Bison, Kansas

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Population (year 2000): 235, Est. population in July 2002: 228 (-3.0% change)
Males: 110 (46.8%), Females: 125 (53.2%)

Elevation: 2011 feet

County: Rush

Land area: 0.3 square miles

Zip code: 67520

Median resident age: 40.1 years
Median household income: $33,333 (year 2000)
Median house value: $31,800 (year 2000)

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Races in Bison:

White Non-Hispanic (94.5%)
Black (3.4%)
American Indian (1.7%)

Ancestries: German (42.1%), Irish (11.5%), English (8.5%), French (6.8%), United States (6.0%), Czech (5.1%).

For population 25 years and over in Bison

High school or higher: 95.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.3%
Graduate or professional degree: 7.7%
Unemployed: 0.0%
Mean travel time to work: 18.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Bison city

Never married: 11.9%
Now married: 75.0%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 10.1%
Divorced: 3.0%

0.0% Foreign born

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Wichita, KS (140.2 miles, pop. 344,284).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (428.9 miles, pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: La Crosse, KS (7.7 miles), Otis, KS (10.0 miles), Schoenchen, KS (16.2 miles), Pawnee Rock, KS (23.0 miles), Victoria, KS (23.3 miles), Larned, KS (24.3 miles), McCracken, KS (26.1 miles), Hays, KS (26.2 miles).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 0 buildings, average cost: $0
1997: 0 buildings, average cost: $0
1998: 0 buildings, average cost: $0
1999: 0 buildings, average cost: $0
2000: 0 buildings, average cost: $0
2001: 0 buildings, average cost: $0
2002: 0 buildings, average cost: $0
2003: 0 buildings, average cost: $0

Area code: 785

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (20.2%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (14.9%), Manufacturing (12.3%).

Average weather in Bison, 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)	28.0	33.3	42.4	52.4	63.1	73.8	79.6	77.5	68.6	56.3	41.1	31.6
High temperature (°F)	40.9	47.3	56.7	66.9	76.3	87.4	93.8	91.7	83.2	71.7	54.8	44.2
Low temperature (°F)	15.1	19.3	28.2	38.0	49.8	60.2	65.4	63.2	53.9	40.8	27.3	18.9
Precipitation (in)	0.7	0.8	2.1	2.3	3.6	3.3	3.4	2.6	1.9	1.4	1.2	0.8

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Normal climate around Bison, Kansas

Based on data reported by main weather stations

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with precip.	5	5	7	7	10	9	9	8	6	5	4	4
Wind speed (mph)	13.1	13.5	15.0	15.1	14.0	13.5	12.7	12.1	13.0	13.1	13.3	13.0
Morning humidity (%)	77	77	76	77	82	81	77	79	80	76	78	77
Afternoon humidity (%)	62	59	55	52	57	54	51	53	54	52	58	61
Sunshine (%)	66	64	64	67	67	74	79	77	73	71	65	63
Days clear of clouds	11	9	9	9	9	11	13	14	14	15	12	11
Partly cloudy days	8	8	8	9	10	10	12	10	7	7	8	7
Cloudy days	12	12	14	12	12	8	7	7	9	9	11	12
Snowfall (in)	4.7	4.1	4.6	0.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	2.0	3.6

Hospitals/medical centers near Bison:

RUSH COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; LA CROSSE, KS)
LARNED STATE HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; LARNED, KS)
ST JOSPEH MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; LARNED, KS)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Bison:

HAYS RGNL (about 23 miles; HAYS, KS; ID: HYS)
GREAT BEND MUNI (about 28 miles; GREAT BEND, KS; ID: GBD)
DODGE CITY REGIONAL (about 75 miles; DODGE CITY, KS; ID: DDC)

Other public-use airports nearest to Bison:

RUSH COUNTY (about 6 miles; LA CROSSE, KS; ID: K94)
LARNED-PAWNEE COUNTY (about 24 miles; LARNED, KS; ID: LQR)
RUSSELL MUNI (about 37 miles; RUSSELL, KS; ID: RSL)

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Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bison:

FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 27 miles; HAYS, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,572)
BARTON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 31 miles; GREAT BEND, KS; FT enrollment: 2,268)
HUTCHINSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 95 miles; HUTCHINSON, KS; FT enrollment: 2,268)
WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 132 miles; WICHITA, KS; FT enrollment: 10,403)
FRIENDS UNIVERSITY (about 140 miles; WICHITA, KS; FT enrollment: 2,983)
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY (about 161 miles; KEARNEY, NE; FT enrollment: 5,588)
CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 169 miles; GRAND ISLAND, NE; FT enrollment: 3,730)

Public primary/middle school in Bison:

OTIS-BISON MIDDLE (Students: 78; Location: MAIN STREET; Grades: 06 - 08)

Library in Bison:

BISON COMMUNITY LIBRARY (Operating income: $7,829; Location: 202 MAIN PO BOX 406; 5,130 books; 25 audio materials; 231 video materials; 20 serial subscriptions)

Bison 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 above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in above state average.
House age significantly above state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
Population density below state average for cities.

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Strongest AM radio stations in Bison:

KVGB (1590 AM; 5 kW; GREAT BEND, KS; Owner: EAGLE RADIO INC.)
KRVN (880 AM; 50 kW; LEXINGTON, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA RURAL RADIO ASSOCIATION)
KNNS (1510 AM; daytime; 1 kW; LARNED, KS; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
KAYS (1400 AM; 1 kW; HAYS, KS; Owner: EAGLE RADIO, INC.)
KWLS (1290 AM; 5 kW; PRATT, KS; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
KGYN (1210 AM; 50 kW; GUYMON, OK; Owner: TELNS BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT 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.)
KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KFRM (550 AM; 5 kW; SALINA, KS; Owner: TAYLOR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KOMA (1520 AM; 50 kW; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORP. OF NEVADA)

Strongest FM radio stations in Bison:

KBGL (106.9 FM; LARNED, KS; Owner: HULL BROADCASTING, INC.)
KHCT (90.9 FM; GREAT BEND, KS; Owner: HUTCHINSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
KHOK (100.7 FM; HOISINGTON, KS; Owner: EAGLE RADIO, INC.)
KVGB-FM (104.3 FM; GREAT BEND, KS; Owner: EAGLE RADIO, INC.)
KZLS (107.9 FM; GREAT BEND, KS; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
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.)

TV broadcast stations around Bison:

KOOD (Channel 9; HAYS, KS; Owner: SMOKY HILLS PUBLIC TELEVISION CORP.)
KSNC (Channel 2; GREAT BEND, KS; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION OF WICHITA)
KBSH-TV (Channel 7; HAYS, KS; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
KBDK (Channel 14; HOISINGTON, KS; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KSCC-LP (Channel 14; GREAT BEND, KS; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)

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