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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $518 (1.4%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Edwards County is $381 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $497 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $647 a month.
Cities in this county include: Kinsley
, Lewis
, Offerle
, Belpre
.
Neighboring
counties: Ford County
, Hodgeman County
, Kiowa County
, Pawnee County
, Pratt County
, Stafford County
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Edwards County: Charlet
Ranch
(A),
Lewis Ranch
(B)
Church in Edwards County: Saints
Peter And Paul Church
(A).
Cemeteries: Saint
Nicholas Cemetery
(1),
Salem Cemetery
(2),
Wayne Cemetery
(3),
Bethel Cemetery
(4),
Fellsburg Cemetery
(5),
Lutheran Cemetery
(6),
Old Kinsley Cemetery
(7)
Creek: Little
Coon Creek
(A).
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Unemployment in September 2007:
Current college students: 118
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 81.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 16.3%
Number of foreign born residents: 230 (16% naturalized citizens)
| Edwards
County: |
6.7% | | Whole
state: |
5.0% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 98
- 1990
to 1994: 45
- 1985
to 1989: 24
- 1980
to 1984: 20
- 1975
to 1979: 24
- 1970
to 1974: 4
- 1970
to 1974: 0
- 1965
to 1969: 15
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Mean travel time to work: 18.8 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 75.4%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 1,510
- One,
attached: 8
- Two:
16
- 3
or 4: 6
- 5
to 9: 10
- 10
to 19: 26
- 20
or more: 33
- Mobile
homes: 145
Housing units in Edwards County with a mortgage: 336 (15 second mortgage, 10 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 511 Agriculture
in Edwards County
Average size of farms: 1190 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $372249
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $197.64
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 71.45%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $346807
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 45.20%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $159896
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 88.39%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 18.38
Corn for grain: 53908 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 69837 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 15850 harvested acresEdwards
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Kansas state average. It is 2.9 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 5 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/12/1958, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 3 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (32%)
- Construction
(9%)
- Metal
and metal products (9%)
- Food
(5%)
- Public
administration (4%)
- Machinery
(3%)
- Truck
transportation (3%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Health
care (22%)
- Educational
services (19%)
- Public
administration (7%)
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
- Finance
and insurance (5%)
- Accommodation
and food services (5%)
- Food
and beverage stores (4%)
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Most
common occupations for males |
- Farmers
and farm managers (20%)
- Agricultural
workers including supervisors (10%)
- Metal
workers and plastic workers (7%)
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Vehicle
and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
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Most
common occupations for females
|
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (9%)
- Nursing,
psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
- Registered
nurses (5%)
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- Mexico
(75%)
- South
Africa (10%)
- Bosnia
and Herzegovina (4%)
- Malaysia
(3%)
- United
Kingdom (1%)
- Germany
(1%)
- Vietnam
(1%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Edwards County:
|
- German
(36%)
- United
States or American (14%)
- English
(9%)
- Irish
(6%)
- French
(except Basque) (3%)
- Scotch-Irish
(2%)
- Swedish
(2%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 1,213 (77%)
- Carpooled:
202 (13%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 5 (0%)
- Bicycle:
2 (0%)
- Walked:
69 (4%)
- Other
means: 5 (0%)
- Worked
at home: 78 (5%)
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People
in group quarters in Edwards County, Kansas
- 48
people in nursing homes
- 8
people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
- 3
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 2
people in religious group quarters
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $38,444.
6.20% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($58,685 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
6.20% | | Kansas
average: | 7.39% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.41% relocated from other counties in Kansas ($21,082 average AGI)
1.78% relocated from other states ($37,589 average AGI)
| Edwards
County: |
1.78% | | Kansas
average: | 3.56% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Pawnee County, KS
|
0.93% ($28,364 average AGI) |
8.68% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,971 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
8.68% | | Kansas
average: |
7.67% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.03% relocated to other counties in Kansas ($23,438 average AGI)
2.64% relocated to other states ($9,533 average AGI)
| Edwards
County: |
2.64% | | Kansas
average: | 3.95% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Ford County, KS
|
1.49% ($30,556 average AGI) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.7
Births
per 1000 population in Edwards County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.3
Deaths
per 1000 population in Edwards County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 22.1
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Edwards County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 732 (682 aged, 50 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 3,389
- In
family households: 2,850 (828 male householders, 127 female householders)
832
spouses, 943 children (848 natural, 39 adopted, 56 stepchildren), 10 grandchildren, 33 brothers or sisters, 7 parents, 31 other relatives, 39 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 539 (214 male householders (193 living alone)), 296 female householders (286 living alone)), 29 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 60 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 498 2-persons, 179 3-persons, 146 4-persons, 82 5-persons, 43 6-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 479 1-person, 31 2-persons.
650 married couples with children.
155 single-parent households (46 men, 109 women).
90.0% of residents of Edwards County speak English at home.
7.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (51% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
1.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (55% speak English very well, 40% speak English well, 3% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (48% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 24% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $32,373,000 ($9786 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $244,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $9,020,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $7,366,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $9,147,000
Federal grants: $5,247,000
Federal procurement contracts: $298,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,295,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $246,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,173,000
Federal Government insurance: $31,659,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 220
| Here: |
67 per 1000 residents | | State: | 75
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 229
| Here: |
70 per 1000 residents | | State: |
47 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +69
| Here: |
+21 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+14 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -212
| Here: |
-64 per 1000 residents | | State: |
-21 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Edwards County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.42 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:
|
- 1999
to March 2000: 7
- 1995
to 1998: 30
- 1990
to 1994: 23
- 1980
to 1989: 56
- 1970
to 1979: 211
- 1960
to 1969: 174
- 1950
to 1959: 215
- 1940
to 1949: 193
- 1939
or earlier: 845
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Edwards County, Kansas: |
- 1
room: 0
- 2
rooms: 13
- 3
rooms: 39
- 4
rooms: 147
- 5
rooms: 211
- 6
rooms: 257
- 7
rooms: 189
- 8
rooms: 157
- 9
or more rooms: 115
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Edwards County, Kansas: |
- 1
room: 6
- 2
rooms: 26
- 3
rooms: 50
- 4
rooms: 77
- 5
rooms: 68
- 6
rooms: 29
- 7
rooms: 37
- 8
rooms: 26
- 9
or more rooms: 8
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Edwards County: |
- no
bedroom: 6
- 1
bedroom: 57
- 2
bedrooms: 303
- 3
bedrooms: 469
- 4
bedrooms: 241
- 5
or more bedrooms: 52
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Edwards County: |
- no
bedroom: 6
- 1
bedroom: 72
- 2
bedrooms: 136
- 3
bedrooms: 76
- 4
bedrooms: 34
- 5
or more bedrooms: 3
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Edwards County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 56
- 1
vehicle: 320
- 2
vehicles: 461
- 3
vehicles: 192
- 4
vehicles: 72
- 5
or more vehicles: 27
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Edwards County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 34
- 1
vehicle: 126
- 2
vehicles: 115
- 3
vehicles: 33
- 4
vehicles: 15
- 5
or more vehicles: 4
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67% of Edwards County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 50% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 67% lived in Kansas.
| Edwards
County: |
67.3% | | State
average: |
53.5% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 2625
- Northeast:
19
- Midwest:
188
- South:
221
- West:
159
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $18,500 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
|
- Utility
gas (76%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (17%)
- Electricity
(6%)
- Wood
(1%)
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
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- Utility
gas (66%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (19%)
- Electricity
(15%)
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Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 61
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 4
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 5
Edwards
County government finances in 2002:
- Charges
- All Other: $90,000
Regular Highways: $25,000
- Construction
- General: $23,000
- Current
Operations - Regular Highways: $696,000
General - Other: $690,000
Health Services - Other: $575,000
Other Hospitals: $230,000
Natural Resources - Other: $170,000
Financial Administration: $155,000
Central Staff Services: $154,000
General Public Buildings: $150,000
Solid Waste Management: $113,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $80,000
Parks & Recreation: $6,000
- General
- Interest on Debt: $12,000
- Intergovernmental
to Local NEC - General: $83,000
Higher Education: $28,000
- Local
Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $390,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $295,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $95,000
- Miscellaneous
- Interest Earnings: $142,000
General Revenue, NEC: $75,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - Health - Other: $40,000
Regular Highways: $21,000
General - Other: $18,000
Judicial: $5,000
Natural Resource - Other: $5,000
Central Staff: $1,000
General Public Building: $1,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,876,000
- State
Intergovernmental - Highways: $263,000
General Support: $78,000
Health & Hospitals: $36,000
All Other: $19,000
- Tax
- Property: $2,624,000
Total General Sales: $187,000
Other Selective Sales: $17,000
NEC: $16,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $1,018,000
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