|
LOCATION
|
|
Distance
in miles from:
|
|
Chicago
|
566 |
| Dallas |
385 |
| Denver |
685 |
| Kansas
City |
147 |
| Los
Angeles |
1,561 |
| Minneapolis |
540 |
| New
York |
1,275 |
| St.
Louis |
310 |
|
POPULATION
|
| Year |
City |
County |
| 2000 |
3,330 |
22,605 |
| 1990 |
3,326 |
21,327 |
| 1980 |
3,426 |
22,304 |
| 1970 |
3,356 |
21,549 |
|
CLIMATE
|
| Average daily temperature: |
| January |
24³ |
July |
92³ |
| April |
73³ |
October |
70³ |
| Average
annual precipitation |
43
in. |
| Average
annual snowfall |
11
in. |
|
WORK
FORCE
|
| Labor
Data for Cherokee County: |
| Civilian
Work Force |
10,104 |
| Employed |
9,460 |
| Manufacturing |
2,311 |
| Services |
889 |
| Government |
1,319 |
| Whls/Retail |
1,128 |
| Agriculture |
350 |
| Unemployed |
644 |
| Unemployment
Rate |
6.4 |
| Hourly
wage rate in selected occupation: |
|
Occupation:
|
Average
wage rate:
|
| Assembler,
Light |
$7.22-8.22 |
| Clerk,
General |
$6.30-7.30 |
| Industrial
Truck Operator |
$8.30-9.30 |
| Machine
Operator |
$7.45-8.45 |
| Mechanic,
Maintenance |
$9.97-10.97 |
| Welder
Combination |
$8.64-9.64 |
| Percentage
of labor force unionized |
0% |
| Work
stoppages in past two years |
0 |
|
MUNICIPAL
SERVICES
|
| Type
of local government: |
Mayor/Council:
|
| Comprehensive
city plan: |
(x)
Y |
(
) N
|
| City
zoning adopted: |
(
) Y |
(x)
N
|
| Full-time
fire department personnel |
4 |
| Volunteer
fire department personnel |
20 |
| Fire
insurance class in the city |
5 |
| Fire
insurance class outside the city |
9A |
| Full-time
officers |
7 |
| Part-time
officers |
5 |
| Full-time
sheriff patrol officers |
11 |
|
|
TRANSPORTATION
|
|
MOTOR
CARRIERS
|
| Number
of Carriers |
14 |
| Number
of Terminals in the community |
0 |
|
Highways
serving the community:
|
| Interstate
(E-W) |
I-44/23
Mi.
|
| Interstate
(N-S) |
I-35/140
Mi.
|
| U.S/Kansas
(E-W) |
96/0Mi. |
| U.S/Kansas
(N-S) |
69/0Mi. |
| Time
in transit for carload or truckload lots: |
|
City
|
Days
by truck
|
Days
by railroad
|
|
| Atlanta |
3
|
3 |
| Chicago |
1
|
2 |
| Dallas |
1
|
3 |
| Denver |
1
|
2 |
| Kansas
City |
1
|
1 |
| Los
Angeles |
3
|
4 |
| Minneapolis |
1
|
3 |
| New
York |
3
|
5 |
| Saint
Louis |
1
|
2 |
| Seattle |
3
|
5 |
| RAIL |
|
Railroads
serving the community:
|
Burlington
Northern / |
| Santa
Fe |
|
Reciprocal
switching available:
|
(x)Y
|
(
)N
|
|
|
Distance
to nearest piggyback service:
|
35
Mi.
|
| PACKAGE
DELIVERY SERVICE |
| Ground firms: |
Airborne,
FedEx, UPS
|
|
|
Air
Firms:
|
Emery
|
| AIR |
|
Distance
to nearest airport
|
23
Mi.
|
|
Runway
surface
|
Concrete
|
| Length |
6,500
Ft.
|
| Lighted: |
(x)Y |
(
) N |
| Tower: |
(x)Y |
(
) N |
| Private
aircraft storage available: |
(x)Y |
(
) N |
| Nearest
Commercial Service |
23
Mi.
|
|
Names
of airlines serving:
|
Northwest
|
|
|
BARGE
|
| City
adjoins
navigable
river: |
(
)Y |
(x)
N |
| Name(s)
of barge firm(s) serving: |
| Port
of Catoose: |
Tulsa--94
miles
|
|
UTILITIES
|
|
ELECTRIC
SERVICE
|
| Supplier: |
Empire
District Electric
|
| Interconnected: |
|
(x)Y
|
(
) N
|
| TELEPHONE
SERVICE |
| Supplier: |
Columbus
Telephone Company
|
| Fiber Optic: |
|
(x)Y
|
(
) N
|
| Point
of Presence |
|
19
|
|
NATURAL
GAS
|
| Supplier: |
Kansas
Gas Service
|
|
WATER
|
| Supplier: |
City
of Columbus
|
| Source |
Wells
& Bonecreek PWWSD #11
|
| Capacity
of water plant |
2,000,000
gal./day
|
| Average
consumption |
600,000
gal./day
|
| Peak
demand |
1,200,000
gal./day
|
| Storage
capacity |
965,000
gal.
|
|
SANITATION
|
| Type
of sewage treatment plant: |
Lagoon
|
|
Capacity
|
Present
Load
|
| Gallons/day |
4,000,000
|
600,000
|
| Population
equivalent |
7,000
|
1,200
|
|
|
