GENERAL INFORMATION:

Incorporated on 10/08/1869
Elevation: 1000 feet
Land area: 1.11 square miles.

St. Marys compared to Kansas state average:

• Median house value below state average.
• Unemployed percentage below state average.
• Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
• Median age below state average.
• Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
• House age above state average.
• Number of college students below state average.
• Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

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POPULATION AND HOUSING

Population in July 2008: 2,277. Population change since 2000: +3.6%

Males: 1,086	(47.7%)
Females: 1,191	(52.3%)

 

Median resident age:	31.2 years
Kansas median age:	35.2 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $48,126 (it was $38,083 in 2000)

St. Marys:	$48,126
Kansas:	$47,451

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $20,716

St. Marys:	$20,716
Kansas:	$25,197

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $123,006 (it was $79,500 in 2000)

St. Marys:	$123,006
Kansas:	$121,200

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

St. Marys:	1.0% ($779)
Kansas:	1.2% ($999)

 

Single-family new house construction building permits:

• 2004: 6 buildings, average cost: $166,000
• 2005: 4 buildings, average cost: $127,500
• 2006: 12 buildings, average cost: $178,800
• 2007: 8 buildings, average cost: $154,400
• 2008: 2 buildings, average cost: $185,000
  
  

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DEMOGRAPHICS:

• White Non-Hispanic (92.2%)
• Hispanic (4.1%)
• American Indian (2.4%)
• Two or more races (1.5%)
• Black (0.9%)
• Other race (0.5%)
• 54 residents are foreign born (1.3% Europe, 0.6% North America, 0.3% Latin America).
  
  

For population 25 years and over in St. Marys

• High school or higher: 89.4%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.8%
• Graduate or professional degree: 5.4%
• Unemployed: 1.9%
• Mean travel time to work: 23.1 minutes
  
  

For population 15 years and over in St. Marys city

• Never married: 26.3%
• Now married: 57.9%
• Separated: 0.6%
• Widowed: 9.4%
• Divorced: 5.8%
  

Most common industries for males (%):

• Construction (17%)
• Utilities (7%)
• Educational services (6%)
• Food and beverage stores (5%)
• Nonmetallic mineral products (5%)
• Health care (4%)
• Accommodation and food services (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

• Health care (22%)
• Educational services (18%)
• Accommodation and food services (7%)
• Public administration (5%)
• Social assistance (5%)
• Food and beverage stores (4%)
• Finance and insurance (4%)
  
  

2008 cost of living index in St. Marys: 77.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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NEAREST CITIES:

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Topeka, KS (23.1 miles, pop. 122,377).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Kansas City, MO (81.6 miles, pop. 441,545).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (444.3 miles, pop. 1,188,580).

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WEATHER IN ST. MARYS:

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Tornadoes:

St. Marys-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Kansas state average. It is 165% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/8/1966, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 20.7 miles away from the St. Marys city center killed 16 people and injured 450 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

On 5/19/1960, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 6.5 miles away from the city center injured 12 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

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BUSINESSES AND EDUCATION

Banks with branches in St. Marys (2009 data):

• The St. Marys State Bank: at 905 East Bertrand Street, branch established on 1927-08-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $80.0 mil, Deposits: $59.9 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2 total offices, Holding Company: Pci Holdings, Inc.
• Kaw Valley State Bank and Trust Company: St. Marys Branch at 414 West Bertrand, branch established on 1990-07-12. Info updated 2008-09-25: Bank assets: $129.1 mil, Deposits: $108.2 mil, headquarters in Wamego, KS, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Kaw Valley Bancshares, Inc.
  
  

Hospitals/medical centers near St. Marys:

• St. Marys Health Center is a family practice clinic, hospital, emergency room, and 41 bed long-term care facility devoted to the care of rural Kansans. Providing medical and surgical services as a part of Community HealthCare System, Inc., St. Marys Health Center offers patients the full range of healthcare programs and services - from preventive and routine care to the diagnosis and treatment of serious illness and injury.
• WAMEGO CITY HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; WAMEGO, KS)
• STORMONT VAIL HEALTHCARE (about 20 miles; TOPEKA, KS)
• KANSAS REHABILITATION HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; TOPEKA, KS)

Airports located in St. Marys:

• Jmj Landing Airport (Runways: 2)
• Keyser Airport (Runways: 1)

Library in St. Marys:

• ST MARYS/POTTAWATOMIE WABAUNSEE
  (Operating income: $307,803; Location: 306 N. 5TH; 122,888 books; 1,917 audio materials; 265 video materials; 142 serial subscriptions)
  
  

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EDUCATION

Grade Schools and High Schools:

• St. Marys Public School system. Part of USD 321 St. Marys Elementary  St. Marys Jr/Sr High
• St. Mary's Academy - Parochial Private K-12.   www.smac.edu
  
  

Colleges:

• St. Mary's College - Private Liberal Arts College.   www.smac.edu
  
  

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to St. Marys:

• WASHBURN UNIVERSITY OF TOPEKA (about 20 miles; TOPEKA, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,472)
• KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 28 miles; MANHATTAN, KS; FT enrollment: 19,210)
• UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MAIN CAMPUS (about 46 miles; LAWRENCE, KS; FT enrollment: 22,506)
• EMPORIA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 53 miles; EMPORIA, KS; FT enrollment: 4,528)
• KANSAS CITY KANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 71 miles; KANSAS CITY, KS; FT enrollment: 2,837)
• UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER (about 72 miles; KANSAS CITY, KS; FT enrollment: 2,168)
• PARK UNIVERSITY (about 74 miles; PARKVILLE, MO; FT enrollment: 4,180)

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RELIGION

Name	Catholic Church	United Methodist Church	Lutheran Church	Southern Baptist Convention
Adherents	34.7%	24.8%	16.5%	7.0%

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GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS:

St. Marys government finances in 2006:

• Charges -
  Sewerage: $340,000
  All Other: $197,000
  Parks and Recreation: $187,000
  
  
• Current Operations -
  Electric Utilities: $1,311,000
  General - Other: $329,000
  Regular Highways: $218,000
  Parks and Recreation: $193,000
  Police Protection: $187,000
  Solid Waste Management: $139,000
  Water Utilities: $137,000
  Central Staff Services: $137,000
  Sewerage: $124,000
  Local Fire Protection: $67,000
  Judicial and Legal Services: $32,000
  General Public Buildings: $15,000
  Financial Administration: $4,000
  
  
• Electric Utilities -
  Interest on Debt: $29,000
  
  
• General -
  Interest on Debt: $1,164,000
  
  
• Local Intergovernmental -
  General Local Government Support: $179,000
  
  
• Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $25,280,000
  
  
• Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $2,300,000
  
  
• Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $283,000
  
  
• Miscellaneous -
  Interest Earnings: $988,000
  Special Assessments: $122,000
  General Revenue, NEC: $33,000
  Fines and Forfeits: $33,000
  Rents: $18,000
  
  
• NEW for 2005 -
  Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,848,000
  Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,565,000
  
  
• Other Capital Outlay -
  Local Fire Protection: $68,000
  Regular Highways: $58,000
  Electric Utilities: $46,000
  General Public Building: $43,000
  Parks and Recreation: $27,000
  Water Utilities: $19,000
  Police Protection: $19,000
  General - Other: $14,000
  Solid Waste Management: $8,000
  Financial Administration: $1,000
  
  
• Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,711,000
  
  
• Revenue -
  Electric Utilities: $1,652,000
  Water Utilities: $265,000
  
  
• Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $22,986,000
  
  
• State Intergovernmental -
  Highways: $77,000
  General Local Government Support: $4,000
  
  
• Tax -
  Property: $573,000
  General Sales and Gross Receipts: $225,000
  Public Utilities Sales: $26,000
  Other License: $8,000
  
  
• Total Salaries and Wages: $1,096,000
  
  

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MEDIA IN THE AREA:

Newspapers:

• St. Marys Star. Weekly Newspaper
• The Smoke Signal.  Weekly Newspaper in Pottawatomie County
• The Topeka Capitol-Journal.  Daily from Topeka, KS
• The Manhattan Mercury. Evening Publication from Manhattan, KS