Ellis, Kansas Zip Code, Radio Stations, Crime Rate, Weather Forecast, Area Code

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Population (year 2000): 1,873. Estimated population in July 2006: 1,858 (-0.8% change)
 
Males: 886   (47.3%)
Females: 987   (52.7%)

Ellis County

Median resident age:   40.1 years
Kansas median age:   35.2 years

Zip codes: 67637 .

Estimated median household income in 2005: $31,000 (it was $30,380 in 2000)
Ellis   $31,000
Kansas:   $42,920

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $55,500 (it was $53,700 in 2000)
Ellis   $55,500
Kansas:   $107,800

Ellis, KS residents, houses, and apartments details

 

Races in Ellis:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.1%)
  • Hispanic (2.0%)
  • Other race (0.9%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)


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Ancestries: German (48.4%), Irish (8.7%), United States (5.9%), English (5.6%), French (4.2%), Czech (1.9%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 01/10/1888

Elevation: 2117 feet

Land area: 1.24 square miles.

Population density: 1465 people per square mile 
 
 (low).




Ellis

For population 25 years and over in Ellis

  • High school or higher: 80.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.3%
  • Unemployed: 2.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 16.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Ellis city

  • Never married: 19.7%
  • Now married: 58.6%
  • Separated: 0.5%
  • Widowed: 10.9%
  • Divorced: 10.4%

28 residents are foreign born

This city:   1.5%
Kansas:   5.0%



According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Ellis, Kansas in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Ellis to the number of sex offenders is 1817 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:

Ellis:   1.1% ($611)
Kansas:   1.2% ($999)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Wichita, KS (175.4 miles , pop. 344,284).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (465.2 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Hays, KS (16.8 miles ), Palco, KS (21.9 miles ), Schoenchen, KS (22.0 miles ), Zurich, KS (22.2 miles) , WaKeeney, KS (23.0 miles ), Brownell, KS (24.2 miles) , McCracken, KS (24.3 miles ), Liebenthal, KS (25.4 miles) .


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 3 buildings, average cost: $85,400
  • 1997: 2 buildings, average cost: $130,000
  • 1998: 3 buildings, average cost: $100,000
  • 1999: 1 building, cost: $100,000
  • 2000: 4 buildings, average cost: $100,000
  • 2001: 1 building, cost: $100,000
  • 2002: 5 buildings, average cost: $116,300
  • 2003: 1 building, cost: $153,400
  • 2004: 5 buildings, average cost: $176,300
  • 2005: 22 buildings, average cost: $79,100
  • 2006: 13 buildings, average cost: $107,700

Number of permits per 10,000 residents


Average cost (in 1000s)


Latitude: 38.94 N, Longitude: 99.56 W


63 people in nursing homes

Area code: 785


Population change in the 1990s: +63 (+3.5%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (13%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)
  • Mining (5%)
  • Public administration (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (25%)
  • Educational services (14%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (8%)
  • Social assistance (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (5%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)
  • Cashiers (4%)


Crime in Ellis (2002):
  • 0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 rapes (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 robberies (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 assaults (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 burglaries (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 13 thefts (686.7 per 100,000)
  • 0 auto thefts (0.0 per 100,000)
  • City-data.com crime index = 27.5 (higher means more crime, US average = 328.4)

Crime in Ellis (2006):
  • 0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 1 rape (54.8 per 100,000)
  • 0 robberies (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 3 assaults (164.4 per 100,000)
  • 0 burglaries (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 21 thefts (1150.7 per 100,000)
  • 2 auto thefts (109.6 per 100,000)
  • City-data.com crime index = 131.5 (higher means more crime, US average = 309.6)

Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 5 (5 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:   2.75
US city average:   3.00

Average climate in Ellis, Kansas

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Ellis-area historical tornado activity is near Kansas state average. It is 86% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/27/1951, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 23.0 miles away from the Ellis city center killed 5 people and injured 100 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 5/10/1985, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 4.9 miles away from the city center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


Hospitals/medical centers near Ellis:
  • HAYS MEDICAL CENTER (about 17 miles; HAYS, KS)
  • TREGO COUNTY-LEMKE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; WAKEENEY, KS)
  • PLAINVILLE RURAL HOSPITAL DIST #1 (about 28 miles; PLAINVILLE, KS)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Ellis:
  • HAYS RGNL (about 22 miles; HAYS, KS; ID: HYS)
  • GREAT BEND MUNI (about 65 miles; GREAT BEND, KS; ID: GBD)
  • DODGE CITY REGIONAL (about 86 miles; DODGE CITY, KS; ID: DDC)
Other public-use airports nearest to Ellis:
  • TREGO WAKEENEY (about 23 miles; WAKEENEY, KS; ID: 0H1)
  • PLAINVILLE ARPK (about 25 miles; PLAINVILLE, KS; ID: 0R9)
  • RUSH COUNTY (about 34 miles; LA CROSSE, KS; ID: K94)

Local government website: www.ellis.ks.us
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ellis:
  • FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 17 miles; HAYS, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,572)
  • BARTON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 66 miles; GREAT BEND, KS; FT enrollment: 2,268)
  • HUTCHINSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 129 miles; HUTCHINSON, KS; FT enrollment: 2,268)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY (about 136 miles; KEARNEY, NE; FT enrollment: 5,588)
  • CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 152 miles; GRAND ISLAND, NE; FT enrollment: 3,730)
  • WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 168 miles; WICHITA, KS; FT enrollment: 10,403)
  • FRIENDS UNIVERSITY (about 176 miles; WICHITA, KS; FT enrollment: 2,983)
Public high school in Ellis:
  • ELLIS HIGH (Students: 132; Location: 1706 S MONROE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public elementary/middle school in Ellis:
  • WASHINGTON ELEM (Students: 243; Location: 100 EAST 13TH; Grades: KG - 08)
Private elementary/middle school in Ellis:
  • ST MARYS SCHOOL (Students: 65; Location: 605 MONROE; Grades: KG - 6)
Library in Ellis:
  • ELLIS PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $42,261; Location: 907 WASHINGTON; 12,750 books; 81 audio materials; 31 video materials; 42 serial subscriptions)

Cemetery: Saint Marys Cemetery (1) .

Tourist attractions: Chamber of Commerce (Museums; 102 West 10th Street), Ellis Railroad Museum (911 Washington Street), Buckovina Society (Museums; 103 West 8th Street), Ellis Nutrition Center (Museums; 103 West 8th Street), Chrysler Boyhood Home (Museums; 102 West 10th Street).

 

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

ELLIS, CITY OF (Population served: 1812, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and JUN-06-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUN-06-2000)
  • One minor monitoring violation

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

Percentage of family households:
This city:   66.9%
Whole state:   67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:   2.9%
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:   11.2%
Whole state:   9.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:   3.5%
Whole state:   4.1%

Ellis compared to Kansas state average:

  • 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 below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.
  • House age above state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
Banks with branches in Ellis (2007 data):
  • Ellis State Bank: at 916 Washington Street, branch established on 1899-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $56.1 mil, Deposits: $49.8 mil, local headquarters, positive income, 2 total offices, Holding Company: Downing Partnership, L.P.
  • Golden Belt Bank, FSA: Golden Belt Bank, Fsa at 901 Washington St, branch established on 1920-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $115.1 mil, Deposits: $72.2 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2 total offices



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School Enrollment by Level of School



2004 Presidential Election results in Ellis County Kansas:




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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
Solid Waste Management 5 $9,533 $22,879 0 $0
Sewerage 1 $1,957 $23,484 0 $0
Other Government Administration 3 $5,996 $23,984 0 $0
Police Protection - Officers 5 $10,764 $25,834 0 $0
Parks and Recreation 1 $1,866 $22,392 0 $0
Firefighters 0 $0   20 $600
Water Supply 1 $1,891 $22,692 0 $0
Totals for Government 16 $32,008 $24,006 20 $600


Ellis government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $200,000
    Sewerage: $154,000
    All Other: $53,000
    Parks & Recreation: $11,000
  • Construction - General: $101,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $210,000
    Solid Waste Management: $199,000
    Water Utilities: $197,000
    Financial Administration: $171,000
    Sewerage: $101,000
    Parks & Recreation: $82,000
    Regular Highways: $69,000
    General - Other: $51,000
    Libraries: $32,000
    Fire Protection: $26,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $7,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $29,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $943,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $360,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $360,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $903,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $40,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $92,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $6,000
    Rents: $1,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $96,000
    Water Utilities: $25,000
    Parks & Recreation: $7,000
    Fire Protection: $5,000
    Financial Administration: $2,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,673,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $201,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $55,000
    General Support: $36,000
  • Tax - Property: $451,000
    Total General Sales: $109,000
    Public Utilities: $59,000
    NEC: $23,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $545,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $0

8.16% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,234 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   8.16%
Kansas average:   7.39%

0.22% of residents moved from foreign countries ($54 average AGI)
Ellis County:   0.22%
Kansas average:   0.18%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Russell County, KS  0.51% ($26,212 average AGI)
from Barton County, KS  0.38% ($25,487)
from Sedgwick County, KS  0.28% ($40,517)


8.14% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,589 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   8.14%
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  0.54% ($31,400 average AGI)
to Sedgwick County, KS  0.47% ($31,604)
to Saline County, KS  0.35% ($26,528)


Strongest AM radio stations in Ellis:
  • KRVN (880 AM; 50 kW; LEXINGTON, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA RURAL RADIO ASSOCIATION)
  • KAYS (1400 AM; 1 kW; HAYS, KS; Owner: EAGLE RADIO, INC.)
  • KGYN (1210 AM; 50 kW; GUYMON, OK; Owner: TELNS BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • KVGB (1590 AM; 5 kW; GREAT BEND, KS; Owner: EAGLE RADIO INC.)
  • KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
  • KXXX (790 AM; 5 kW; COLBY, KS; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
  • KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KLTT (670 AM; 50 kW; COMMERCE CITY, CO; Owner: KLZ RADIO, INC.)
  • WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KGNO (1370 AM; 5 kW; DODGE CITY, KS; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
  • KKAR (1290 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
  • KFRM (550 AM; 5 kW; SALINA, KS; Owner: TAYLOR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Ellis:
  • KJLS (103.3 FM; HAYS, KS; Owner: EAGLE RADIO, INC)
  • KKQY (101.9 FM; HILL CITY, KS; Owner: EAGLE RADIO, INC)
  • KHAZ (99.5 FM; HAYS, KS; Owner: EAGLE RADIO, INC.)
  • KFIX (96.9 FM; PLAINVILLE, KS; Owner: HULL BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KZNA (90.5 FM; HILL CITY, KS; Owner: KANZA SOCIETY, INC)
  • K242AL (96.3 FM; HAYS, KS; Owner: KANZA SOCIETY, INC.)
  • KZAN (91.7 FM; HAYS, KS; Owner: KANZA SOCIETY INC.)
  • K209BH (89.7 FM; HAYS, KS; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)

TV broadcast stations around Ellis:
  • KBSH-TV (Channel 7; HAYS, KS; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • KOOD (Channel 9; HAYS, KS; Owner: SMOKY HILLS PUBLIC TELEVISION CORP.)
  • K25CV (Channel 25; HAYS, KS; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)

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