La Cygne, Kansas

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Population in July 2007: 1,131. Population change since 2000: +3.0%

Males: 532	(47.1%)
Females: 599	(52.9%)

Median resident age:	36.9 years
Kansas median age:	35.2 years

Zip codes: 66040.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $40,500 (it was $34,479 in 2000)

La Cygne	$40,500
Kansas:	$47,451

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $71,300 (it was $63,500 in 2000)

La Cygne	$71,300
Kansas:	$121,200

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Races in La Cygne:

White Non-Hispanic (96.4%)
American Indian (2.2%)
Two or more races (1.1%)
Hispanic (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in La Cygne: 80.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (18.2%), United States (13.5%), Irish (12.6%), English (8.0%), French (3.6%), Scottish (2.1%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 01/14/1870

Elevation: 828 feet

Land area: 1.39 square miles.

Population density: 812 people per square mile

(low).

For population 25 years and over in La Cygne

High school or higher: 81.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.6%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.2%
Unemployed: 5.7%
Mean travel time to work: 31.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in La Cygne city

Never married: 22.7%
Now married: 55.6%
Separated: 0.2%
Widowed: 12.1%
Divorced: 9.3%

4 residents are foreign born

This city:	0.4%
Kansas:	5.0%

According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in La Cygne, Kansas in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in La Cygne to the number of sex offenders is 566 to 1.

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

La Cygne:	0.9% ($602)
Kansas:	1.2% ($999)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Olathe, KS (37.0 miles , pop. 92,962).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Kansas City, MO (52.4 miles , pop. 441,545).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (408.1 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Linn Valley, KS (4.2 miles ), Fontana, KS (7.6 miles) , Amsterdam, MO (12.0 miles ), Pleasanton, KS (12.3 miles ), Merwin, MO (12.5 miles) , Amoret, MO (13.6 miles ), Drexel, MO (14.1 miles ), Mound City, KS (14.6 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 6 buildings, average cost: $33,800
1997: 5 buildings, average cost: $54,200
1998: 9 buildings, average cost: $44,900
1999: 7 buildings, average cost: $61,400
2000: 3 buildings, average cost: $102,000
2001: 1 building, cost: $40,000
2002: 2 buildings, average cost: $140,000
2003: 2 buildings, average cost: $82,300
2004: 10 buildings, average cost: $72,900
2005: 1 building, cost: $82,000
2006: 2 buildings, average cost: $54,000
2007: 1 building, cost: $300,000

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

Latitude: 38.35 N, Longitude: 94.76 W

14 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
8 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Area code: 913

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Population change in the 1990s: +49 (+4.6%).

Most common industries for males:

Construction (22%)
Educational services (7%)
Utilities (6%)
Plastics and rubber products (4%)
Nonmetallic mineral products (4%)
Electronic shopping and mail-order houses (4%)
Finance and insurance (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (20%)
Social assistance (9%)
Health care (9%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Food and beverage stores (6%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Personal and laundry services (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (8%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
Construction laborers (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
Assemblers and fabricators (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Child care workers (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Cashiers (5%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)

La Cygne races chart

Crime in La Cygne by Year
Type	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Murders	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	1	2	5	0
per 100,000	0.0	88.9	177.3	443.7	0.0
Robberies	0	0	0	0	1
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	86.7
Assaults	6	4	1	6	1
per 100,000	532.4	355.6	88.7	532.4	86.7
Burglaries	8	9	16	11	8
per 100,000	709.8	800.0	1418.4	976.0	693.2
Thefts	18	25	25	38	24
per 100,000	1597.2	2222.2	2216.3	3371.8	2079.7
Auto thefts	4	0	4	6	4
per 100,000	354.9	0.0	354.6	532.4	346.6
Arson	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	248.4	287.1	375.9	707.2	202.8

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

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	1.77
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in La Cygne, Kansas

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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La Cygne-area historical tornado activity is near Kansas state average. It is 101% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/12/1964, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 25.3 miles away from the La Cygne city center killed 3 people and injured 9 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 5/20/1957, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 50.4 miles away from the city center killed 44 people and injured 207 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near La Cygne:

OSAWATOMIE STATE HOSP PSYCHIATRIC (about 18 miles; OSAWATOMIE, KS)
MIAMI COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; PAOLA, KS)
BATES COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 31 miles; BUTLER, MO)

Political contributions by individuals in La Cygne, KS

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to La Cygne:

CHARLES B. WHEELER DOWNTOWN (about 55 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; ID: MKC)
KANSAS CITY INTL (about 65 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; ID: MCI)
FORBES FIELD (about 75 miles; TOPEKA, KS; ID: FOE)

Other public-use airports nearest to La Cygne:

GILMORE (about 16 miles; PLEASANTON, KS; ID: 57K)
MIAMI COUNTY (about 17 miles; PAOLA, KS; ID: K81)
BUTLER MEMORIAL (about 30 miles; BUTLER, MO; ID: BUM)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to La Cygne:

JOHNSON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 41 miles; OVERLAND PARK, KS; Full-time enrollment: 8,857)
DEVRY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 45 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; FT enrollment: 2,189)
METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 46 miles; LEES SUMMIT, MO; FT enrollment: 4,576)
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-KANSAS CITY (about 49 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; FT enrollment: 8,830)
METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGES (about 51 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; FT enrollment: 2,259)
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER (about 52 miles; KANSAS CITY, KS; FT enrollment: 2,168)
KANSAS CITY KANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 53 miles; KANSAS CITY, KS; FT enrollment: 2,837)

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Cemetery: Oaklawn Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Park in La Cygne: Hurley Field (1). Display/hide its location on the map

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

LACYGNE, CITY OF (Population served: 1146, Surface_water):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-30-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-30-2005), St Public Notif received (DEC-22-2005), St Compliance achieved (DEC-31-2005)

MCL, Average - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-01-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-01-2005), St Public Notif received (NOV-10-2005), St Compliance achieved (DEC-15-2005)

MCL, Average - Between APR-2005 and JUN-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-13-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-13-2005), St Public Notif received (AUG-23-2005), St Compliance achieved (SEP-15-2005)

MCL, Average - Between APR-2005 and JUN-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-13-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-13-2005), St Public Notif received (AUG-23-2005), St Compliance achieved (DEC-15-2005)

MCL, Average - Between JAN-2005 and MAR-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-11-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-11-2005), St Public Notif received (MAY-23-2005), St Compliance achieved (SEP-15-2005)

MCL, Average - Between JAN-2005 and MAR-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-11-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-11-2005), St Public Notif received (MAY-23-2005), St Compliance achieved (DEC-15-2005)

13 other older health violations

Past monitoring violations:

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and OCT-21-1999, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (OCT-21-1999)

Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-01-1993 and MAY-25-1994, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (MAY-25-1994)

One routine major monitoring violation

12 regular monitoring violations

LINN CO RWD 1 (Population served: 1145, Purch_surface_water):

Past health violations:

MCL, Average - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-02-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-02-2005), St Public Notif received (NOV-18-2005), St Compliance achieved (DEC-19-2005)

MCL, Average - Between APR-2005 and JUN-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-13-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-13-2005), St Public Notif received (AUG-08-2005), St Compliance achieved (DEC-19-2005)

MCL, Average - Between JAN-2005 and MAR-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-11-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-11-2005), St Public Notif received (JUN-02-2005), St Compliance achieved (DEC-19-2005)

MCL, Average - Between JAN-2005 and MAR-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (APR-20-2005), St Public Notif requested (MAY-11-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-11-2005), St Public Notif received (JUN-02-2005)

MCL, Average - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-28-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-28-2005), St Public Notif received (MAR-09-2005), St Compliance achieved (DEC-19-2005)

MCL, Average - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-28-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-28-2005), St Public Notif received (MAR-09-2005), St Compliance achieved (APR-20-2005)

Past monitoring violations:

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and JUL-17-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-17-2000)

Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-01-1993 and APR-06-1994, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (APR-06-1994)

LINN CO RWD 3 (Population served: 798, Purch_surface_water):

Past health violations:

MCL, Average - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-05-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-05-2006), St Public Notif received (MAR-10-2006), St Compliance achieved (MAR-29-2006)

MCL, Average - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-02-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-02-2005), St Compliance achieved (DEC-19-2005), St Public Notif received (JAN-05-2006)

MCL, Average - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-02-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-02-2005), St Public Notif received (JAN-05-2006), St Compliance achieved (MAR-29-2006)

MCL, Average - Between APR-2005 and JUN-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-13-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-13-2005), St Public Notif received (AUG-26-2005), St Compliance achieved (DEC-19-2005)

MCL, Average - Between APR-2005 and JUN-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-13-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-13-2005), St Public Notif received (AUG-26-2005), St Compliance achieved (MAR-29-2006)

MCL, Average - Between JAN-2005 and MAR-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-11-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-11-2005), St Public Notif received (JUL-01-2005), St Compliance achieved (DEC-19-2005)

7 other older health violations

Past monitoring violations:

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2004 and JUL-14-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-14-2004)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2000 and JUL-03-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-03-2000)

Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-1993 and MAR-1994, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (MAR-30-1994)

One minor monitoring violation

Average household size:

This city:	2.4 people
Kansas:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	64.1%
Whole state:	67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	5.9%
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: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	9.2%
Whole state:	9.9%

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

This city:	2.6%
Whole state:	4.1%

La Cygne compared to Kansas state average:

La Cygne, Kansas environmental map by EPA

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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.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in below state average.
Number of college students significantly 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 La Cygne (2007 data):

Labette Bank: Linn County Branch at 119 North Broadway, branch established on 1870-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $199.4 mil, Deposits: $168.6 mil, headquarters in Altamont, KS, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 11 total offices, Holding Company: Labette County Bankshares, Inc.

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

La Cygne mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Linn 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	$1,844	$22,128	0	$0
Financial Administration	0	$0		1	$1,674
Police Protection - Officers	2	$5,123	$30,738	1	$629
Water Supply	1	$1,683	$20,196	0	$0
Welfare	1	$3,764	$45,168	0	$0
Firefighters	0	$0		9	$179
Solid Waste Management	0	$0		1	$775
Other Government Administration	2	$6,259	$37,554	0	$0
Gas Supply	1	$2,110	$25,320	0	$0
Other and Unallocable	0	$0		1	$492
Totals for Government	8	$20,783	$31,175	13	$3,748

La Cygne government finances in 2002:

Charges - Sewerage: $90,000
Parks & Recreation: $8,000

All Other: $6,000

Solid Waste Management: $4,000
Construction - Housing & Community Development: $74,000
General: $20,000
Current Operations - Gas Utilities: $558,000
Water Utilities: $201,000

General - Other: $115,000

Police Protection: $107,000

Regular Highways: $78,000

Central Staff Services: $63,000

Parks & Recreation: $56,000

Sewerage: $41,000

Health Services - Other: $14,000

Fire Protection: $12,000

Solid Waste Management: $4,000
General - Interest on Debt: $1,295,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $18,354,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $361,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $185,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $17,354,000
Other, NEC: $59,000
Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $1,000,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $117,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $1,317,000
General Revenue, NEC: $57,000

Rents: $2,000
Other Capital Outlay - Central Staff: $19,000
General - Other: $11,000

Gas Utilities: $8,000

Sewerage: $7,000

Police Protection: $7,000

Regular Highways: $3,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $520,000
Revenue - Gas Utilities: $467,000
Water Utilities: $331,000
Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $100,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $17,427,000
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $59,000
Highways: $36,000

General Support: $32,000

Housing & Community Development: $22,000
Tax - Property: $267,000
Total General Sales: $95,000

Public Utilities: $25,000

NEC: $2,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $295,000

7.81% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,151 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.81%
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 Johnson County, KS	1.56% ($35,642 average AGI)
from Miami County, KS	1.33% ($38,578)
from Wyandotte County, KS	0.47% ($39,250)

7.81% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,238 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.81%
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 Johnson County, KS	1.62% ($27,255 average AGI)
to Miami County, KS	1.21% ($37,780)
to Bourbon County, KS	0.71% ($27,875)

Strongest AM radio stations in La Cygne:

WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
KKHK (1250 AM; 25 kW; KANSAS CITY, KS)
KCSP (610 AM; 5 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: ENTERCOM KANSAS CITY LICENSE, LLC)
KCCV (760 AM; daytime; 6 kW; OVERLAND PARK, KS; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KCMO (710 AM; 10 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: SUSQUEHANNA KANSAS CITY PARTNERSHIP)
KKOW (860 AM; 10 kW; PITTSBURG, KS; Owner: AMERICAN MEDIA INVESTMENTS)
KXTR (1660 AM; 10 kW; KANSAS CITY, KS; Owner: ENTERCOM KANSAS CITY LICENSE, LLC)
KCTE (1510 AM; daytime; 10 kW; INDEPENDENCE, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
KMBZ (980 AM; 5 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: ENTERCOM KANSAS CITY LICENSE, LLC)
KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
KPHN (1190 AM; 5 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: ABC, INC.)
KFAQ (1170 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
KGGF (690 AM; 10 kW; COFFEYVILLE, KS; Owner: KGGF-KUSN, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in La Cygne:

KCFX (101.1 FM; HARRISONVILLE, MO; Owner: SUSQUEHANNA KANSAS CITY PARTNERSHIP)

TV broadcast stations around La Cygne:

KMCI (Channel 38; LAWRENCE, KS; Owner: SCRIPPS HOWARD BROADCASTING COMPANY)

La Cygne fatal accident list for 1987:
Jul 14, 1987 07:18 AM, R015, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1

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