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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $449 (0.9%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Cheyenne County is $378 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $497 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $636 a month.
Cities in this county include: St. Francis
, Bird City
.
Neighboring
counties: Dundy County, Nebraska
, Kit Carson County, Colorado
, Yuma County, Colorado
, Rawlins County
, Sherman County
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Cheyenne County: Cheyenne
County Fairgrounds
(A),
Pleasant Hill Community Center
(B)
Churches in Cheyenne County include: Clough
Valley Church
(A),
South Fork Church
(B),
Salem Church
(C),
Neville Church
(D)
Cemeteries: Hope
Valley Cemetery
(1),
Barley Cemetery
(2),
Gar Cemetery
(3),
Battle Creek Cemetery
(4),
Saint Pauls Cemetery
(5),
Salem Cemetery
(6),
Salem Evangelical Cemetery
(7)
Lakes and reservoirs: Leach
Pond
(A),
Corder Lake
(B)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Spring
Creek
(A),
Hackberry Creek
(B),
Sand Creek
(C),
Drury Creek
(D),
Cleveland Run
(E),
Valley Creek
(F),
Cherry Creek
(G),
Delay Creek
(H),
Fish Creek
(I)
Park in Cheyenne County: Saint
Francis Wildlife Area
(1).
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Unemployment in September 2007:
Current college students: 71
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 85.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 16.0%
Number of foreign born residents: 78 (18% naturalized citizens)
| Cheyenne
County: |
2.5% | | Whole
state: | 5.0% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 42
- 1990
to 1994: 16
- 1985
to 1989: 4
- 1980
to 1984: 0
- 1975
to 1979: 2
- 1970
to 1974: 2
- 1970
to 1974: 0
- 1965
to 1969: 12
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Mean travel time to work: 14.5 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 86.8%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 1,452
- One,
attached: 23
- Two:
15
- 3
or 4: 31
- 5
to 9: 13
- 10
to 19: 2
- 20
or more: 4
- Mobile
homes: 96
Housing units in Cheyenne County with a mortgage: 245 (11 second mortgage, 14 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 517 Agriculture
in Cheyenne County
Average size of farms: 1307 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $123402
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $125.45
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 63.65%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $129801
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 27.35%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 26.19%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $143923
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 87.07%
Average age of principal farm operators: 58 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 7.84
Corn for grain: 21074 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 106301 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 3372 harvested acresCheyenne
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is below Kansas state average. It is 1.2 times above overall U.S. average.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (39%)
- Construction
(8%)
- Building
material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (5%)
- Public
administration (4%)
- Motor
vehicle and parts dealers (4%)
- Truck
transportation (4%)
- Machinery,
equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (3%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Health
care (22%)
- Educational
services (13%)
- Accommodation
and food services (8%)
- Public
administration (6%)
- Social
assistance (5%)
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
- Food
and beverage stores (5%)
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Most
common occupations for males |
- Farmers
and farm managers (26%)
- Agricultural
workers including supervisors (12%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Vehicle
and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3%)
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Most
common occupations for females
|
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (6%)
- Nursing,
psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
- Bookkeeping,
accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
- Retail
sales workers except cashiers (5%)
- Cooks
and food preparation workers (5%)
- Registered
nurses (5%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- Mexico
(74%)
- Canada
(8%)
- Romania
(5%)
- United
Kingdom (3%)
- Germany
(3%)
- Other
Eastern Europe (3%)
- Taiwan
(3%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Cheyenne County:
|
- German
(51%)
- English
(11%)
- United
States or American (10%)
- Irish
(7%)
- Scotch-Irish
(2%)
- European
(2%)
- Italian
(1%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 1,060 (71%)
- Carpooled:
159 (11%)
- Bicycle:
8 (1%)
- Walked:
74 (5%)
- Other
means: 14 (1%)
- Worked
at home: 178 (12%)
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54
people in nursing homes
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $30,763.
4.84% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($24,491 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
4.84% | | Kansas
average: | 7.39% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.37% relocated from other counties in Kansas ($13,018 average AGI)
2.46% relocated from other states ($11,473 average AGI)
| Cheyenne
County: |
2.46% | | Kansas
average: | 3.56% |
4.75% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($26,852 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
4.75% | | Kansas
average: | 7.67% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.73% relocated to other counties in Kansas ($12,204 average AGI)
2.02% relocated to other states ($14,667 average AGI)
| Cheyenne
County: |
2.02% | | Kansas
average: | 3.95% |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.5
Births
per 1000 population in Cheyenne County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.4
Deaths
per 1000 population in Cheyenne County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 11.4
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Cheyenne County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 800 (749 aged, 51 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 3,111
- In
family households: 2,655 (775 male householders, 165 female householders)
812
spouses, 801 children (761 natural, 17 adopted, 23 stepchildren), 28 grandchildren, 22 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 17 other relatives, 33 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 456 (194 male householders (182 living alone)), 240 female householders (238 living alone)), 22 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 54 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 525 2-persons, 145 3-persons, 173 4-persons, 66 5-persons, 24 6-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 420 1-person, 12 2-persons, 2 5-persons.
603 married couples with children.
119 single-parent households (34 men, 85 women).
95.0% of residents of Cheyenne County speak English at home.
2.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (43% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 36% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).
1.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (81% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (78% speak English very well, 22% speak English well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $42,621,000 ($14307 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $195,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $9,817,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $6,206,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $19,998,000
Federal grants: $5,743,000
Federal procurement contracts: $154,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $705,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $270,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,390,000
Federal Government insurance: $24,876,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 131
| Here: |
44 per 1000 residents | | State: | 75
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 209
| Here: |
71 per 1000 residents | | State: |
47 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +40
| Here: |
+14 per 1000 residents | | State: | +14
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -177
| Here: |
-60 per 1000 residents | | State: |
-21 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Cheyenne County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.79 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Median
number of rooms in apartments:
Year
house built:
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- 1999
to March 2000: 12
- 1995
to 1998: 27
- 1990
to 1994: 35
- 1980
to 1989: 75
- 1970
to 1979: 175
- 1960
to 1969: 185
- 1950
to 1959: 161
- 1940
to 1949: 187
- 1939
or earlier: 779
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Cheyenne County, Kansas: |
- 1
room: 4
- 2
rooms: 4
- 3
rooms: 29
- 4
rooms: 91
- 5
rooms: 226
- 6
rooms: 218
- 7
rooms: 172
- 8
rooms: 133
- 9
or more rooms: 175
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Cheyenne County, Kansas: |
- 1
room: 4
- 2
rooms: 12
- 3
rooms: 40
- 4
rooms: 36
- 5
rooms: 59
- 6
rooms: 32
- 7
rooms: 34
- 8
rooms: 48
- 9
or more rooms: 43
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Cheyenne County: |
- no
bedroom: 4
- 1
bedroom: 35
- 2
bedrooms: 309
- 3
bedrooms: 397
- 4
bedrooms: 228
- 5
or more bedrooms: 79
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Cheyenne County: |
- no
bedroom: 4
- 1
bedroom: 55
- 2
bedrooms: 64
- 3
bedrooms: 98
- 4
bedrooms: 63
- 5
or more bedrooms: 24
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Cheyenne County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 31
- 1
vehicle: 318
- 2
vehicles: 436
- 3
vehicles: 170
- 4
vehicles: 59
- 5
or more vehicles: 38
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Cheyenne County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 29
- 1
vehicle: 113
- 2
vehicles: 98
- 3
vehicles: 37
- 4
vehicles: 11
- 5
or more vehicles: 20
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63% of Cheyenne County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 54% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 35% lived in Kansas.
| Cheyenne
County: |
62.5% | | State
average: |
53.5% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 1885
- Northeast:
23
- Midwest:
568
- South:
146
- West:
459
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 5%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 7%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
|
- Utility
gas (77%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (17%)
- Electricity
(3%)
- Wood
(1%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Utility
gas (62%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (28%)
- Electricity
(8%)
- Other
fuel (2%)
- Wood
(1%)
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Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 5
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 6
Cheyenne
County government finances in 2002:
- Charges
- All Other: $117,000
- Current
Operations - Regular Highways: $757,000
General - Other: $467,000
Financial Administration: $143,000
Central Staff Services: $111,000
General Public Buildings: $94,000
Police Protection: $93,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $36,000
Natural Resources - Other: $35,000
Air Transportation: $20,000
Health Services - Other: $18,000
Corrections - Other: $13,000
Parks & Recreation: $6,000
- General
- Interest on Debt: $6,000
- Intergovernmental
to Local NEC - General: $90,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $92,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $83,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $9,000
- Miscellaneous
- General Revenue, NEC: $40,000
Interest Earnings: $31,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - Financial Administration: $8,000
Police Protection: $3,000
Central Staff: $2,000
General Public Building: $2,000
Regular Highways: $2,000
General - Other: $1,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $561,000
- State
Intergovernmental - General Support: $350,000
- Tax
- Property: $1,325,000
Total General Sales: $475,000
NEC: $29,000
Motor Vehicle License: $4,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $697,000
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