Atwood, Kansas

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Atwood: Rawlins County Courthouse, Atwood, KS - 06/2000

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Population (year 2000): 1,279, Est. population in July 2002: 1,242 (-2.9% change)
Males: 605 (47.3%), Females: 674 (52.7%)

Elevation: 2850 feet

County: Rawlins

Land area: 1.0 square miles

Zip code: 67730

Median resident age: 47.6 years
Median household income: $30,221 (year 2000)
Median house value: $48,000 (year 2000)

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Races in Atwood:

White Non-Hispanic (98.4%)
Two or more races (0.9%)
American Indian (0.9%)

Ancestries: German (38.2%), Irish (10.7%), United States (9.1%), Czech (9.0%), English (8.8%), Swedish (4.3%).

For population 25 years and over in Atwood

High school or higher: 83.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.7%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.5%
Unemployed: 1.5%
Mean travel time to work: 12.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Atwood city

Never married: 18.0%
Now married: 59.3%
Separated: 0.4%
Widowed: 13.6%
Divorced: 8.7%

0.4% Foreign born

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Greeley, CO (256.5 miles, pop. 76,930).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Aurora, CO (258.9 miles, pop. 276,393).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (566.1 miles, pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Trenton, NE (25.5 miles), Stratton, NE (26.7 miles), Colby, KS (28.8 miles), Culbertson, NE (32.4 miles), Bird City, KS (34.0 miles), Oberlin, KS (35.3 miles), Selden, KS (37.5 miles), Palisade, NE (37.6 miles).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 1 building, average cost: $165,000
1997: 2 buildings, average cost: $80,500
1998: 1 building, average cost: $125,000
1999: 0 buildings, average cost: $0
2000: 2 buildings, average cost: $140,000
2001: 1 building, average cost: $210,000
2002: 0 buildings, average cost: $0
2003: 0 buildings, average cost: $0

Area code: 785

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (25.4%), Retail trade (13.1%).

Average weather in Atwood, Kansas

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average temp. (°F)	25.8	31.0	39.4	49.5	60.3	71.1	77.0	74.2	64.3	50.9	36.2	28.0
High temperature (°F)	40.2	46.3	55.3	65.7	75.5	87.4	93.3	90.5	81.4	68.5	51.4	42.5
Low temperature (°F)	11.5	15.7	23.4	33.2	45.0	54.7	60.5	57.9	47.3	33.4	21.0	13.6
Precipitation (in)	0.6	0.7	1.7	2.2	3.7	3.2	3.5	2.8	1.6	1.3	1.0	0.5

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Normal climate around Atwood, Kansas

Based on data reported by main weather stations

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with precip.	4	5	6	7	10	9	9	8	6	5	4	4
Wind speed (mph)	12.2	12.3	13.9	14.3	13.4	12.6	11.8	11.4	11.9	11.8	11.8	11.7
Morning humidity (%)	76	77	78	78	84	82	82	83	79	75	76	75
Afternoon humidity (%)	61	54	49	44	49	43	41	43	42	45	59	61
Sunshine (%)	64	62	62	65	65	72	77	75	72	70	61	61
Days clear of clouds	12	10	9	9	9	12	14	13	14	15	12	12
Partly cloudy days	9	9	10	10	11	11	12	12	9	8	8	9
Cloudy days	10	10	12	11	11	6	5	6	7	7	9	10
Snowfall (in)	6.1	5.1	8.7	4.3	0.5	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.3	2.1	4.6	5.2

Hospital/medical center in Atwood:

RAWLINS COUNTY HOSPITAL (707 GRANT ST PO BOX 47)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Atwood:

CITIZENS MEDICAL CENTER (about 29 miles; COLBY, KS)
DECATUR COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 35 miles; OBERLIN, KS)
DUNDY COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 40 miles; BENKELMAN, NE)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Atwood:

MC COOK MUNI (about 42 miles; MC COOK, NE; ID: MCK)
RENNER FLD /GOODLAND MUNI/ (about 54 miles; GOODLAND, KS; ID: GLD)
NORTH PLATTE RGNL AIRPORT LEE BIRD FIELD (about 94 miles; NORTH PLATTE, NE; ID: LBF)

Other public-use airports nearest to Atwood:

ATWOOD-RAWLINS COUNTY CITY-COUNTY (about 2 miles; ATWOOD, KS; ID: ADT)
TRENTON MUNI (about 26 miles; TRENTON, NE; ID: 9V2)
SHALZ FIELD (about 27 miles; COLBY, KS; ID: CBK)

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Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Atwood:

FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 135 miles; HAYS, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,572)
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY (about 154 miles; KEARNEY, NE; FT enrollment: 5,588)
BARTON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 185 miles; GREAT BEND, KS; FT enrollment: 2,268)
CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 191 miles; GRAND ISLAND, NE; FT enrollment: 3,730)
METROPOLITAN STATE COLLEGE OF DENVER (about 233 miles; DENVER, CO; FT enrollment: 12,938)
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT DENVER (about 233 miles; DENVER, CO; FT enrollment: 8,839)
UNIVERSITY OF DENVER (about 233 miles; DENVER, CO; FT enrollment: 7,592)

Public high school in Atwood:

ATWOOD HIGH (Students: 138; Location: 100 N 8TH; Grades: 09 - 12)

Public primary/middle school in Atwood:

ATWOOD ELEM (Students: 227; Location: 205 N 4TH; Grades: KG - 08)

Library in Atwood:

ATWOOD PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $69,406; Location: 102 SOUTH SIXTH ST.; 25,659 books; 551 audio materials; 847 video materials; 53 serial subscriptions)

Atwood compared to Kansas state average:

Median household income below state average.
Median house value significantly below state average.
Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age significantly 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.
Number of college students significantly below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
Population density below state average for cities.

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Strongest AM radio stations in Atwood:

KXXX (790 AM; 5 kW; COLBY, KS; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
KRVN (880 AM; 50 kW; LEXINGTON, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA RURAL RADIO ASSOCIATION)
KBRL (1300 AM; 5 kW; MCCOOK, NE; Owner: MCCOOK RADIO GROUP, LLC)
KLTT (670 AM; 50 kW; COMMERCE CITY, CO; Owner: KLZ RADIO, INC.)
KIMB (1260 AM; 50 kW; KIMBALL, NE; Owner: G & L INVESTMENTS, LLC)
KKZN (760 AM; 50 kW; THORNTON, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
KOA (850 AM; 50 kW; DENVER, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
KSIR (1010 AM; 25 kW; BRUSH, CO; Owner: JMS BROADCASTING, LLC)
KMXA (1090 AM; 50 kW; AURORA, CO; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
KNGN (1360 AM; daytime; 1 kW; MCCOOK, NE; Owner: KANSAS NEBRASKA GOOD NEWS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
KJLT (970 AM; 5 kW; NORTH PLATTE, NE; Owner: TRI-STATE B/CING ASSOC., INC.)
KRDZ (1440 AM; 5 kW; WRAY, CO; Owner: MEDIA LOGIC, LLC.)
KOGA (930 AM; 5 kW; OGALLALA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

Strongest FM radio stations in Atwood:

K237CN (95.3 FM; ATWOOD, KS; Owner: KANZA SOCIETY INC.)
KQLS (100.3 FM; COLBY, KS; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
KICX-FM (96.1 FM; MCCOOK, NE; Owner: MCCOOK RADIO GROUP, LLC)
KIOD (105.3 FM; MCCOOK, NE; Owner: AUSTIN MCCOOK LLC)
KFNF (101.1 FM; OBERLIN, KS; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
KSWN (93.9 FM; MCCOOK, NE; Owner: AUSTIN-MCCOOK, L.L.C.)

TV broadcast stations around Atwood:

K13QO (Channel 13; ATWOOD, KS; Owner: CITY OF ATWOOD KANSAS)
KSNK (Channel 8; McCOOK, NE; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION OF WICHITA)
KBSL-TV (Channel 10; GOODLAND, KS; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
K32BY (Channel 32; OBERLIN, KS; Owner: SMOKY HILLS PUBLIC TELEVISION)

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