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Jewell County Head Start
301 North West Street
Mankato KS 66956
785.378.3344
 
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Geopolitical Information
Land Area
910 square miles
Population (2000) 3,791
U.S. Congress 1st District
County Government Board of Commissioners
County Seat Mankato
License Sticker JW
Kansas Senate 36th District (as of January 2005, county divides into 21st & 36th Districts)
Kansas House 109th District
Towns and Population (2000): Burr Oak – 265; Esbon – 148; Formoso – 129; Jewell – 483; Mankato – 976; Randall – 90; Webber – 37

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Community Inventory
Airports Mankato Airport (KTKO)
Colleges No Local Campuses
Hospitals Jewell County Hospital – Mankato
Libraries Burr Oak, Formoso, Jewell, Mankato, and Randall
Newspapers Jewell County Record/News – Mankato
Radio No Community-based Broadcaster
School Districts, Public
USD 104 White Rock – Esbon; USD 278 Mankato – Mankato; USD 279 Jewell – Jewell
School Districts, Private No Local K-12 Private/Parochial Schools
Television No Community-based Broadcaster
Web Site None

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Census Data — 2000
Category
Total
Low-Income
Percent
Low-Income
Basic Demographics      
Total Population
3,791
435
11.5
  Sex      
  Male
1,860
   
Female
1,931
   
Location      
  Urban
0
   
Rural
3,791
   
Age      
  Under 5 years
171
25
14.6
Age 5-17
657
83
12.6
Age 18-64
1,978
224
11.3
Age 65 and older
985
103
10.5
Disabilities
   
  Total for under 5
N/A
   
Total for people 5 to 15 years old
36
   
Total for people 16 to 64 years old
604
   
Total for people 65 years and older
727
   
Household Data      
Number of Households
1,695
   
  Household size      
  1-person household
548
   
2-person household
683
   
3-person household
180
   
4-person household
171
   
5-or-more person household
113
   
Number of Family Households
   
  Married with children under 18
985
   
  Husband and wife work
473
   
Single parent male with children under 18
15
   
Single parent female with children under 18
78
   

Grandparents who live with grandchildren

31
   
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren under 18
18
   
Ethnicity      
Race      
  White
3,701
   
Black or African American
2
   
American Indian or Alaska Native
22
   
Asian
12
   
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander
0
   
Some other race
0
   
Two or more races
21
   
Hispanic or Latino of Any Race
33
   
Place of Birth      
  Born in state of residence
2,456
   
Born in other state in US
1,292
   
Born outside of US
10
   
Foreign born
33
   
  Naturalized citizen
9
   
Not a citizen
24
   
Language Spoken at Home      
  English only      
  Age 5-17
636
   
Age 18 and older
2,913
   
Spanish or Spanish Creole      
  Age 5-17
15
   
Age 18 and older
21
   
German      
  Age 5-17
3
   
Age 18 and older
8
   
Education of Adults Over Age 25      
No Schooling Completed
7
   
Some Schooling, but No Diploma
340
   
High School Graduate
1,106
   
Associate Degree
145
   
Bachelor's Degree
284
   
Master's Degree
68
   
Employment      
Industry for Employed Population Over 16 Years      
  Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, and mining
403
   
Construction
181
   
Manufacturing
89
   
Retail Trade
166
   
Education, health, and social services
382
   
Means of Transportation to Work      
  Car, truck or van
1,486
   
Public transportation
3
   
Motorcycle
1
   
Bicycle
2
   
Walk
85
   
Other
7
   
Work at home
201
   
Travel Time to Work for 16 and Older      
  Less than 5 minutes
303
   
Between 5 and 20 minutes
741
   
20 to 59 minutes
486
   
60 to 89 minutes
31
   
More than 90 minutes
23
   
Work at home
201
   
Income      
Household Income in 1999      
  Less than $10,000
208
   
$10,000 to $29,999
611
   
$30,000 to $59,999
641
   
$60,000 to $99,999
156
   
Over $100,000
65
   
Median Household Income
$ 30,538
   
Families Receiving Public Assistance in 1999
42
   
Poverty Status — Income below poverty level
435
   
  Under 5 years
25
   
Age 5 to 17
83
   
Age 18 to 64
224
   
Age 65 and above
103
   
Housing      
Residence in 1995 for Population over 5 years      
  Same house in 1995
2,424
   
Different house in 1995
1,196
   
Housing Units
2,103
   
  Location      
  Urban
0
   
Rural
2,103
   
  Farm
348
   
Non-farm
1,755
   
Occupancy      
  Occupied
1,695
   
Vacant
408
   
Year Structure Built      
  1939 or earlier
1,262
   
1940-1959
252
   
1960-1979
374
   
1980-March 2000
215
   
Median Rent
$     163
   

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