Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JAN-01-1994 and SEP-01-1994, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (SEP-01-1994)
  • Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-01-1993 and JAN-12-1994, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JAN-12-1994)
  • One minor monitoring violation

Average household size:
This city:  2.3 people
Kansas:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  61.6%
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: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  13.0%
Whole state:  9.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  5.5%
Whole state:  4.1%

Garnett compared to Kansas state average:

Garnett, Kansas environmental map by EPA

Map Legend

  • Median household income 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 below state average.


Back to the top

Banks with branches in Garnett (2007 data):
  • Garnett State Savings Bank: at 5th And Oak Streets, branch established on 1899-07-11; Garnett Branch at 202 North Maple, branch established on 1983-01-03. Info updated 2006-11-13: Bank assets: $77.1 mil, Deposits: $67.5 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Kansas Agencies & Investments, Inc.
  • Patriots Bank: Garnett Branch at 113 South Maple, branch established on 1990-12-17; at 131 East Fourth Street, branch established on 1899-01-01. Info updated 2006-05-12: Bank assets: $77.9 mil, Deposits: $70.8 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 7 total offices, Holding Company: Garnett Bancshares, Inc.
  • The Farmers State Bank of Blue Mound: Garnett Branch at 517 Oak Street, branch established on 1914-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $38.2 mil, Deposits: $31.9 mil, headquarters in Blue Mound, KS, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Dale Sprague Enterprises, Inc.



Educational Attainment




School Enrollment by Level of School



Garnett travel time to work


Garnett mode of transportation to work chart



2004 Presidential Election results in Anderson 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 2$5,314$31,8840$0
Solid Waste Management 3$6,598$26,3920$0
Airports 0$0 1$638
Streets and Highways 5$12,518$30,0430$0
Police - Other 4$7,652$22,9562$464
Police Protection - Officers 9$22,386$29,8480$0
Other Government Administration 1$3,144$37,7280$0
Financial Administration 8$24,424$36,6360$0
Other and Unallocable 1$1,562$18,7441$164
Local Libraries 1$1,752$21,0243$2,508
Gas Supply 3$7,848$31,3920$0
Electric Power 10$24,470$29,3640$0
Water Supply 7$22,376$38,3590$0
Parks and Recreation 5$10,752$25,8050$0
Totals for Government 59$150,796$30,6707$3,774


Garnett government finances in 2004:
  • Charges - Air Transportation: $12,000
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $246,000
  • Charges - Sewerage: $490,000
    Solid Waste Management: $185,000
    Parks & Recreation: $56,000
    All Other: $29,000
  • Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $1,925,000
    Gas Utilities: $1,493,000
    Water Utilities: $903,000
    General - Other: $814,000
    Sewerage: $429,000
    Police Protection: $404,000
    Parks & Recreation: $245,000
    Regular Highways: $241,000
    Central Staff Services: $211,000
    Solid Waste Management: $191,000
    Libraries: $79,000
    Air Transportation: $45,000
    Health Services - Other: $12,000
  • Electric Utilities - Interest on Debt: $308,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $229,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $208,000
    All Other: $47,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Electric Utilities: $6,710,000
    Water Utilities: $1,359,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $6,333,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $2,270,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Electric Utilities: $6,385,000
    Other, NEC: $3,791,000
    Water Utilities: $1,320,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Electric Utilities: $325,000
    Other, NEC: $292,000
    Water Utilities: $39,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $134,000
    Interest Earnings: $117,000
    Special Assessments: $20,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $230,000
    Libraries: $28,000
    Parks & Recreation: $26,000
    Financial Administration: $10,000
    Regular Highways: $9,000
    Police Protection: $5,000
    Solid Waste Management: $5,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $6,771,000
  • Revenue - Electric Utilities: $2,409,000
    Gas Utilities: $1,458,000
    Water Utilities: $951,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $7,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $94,000
    General Support: $20,000
  • Tax - Property: $639,000
    Total General Sales: $226,000
    Public Utilities: $51,000
    NEC: $37,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $1,444,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $42,000

6.25% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,978 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.25%
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 Franklin County, KS  0.87% ($37,462 average AGI)
from Johnson County, KS  0.87% ($46,000)
from Allen County, KS  0.54% ($27,938)


7.64% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,571 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.64%
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 Franklin County, KS  0.96% ($25,724 average AGI)
to Johnson County, KS  0.86% ($34,423)
to Allen County, KS  0.56% ($20,529)


Strongest AM radio stations in Garnett:
  • WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KKHK (1250 AM; 25 kW; KANSAS CITY, KS)
  • KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • KGGF (690 AM; 10 kW; COFFEYVILLE, KS; Owner: KGGF-KUSN, INC.)
  • KKOW (860 AM; 10 kW; PITTSBURG, KS; Owner: AMERICAN MEDIA INVESTMENTS)
  • KCSP (610 AM; 5 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: ENTERCOM KANSAS CITY LICENSE, LLC)
  • KFAQ (1170 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WIBW (580 AM; 5 kW; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
  • KCMO (710 AM; 10 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: SUSQUEHANNA KANSAS CITY PARTNERSHIP)
  • KCCV (760 AM; daytime; 6 kW; OVERLAND PARK, KS; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KXTR (1660 AM; 10 kW; KANSAS CITY, KS; Owner: ENTERCOM KANSAS CITY LICENSE, LLC)
  • KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
  • KMAJ (1440 AM; 5 kW; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Garnett:
  • KCHZ (95.7 FM; OTTAWA, KS; Owner: SYNCOM RADIO CORPORATION)


Back to Garnett, KS housing info, Anderson County, Kansas, KS smaller cities, KS small cities, All Cities.

 

Back to the top



City-data.com does not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of any information on this site.  Use at your own risk.
Some parts © 2003-2008 Advameg, Inc.