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McPherson County

Population in July 2007: 1,629. Population change since 2000: +1.8%
 

Males: 761  (46.8%)
Females: 868  (53.2%)
Median resident age:  42.4 years
Kansas median age:  35.2 years

Zip codes: 67107.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $44,200 (it was $37,644 in 2000)
Moundridge  $44,200
Kansas:  $47,451

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $82,500 (it was $73,500 in 2000)
Moundridge  $82,500
Kansas:  $121,200

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Races in Moundridge:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.7%)
  • Hispanic (1.5%)
  • American Indian (1.3%)
  • Other race (0.8%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)
  • Black (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Moundridge: 75.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (40.7%), United States (11.4%), Irish (7.0%), Dutch (4.5%), English (4.5%), Swiss (3.6%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated in 1887

Elevation: 1490 feet

Land area: 1.05 square miles.

Population density: 1554 people per square mile 
 
  (low).



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For population 25 years and over in Moundridge

  • High school or higher: 73.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.8%
  • Unemployed: 3.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 13.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Moundridge city

  • Never married: 19.4%
  • Now married: 62.5%
  • Separated: 0.8%
  • Widowed: 11.0%
  • Divorced: 6.3%

17 residents are foreign born

This city:  1.1%
Kansas:  5.0%



According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Moundridge, Kansas in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Moundridge to the number of sex offenders is 1629 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this city is smaller than the state average.

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

Moundridge:  1.2% ($892)
Kansas:  1.2% ($999)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Wichita, KS (37.7 miles , pop. 344,284).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (377.0 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Hesston, KS (7.5 miles ), Goessel, KS (12.1 miles ), Galva, KS (12.6 miles ), Halstead, KS (14.0 miles ), Canton, KS (14.2 miles ), North Newton, KS (14.8 miles ), McPherson, KS (15.3 miles ), Newton, KS (16.1 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 6 buildings, average cost: $112,800
  • 1997: 4 buildings, average cost: $84,800
  • 1998: 1 building, cost: $160,000
  • 1999: 1 building, cost: $65,000
  • 2000: 7 buildings, average cost: $116,400
  • 2001: 7 buildings, average cost: $124,300
  • 2002: 8 buildings, average cost: $156,600
  • 2003: 3 buildings, average cost: $140,000
  • 2004: 4 buildings, average cost: $195,300
  • 2005: 6 buildings, average cost: $181,200
  • 2006: 3 buildings, average cost: $161,700
  • 2007: 8 buildings, average cost: $153,400

Number of permits per 10,000 residents
Average cost (in 1000s)

Latitude: 38.20 N, Longitude: 97.52 W


91 people in nursing homes
7 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere

Area code: 620

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Population change in the 1990s: +24 (+1.5%).



Most common industries for males:
  • Machinery (20%)
  • Construction (11%)
  • Metal and metal products (10%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
  • Health care (4%)
  • Transportation equipment (4%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Health care (33%)
  • Educational services (14%)
  • Social assistance (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (3%)
  • Food (3%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (15%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
  • Computer specialists (3%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (13%)
  • Registered nurses (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Child care workers (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)


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Crime in Moundridge by Year
Type 2003 2004 2006
Murders 000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.0
Rapes 100
    per 100,000 63.30.00.0
Robberies 010
    per 100,000 0.060.50.0
Assaults 011
    per 100,000 0.060.560.4
Burglaries 4142
    per 100,000 253.3847.5120.8
Thefts 765
    per 100,000 443.3363.2302.1
Auto thefts 010
    per 100,000 0.060.50.0
Arson 102
    per 100,000 63.30.0120.8
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9) 86.1109.032.6

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 3 (3 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  1.84
US city average:  3.00

Average climate in Moundridge, Kansas

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Moundridge-area historical tornado activity is near Kansas state average. It is 126% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/13/1990, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 7.1 miles away from the Moundridge city center killed one person and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 3/13/1990, a category 5 tornado 10.3 miles away from the city center killed one person and injured 60 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


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Hospital/medical center in Moundridge:
  • MERCY HOSPITAL (218 E PACK ST PO BOX 180)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Moundridge:
  • HERTLER REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 14 miles; HALSTEAD, KS)
  • MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; MCPHERSON, KS)
  • NEWTON MEDICAL CENTER (about 18 miles; NEWTON, KS)

Political contributions by individuals in Moundridge, KS

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Moundridge:
  • HUTCHINSON MUNI (about 26 miles; HUTCHINSON, KS; ID: HUT)
  • WICHITA MID-CONTINENT (about 40 miles; WICHITA, KS; ID: ICT)
  • SALINA MUNI (about 41 miles; SALINA, KS; ID: SLN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Moundridge:
  • MOUNDRIDGE MUNI (about 2 miles; MOUNDRIDGE, KS; ID: 47K)
  • MC PHERSON (about 16 miles; MC PHERSON, KS; ID: MPR)
  • NEWTON-CITY-COUNTY (about 21 miles; NEWTON, KS; ID: EWK)

Amtrak station near Moundridge:
  • 17 miles: NEWTON (5TH & MAIN STS.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Local government website: WWW.MOUNDRIDGE.COM

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Moundridge:
  • HUTCHINSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 31 miles; HUTCHINSON, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,268)
  • WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 36 miles; WICHITA, KS; FT enrollment: 10,403)
  • FRIENDS UNIVERSITY (about 39 miles; WICHITA, KS; FT enrollment: 2,983)
  • BUTLER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 52 miles; EL DORADO, KS; FT enrollment: 4,250)
  • COWLEY COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 84 miles; ARKANSAS CITY, KS; FT enrollment: 2,392)
  • BARTON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 88 miles; GREAT BEND, KS; FT enrollment: 2,268)
  • KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 95 miles; MANHATTAN, KS; FT enrollment: 19,210)
Public high school in Moundridge:
Public elementary/middle schools in Moundridge:
Library in Moundridge:
  • MOUNDRIDGE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $33,231; Location: 220 S CHRISTIAN P O BOX 696; 17,985 books; 116 audio materials; 454 video materials; 103 serial subscriptions)

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Tourist attractions: Cole House Museum (402 West Cole Street), Moundridge Historical Association (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 402 West Cole Street).

Hotel: Underhill Farms Country Inn (187 21st Avenue).

 

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

Percentage of family households:
This city:  64.9%
Whole state:  67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  2.3%
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:  4.7%
Whole state:  9.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  0.8%
Whole state:  4.1%

Moundridge compared to Kansas state average:

Moundridge, Kansas environmental map by EPA

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  • Median house value 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 significantly 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 Moundridge (2007 data):
  • The Citizens State Bank: at 201 South Christian Avenue, branch established on 1904-08-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $165.3 mil, Deposits: $143.9 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 7 total offices, Holding Company: Goering Management Company, Llc



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2004 Presidential Election results in McPherson 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
Water Supply 1$2,699$32,3880$0
Gas Supply 2$5,163$30,9780$0
Other and Unallocable 0$0 2$720
Streets and Highways 4$10,218$30,6540$0
Police Protection - Officers 2$5,630$33,7800$0
Other Government Administration 3$9,208$36,8320$0
Electric Power 2$6,518$39,1080$0
Sewerage 1$2,690$32,2800$0
Totals for Government 15$42,126$33,7012$720


Moundridge government finances in 2006:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $108,000
    All Other: $88,000
    Solid Waste Management: $69,000
  • Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $1,541,000
    Gas Utilities: $1,128,000
    Regular Highways: $392,000
    Water Utilities: $222,000
    Police Protection: $166,000
    Central Staff Services: $97,000
    General - Other: $89,000
    Sewerage: $88,000
    Health - Other: $75,000
    Solid Waste Management: $71,000
    Libraries: $39,000
    Local Fire Protection: $24,000
    Housing and Community Development: $18,000
    Parks and Recreation: $11,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $9,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $41,000
    Electric Utilities: $28,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $159,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $59,000
    Sale of Property: $39,000
    Interest Earnings: $25,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $17,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $26,000
    Water Utilities: $23,000
    Police Protection: $2,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,066,000
  • Revenue - Electric Utilities: $1,552,000
    Gas Utilities: $1,035,000
    Water Utilities: $186,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $60,000
    General Local Government Support: $14,000
    All Other: $6,000
  • Tax - Property: $410,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $12,000
    Other License: $2,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $730,000

5.78% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,638 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.78%
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 Saline County, KS  0.69% ($34,342 average AGI)
from Reno County, KS  0.58% ($36,359)
from Harvey County, KS  0.36% ($36,925)


7.35% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,870 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.35%
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  0.81% ($30,011 average AGI)
to Reno County, KS  0.73% ($31,390)
to Saline County, KS  0.60% ($29,985)


Strongest AM radio stations in Moundridge:
  • KFTI (1070 AM; 10 kW; WICHITA, KS; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • KMYR (1410 AM; 5 kW; WICHITA, KS; Owner: AGAPE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KQAM (1480 AM; 5 kW; WICHITA, KS; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • KFH (1330 AM; 5 kW; WICHITA, KS; Owner: ENTERCOM WICHITA LICENSE, LLC)
  • KJRG (950 AM; 1 kW; NEWTON, KS)
  • KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • KSAL (1150 AM; 5 kW; SALINA, KS; Owner: EBC INC.)
  • KRVN (880 AM; 50 kW; LEXINGTON, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA RURAL RADIO ASSOCIATION)
  • WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KFAQ (1170 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • KFRM (550 AM; 5 kW; SALINA, KS; Owner: TAYLOR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
  • KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

Strongest FM radio stations in Moundridge:
  • KHCC-FM (90.1 FM; HUTCHINSON, KS; Owner: HUTCHINSON COMMUNITY JR. COLLEGE)
  • KMXW (92.3 FM; NEWTON, KS; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • KFDI-FM (101.3 FM; WICHITA, KS; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • KCFN (91.1 FM; WICHITA, KS; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
  • KZSN (102.1 FM; HUTCHINSON, KS; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KICT-FM (95.1 FM; WICHITA, KS; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • KRBB (97.9 FM; WICHITA, KS; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KFBZ (105.3 FM; HAYSVILLE, KS; Owner: ENTERCOM WICHITA LICENSE, LLC)
  • KKRD (107.3 FM; WICHITA, KS; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KEYN-FM (103.7 FM; WICHITA, KS; Owner: ENTERCOM WICHITA LICENSE, LLC)
  • KXKU (106.1 FM; LYONS, KS; Owner: AD ASTRA PER ASPERA B/CING, INC.)
  • KBBE (96.7 FM; MCPHERSON, KS; Owner: DAVIES COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Moundridge:
  • 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.)
  • KPTS (Channel 8; HUTCHINSON, KS; Owner: KANSAS PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE, INC.)
  • KSNW (Channel 3; WICHITA, KS; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION OF WICHITA)
  • KWCV (Channel 33; WICHITA, KS; Owner: WLBB BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • KSAS-TV (Channel 24; WICHITA, KS; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • 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.)
  • KAAS-TV (Channel 18; SALINA, KS; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KTQW-LP (Channel 53; WICHITA, KS; Owner: KNOWLEDGE L.C.)




Moundridge fatal accident list for 2002:
Sep 27, 2002 09:00 AM, W Hirschlers, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1

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