Area Profile Community Profile for Anderson County Based upon KDOCH statistics for Garnett •Location •Population •Climate •Work Force •Transportation •Tax Structure • Miscellaneous Location Distance in miles from: Chicago 612 mi. Dallas 435 mi. Denver 675 mi. Kansas City 70 mi. Los Angeles 1,647 mi. New York 1,303 mi. St. Louis 327 mi. Back to top Population Population 1998 / 8,060 County Colony 446 Garnett 3,224 Greeley 353 Harris 42 Kincaid 174 Lone Elm 32 Westphalia 153 Back to top Climate Average Daily Temperature: January 30 °F April 59 °F July 90 °F October 59 °F Average Annual Precipitation 38 in. Average Annual Snowfall 12 in. Back to top Work Force Labor Data for Anderson County: Civilian Work Force 4,005 Employed 3,830 Manufacturing 258 Services 366 Government 691 Whls/Retail 416 Agriculture 625 Unemployed 175 Unemployment Rate 4.4 % Hourly Wage Rates in Selected Occupation: Occupation Average Wage Rates Assembler, Light $ 6.91-7.95 Clerk, General $ 6.53-7.51 Industrial Truck Operator $ 8.49-9.76 Machine Operator $ 5.99-6.89 Mechanic, Maintenance $ 9.24-10.62 Welder, Combination $ 9.40-10.81 Back to top Transportation Motor Carriers Number of carriers 6 Number of terminals in the community: 0 Highways serving the community: Interstate (E-W) I 70 /50 mi. Interstate (N-S) I 35 /21 mi. U.S./Kansas (E-W) K 31 /0 mi. U.S./Kansas (N-S) US169 /0 mi. U.S./Kansas (N-S) US59 /0 mi. Time in transit for carload or truckload lots: City Days by truck Days by railroad Atlanta 3 3 Chicago 3 3 Dallas 2 3 Denver 2 3 Kansas City 1 1 Los Angeles 5 5 Minneapolis 2 3 New York 4 5 Seattle 5 5 St. Louis 2 3 Rail Railroads serving community: UPRR Reciprocal switching available: No Distance to nearest service: 70 Package Delivery Service Ground firms: Exhibitors Film Delivery, Federal Express, UPS, US Postal Service Air firms: None Air Distance to nearest public airport: 1 mi. Runway surface: Asphalt Runway length: 2400 ft. Lighted: Yes Tower: No Private aircraft storage available: Yes Nearest commercial air service: 90 mi. Names of airlines serving: American West, American, Continental, Delta, Northwestern, Southwest, TWA, United, US Air Barge City adjoins navigable river: No Back to top Tax Structure Total Sales Tax Rate (Garnett, county and state): 6.4% Property Tax Rate 1999 1998 City 43.829 43.701 County 55.34 57.444 School 42.173 42.432 Other 1.5 1.5 Total 142.84 145.077 Tax Assessed Value: $49,927,572.00 Back to top Miscellaneous Vo-Tech/Junior Colleges Name Location Enrollment Distance Allen County Community College Iola 1,735 28 mi. Flint Hills AVTS Emporia 1,162 60 mi. Ft. Scott Community College Fort Scott 1,966 60 mi. Neosho County Community College Chanute 1,718 45 mi. Universities or Colleges Name Location Enrollment Distance Baker University Baldwin 1,953 40 mi. Emporia State University Emporia 5,516 60 mi. Ottawa University Ottawa 4,231 23 mi. Pittsburg State University Pittsburg 6,026 90 mi. University of Kansas Lawrence 23,490 50 mi. Major Manufacturers and Employers Number of Manufacturing Plants in the Community: 7 Firm Male Female Total Products Union Anderson County 46 20 66 Government None Anderson County Hospital 20 111 131 Health Care None Astro Cap West 72 19 91 Truck Cover None City of Garnett 57 17 74 Public Service None Garnett Church Furnishings 20 12 32 Church Furnishings None Garnett Foods 5 5 10 Cheese None Hydrapac 3 0 3 Packaging Equip None Graven Images 8 1 9 Engraving None Jarit Mfg 8 0 8 Steel Products None Qualitycraft Molding 4 1 5 Plastic Molding None Taylor-Forge 19 1 20 Heat Exchangers Yes U.S.D. #365 40 119 159 Education Yes U.S.D. #479 16 42 58 Education Yes Williams Gas 20 1 21 Transportation/Gas Yes Available Buildings Available building(s) for industrial prospect: Details are on file at KDOC&H Yes Available Sites Controlled sites available for industrial prospect: #3-Size: 56.2 Details are on file at KDOC&H Yes Economic Development Organizations Industrial Development Organization Full-time director: Yes Name of organization: ACED Contact: Stacy L. Schulte 419 S. Oak Garnett, KS 66032 Phone: 785-448-6767 Fax: 785-448-5877 Email: devanco@kanza.net Web Site: www.andersoncounty.net Chamber of Commerce Full-time director: Yes Name of organization: Garnett Area Chamber of Commerce Contact: Amy Marie Dike 419 S. Oak Garnett, KS 66032 Phone: 785-448-6767 Fax: 785-448-5877 Email: gacc@terraworld.net Web Site: Back to top Home • Location • Industrial Site • Services • Directory Page • Email & Links