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COMMUNITY SERVICES

SUPPORT SERVICES

Machine shops in the city:

(x)Y

No. 1

(  ) N

Tool & die shops in the city

(x)Y

No. 1

(  ) N

FINANCIAL INSTITUTES
Number of banks in the city 4
Assets $175,000,000
Number of Savings and loan firms 0

HEALTH CARE

Hospital in the community (x)Y (  )N
Number of beds

22

Nearest Hospital:

St. John's Maude Norton Memorial Hospital

Clinic in the community

(x)Y

(  )N

MEDICAL PERSONNEL

Chiropractor 1
Dentist 3
MD 2
Optometrist 1
Osteopath 0
Podiatrist 0

HOUSING

No. of housing units built in last 2 yrs.

24

Ave. monthly rental: Houses-$300
Ave. monthly rental: Apatments-$200
Ave. cost--lots:

$6500

Ave. cost--new construction:

$80/sq. ft.

RECREATION FACILITIES

Recreation facilities in city of within 25 miles:
Public golf course (x) Public tennis courts (x)
Public park (x) Public swim pools (x)
Country club (x) YMCA/Wellness Ctr. (x)
Libary (x) Number of theatres 16
Nearest public acess lake, reservoir or river:
Big Hill Lake, Grand Lake & Strip Pits
Distance:

37 Mi. / 50 Mi. / 8 Mi.

Activities allowed:
fishing (x) swimming (x)
boating (x) water sking (x)
camping (x)

CONVENTION/LODGING FACILITIES

Bed & Breakfast 5 Rooms 22
Number of motels 1 Rooms 22
Number of hotels 1 Rooms 5
Largest banquet room

300

MEDIA

Community newspaper:

(x) Daily

( ) Weekly

Radio stations: 1
Number of TV Stations 1
Cable TV available:

(x)Y

(  ) N

Number of channels

42

 

RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS

Protestant 11 Catholic 1
Synagogues 0 Other 0

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS

Industrail Devolpment Organizations: (x)Y (  ) N
Full-time Director: (  )Y (x) N
Name: Columbus IDC
Contact: Jim Dahmen
Address: 224 S Kansas Columbus, Kansas 66725
Phone:
620-429-3132
Fax: 620-429-1704
E-mail: coltelco@columbus-ks.com
Internet: www.columbus-ks.com
Chamber of Commerce: (x)Y (  ) N
Full-time Director: (x)Y (  ) N
Name: Columbus Chamber of Commerce
Contact: Jean Pritchett
Address:

320 E Maple
Columbus, Kansas 66725

Phone: 620-429-1492
Fax: 620-429-1674
E-mail:

columbuschamber@columbus-ks.com

Internet:

www.columbus-ks.com

 

EDUCATION FACILITIES

PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Type

Number

Enrollment

Teacher/ Pupil Ratio

Elementray 6 759 1:15
Jr. High /Middle School 1 245 1:12
Senior High 1 464 1:14

PRIVATE SCHOOLS

Type Number Enrollment Teacher/ Pupil Ratio
Elementary 1 28

1:13

Jr. High /Middle School 1 6
Senior High 1 5

VOC-TECH/JUNIOR COLLEGES

Name

Location Enrollment Distance
Coffeyville Community College Tech School Columbus 140 0
Labette Co. Comm. College Parsons 1,916 35 Mi.
Northeastern Oklahoma Miami, OK 2,500 24 Mi.

UNIVERSITIES OR COLLEGES

Name Location Enrollment

Distance

Pittsburg State University

Pittsburg 6,589

25 Mi.

Missouri Southern State Joplin, MO 6,000

25 Mi.

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