Norton County, Kansas (KS)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 818
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 1,765
Renter-occupied apartments: 561 (it was 501 in 2000)
| % of renters here: | 22% |
| State: | 32% |
Land area: 878 sq. mi.
Water area: 3.5 sq. mi.
Population density: 6 people per square mile (very low).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (27.9%), Manufacturing (15.6%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 82%
- Government: 14%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 3%
- Unpaid family work: 1%
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- 4,63185.6%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 3205.9%Hispanic or Latino
- 2304.3%Two or more races
- 1462.7%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 300.6%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
- 270.5%Asian alone
- 230.4%Some other race alone
| Median resident age: | 40.9 years |
| Kansas median age: | 37.6 years |
| Males: 3,050 |  (56.1%) |
| Females: 2,383 |  (43.9%) |
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| Norton County: | 2.0 people |
| Kansas: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2022: $52,088 ($31,050 in 1999)
| This county: | $52,088 |
| Kansas: | $68,925 |
Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $422 (lower quartile is $358, upper quartile is $580)
| This county: | $422 |
| State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $119,835 (it was $49,400 in 2000)
| Norton: | $119,835 |
| Kansas: | $206,600 |
Mean price in 2022:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,004Detached houses: $136,470
Here: $136,470 State: $264,181 Mobile homes: $72,848
Here: $72,848 State: $74,712
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $520
Institutionalized population: 810
Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 1
- Robberies: 0
- Assaults: 4
- Burglaries: 4
- Thefts: 6
- Auto thefts: 0
Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 1
- Robberies: 0
- Assaults: 4
- Burglaries: 5
- Thefts: 2
- Auto thefts: 5
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 0 buildings
- 2021: 0 buildings
- 2020: 0 buildings
- 2019: 1 building, cost: $25,000
- 2018: 1 building, cost: $185,000
- 2017: 1 building, cost: $150,000
- 2016: 8 buildings, average cost: $191,300
- 2015: 0 buildings
- 2014: 1 building, cost: $85,000
- 2013: 0 buildings
- 2012: 2 buildings, average cost: $100,000
- 2011: 4 buildings, average cost: $75,000
- 2010: 0 buildings
- 2009: 0 buildings
- 2008: 0 buildings
- 2007: 1 building, cost: $125,000
- 2006: 12 buildings, average cost: $100,000
- 2005: 0 buildings
- 2004: 1 building, cost: $65,000
- 2003: 6 buildings, average cost: $71,000
- 2002: 0 buildings
- 2001: 2 buildings, average cost: $99,300
- 2000: 2 buildings, average cost: $108,200
- 1999: 2 buildings, average cost: $57,500
- 1998: 6 buildings, average cost: $84,200
- 1997: 7 buildings, average cost: $78,600
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,664 (1.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,762 (1.6%)
| Norton County: | 9.8% |
| Kansas: | 12.0% |
Median age of residents in 2022: 40.9 years old
(Males: 39.2 years old, Females: 42.2 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 43.3 years old, Black residents: 46.3 years old, American Indian residents: 43.9 years old, Asian residents: 35.1 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 31.9 years old, Other race residents: 34.3 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Norton County is $378 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $497 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $636 a month.
Cities in this county include: Norton, Almena, Lenora, Clayton, Edmond.
Neighboring counties: Daggett County, Utah 
, Clinton County, Missouri 
, Jefferson County, Colorado , Holt County, Missouri , Logan County, Ohio , Yuma County, Colorado , Preble County, Ohio .
| Here: | 1.5% |
| Kansas: | 2.0% |
Current college students: 138
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 90.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 20.8%
Number of foreign born residents: 80 (35.6% naturalized citizens)
| Norton County: | 1.5% |
| Whole state: | 7.1% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 342010 or later
- 102000 to 2009
- 111990 to 1999
- 51980 to 1989
- 01970 to 1979
- 19Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 98.1%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 2,211
- One, attached: 79
- 3 or 4: 2
- 5 to 9: 18
- 10 to 19: 42
- 20 or more: 10
- Mobile homes: 109
Housing units in Norton County with a mortgage: 588 (59 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 3 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3
| Here: | 99.5% with mortgage |
| State: | 97.8% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Norton County
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 1,851 | 9 |
| Mainline Protestant | 807 | 8 |
| Catholic | 617 | 2 |
| Other | 4 | - |
| None | 2,392 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 4
| Norton County: | 7.40 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 1.96 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 3
| Norton County: | 5.55 / 10,000 pop. |
| Kansas: | 3.84 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 5
| This county: | 9.24 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 7.33 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Norton County: | 8.6% |
| Kansas: | 8.1% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Norton County: | 28.0% |
| State: | 27.9% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Here: | 6.6% |
| State: | 13.4% |
Agriculture in Norton County:
Average size of farms: 1074 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $112,323
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $98.35
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 72.54%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $108,654
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 29.21%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 7.54%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $85,309
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 84.23%
Average age of principal farm operators: 53 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 6.98
Corn for grain: 18242 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 86070 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 2756 harvested acres
Earthquake activity:
Norton County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Kansas state average. It is 528% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 9/3/2016 at 12:02:44, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.5 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 283.0 miles away from Norton County center
On 6/22/2019 at 08:50:24, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MW, Depth: 1.9 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 46.7 miles away from the county center
On 8/18/1959 at 06:37:13, a magnitude 7.7 (7.7 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 642.2 miles away from the county center, causing $26,000,000 total damage
On 11/6/2011 at 03:53:10, a magnitude 5.7 (5.7 MW, Depth: 3.2 mi) earthquake occurred 340.4 miles away from the county center
On 2/13/2016 at 17:07:06, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 5.2 mi) earthquake occurred 236.9 miles away from Norton County center
On 11/12/2014 at 21:40:00, a magnitude 4.9 (4.9 MW, Depth: 2.5 mi) earthquake occurred 213.1 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- Kansas Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4504, Natural disaster type: Other
- Kansas Severe Winter Storm, Snowstorm, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding, Incident Period: April 28, 2017 - May 3, 2017, FEMA Id: 4319, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm, Flood, Wind
- Kansas Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: September 02, 2016 to September 12, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4287: October 20, 2016, FEMA Id: 4287, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- Kansas Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes, Incident Period: June 07, 2010 to July 21, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1932: August 10, 2010, FEMA Id: 1932, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
- Kansas Severe Winter Storms and Snowstorm, Incident Period: December 22, 2009 to January 08, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1885: March 09, 2010, FEMA Id: 1885, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
- Kansas Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes, Incident Period: May 22, 2008 to June 16, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1776: July 09, 2008, FEMA Id: 1776, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
- Kansas Severe Winter Storms, Incident Period: December 06, 2007 to December 19, 2007, Emergency Declared EM-3282: December 12, 2007, FEMA Id: 3282, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
- Kansas Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: December 28, 2006 to December 31, 2006, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1675: January 07, 2007, FEMA Id: 1675, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
- Kansas Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: November 27, 2005 to November 28, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1626: January 26, 2006, FEMA Id: 1626, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
- Kansas Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: September 01, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3236: September 10, 2005, FEMA Id: 3236, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
The number of natural disasters in Norton County (10) is smaller than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 6
Emergencies Declared: 2
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 1,498 (66.6%)
- Carpooled: 240 (10.7%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 30 (1.3%)
- Walked: 249 (11.1%)
- Worked at home: 225 (10.0%)
- Health care and social assistance (25%)
- Finance and insurance (14%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Retail trade (10%)
- Accommodation and food services (10%)
- Utilities (5%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
- Health care and social assistance (27%)
- Finance and insurance (15%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Retail trade (11%)
- Accommodation and food services (10%)
- Utilities (6%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
- Production occupations (14%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (13%)
- Management occupations (8%)
- Computer and mathematical occupations (8%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Transportation occupations (6%)
- Health technologists and technicians (6%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (30%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (12%)
- Sales and related occupations (12%)
- Healthcare support occupations (10%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (8%)
- Management occupations (7%)
- Business and financial operations occupations (5%)
- Mexico (63%)
- Philippines (32%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (1%)
- Ireland (0%)
- Norway (0%)
- Sweden (0%)
- United Kingdom, excluding England and Scotland (0%)
- German (37%)
- English (14%)
- American (10%)
- Irish (4%)
- European (3%)
- Dutch (3%)
- Scottish (2%)
People in group quarters in Norton County, Kansas in 2010:
- 731 people in state prisons
- 75 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 12 people in group homes intended for adults
- 4 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
People in group quarters in Norton County, Kansas in 2000:
- 690 people in state prisons
- 75 people in nursing homes
- 12 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 5 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 5 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
- 4 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 4 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
6.31% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($41,042 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 6.31% |
| Kansas average: | 6.64% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.61% relocated from other counties in Kansas ($20,487 average AGI)
2.70% relocated from other states ($20,563 average AGI)
Norton County: 2.70% Kansas average: 3.37%
5.71% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($35,131 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 5.71% |
| Kansas average: | 6.88% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.59% relocated to other counties in Kansas ($29,224 average AGI)
1.12% relocated to other states ($5,907 average AGI)
Norton County: 1.12% Kansas average: 3.62%
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 12.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 12.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 3.2
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 7.1%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 1,114 (986 aged, 128 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 105 (10%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Norton County, Kansas in 1999 - 2019:
- Cardiac arrhythmia, unspecified (63)
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (37)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 5,915
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 431
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 41,059
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,059
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,518
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 52
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 124
Household type by relationship:
Households: 5,433- Male householders: 832 (196 living alone), Female householders: 1,096 (499 living alone)
888 spouses (888 opposite-sex spouses), 150 unmarried partners, (150 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 1,324 children (1,178 natural, 0 adopted, 148 stepchildren), 6 grandchildren, 32 brothers or sisters, 34 parents, 2 foster children, 47 other relatives, 64 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 962
Size of family households: 492 2-persons, 152 3-persons, 223 4-persons, 138 5-persons, 87 6-persons, 14 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 702 1-person, 113 2-persons, 5 3-persons.
894 married couples with children.
135 single-parent households (26 men, 109 women).
96.9% of residents of Norton speak English at home.
2.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% speak English very well, 3% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 12% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $65,296,000 ($11,260 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $642,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $15,743,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $8,637,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $16,369,000
Federal grants: $22,528,000
Federal procurement contracts: $294,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,725,000 ($207,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $426,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $3,510,000
Federal Government insurance: $22,796,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 266| Here: | 47 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 75 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 356
| Here: | 63 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 47 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +2
| Here: | +0 per 1000 residents |
| State: | +14 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -185
| Here: |   -33 per 1000 residents |
| State: |  -21 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.99 millions of gallons per day (54% from ground, 46% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 7.3 |
| State: | 6.9 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 5.0 |
| State: | 4.4 |
- Year house built in Norton County, Kansas
- 12020 or later
- 252010 to 2019
- 1032000 to 2009
- 2431990 to 1999
- 2131980 to 1989
- 2181970 to 1979
- 2001960 to 1969
- 2841950 to 1959
- 2431940 to 1949
- 8901939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Norton County, Kansas
- 01 room
- 12 rooms
- 133 rooms
- 774 rooms
- 2525 rooms
- 2726 rooms
- 1597 rooms
- 2668 rooms
- 4449+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Norton County, Kansas
- 01 room
- 72 rooms
- 393 rooms
- 1204 rooms
- 1205 rooms
- 206 rooms
- 147 rooms
- 918 rooms
- 399+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Norton County, Kansas
- 0no bedroom
- 161 bedroom
- 2702 bedrooms
- 5583 bedrooms
- 4094 bedrooms
- 2285+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Norton County, Kansas
- 0no bedroom
- 351 bedroom
- 2392 bedrooms
- 843 bedrooms
- 374 bedrooms
- 455+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Norton County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 26no vehicle
- 3451 vehicle
- 4902 vehicles
- 3103 vehicles
- 2174 vehicles
- 925+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Norton County in renter-occupied apartments
- 17no vehicle
- 2651 vehicle
- 1472 vehicles
- 53 vehicles
- 124 vehicles
- 05+ vehicles
83.3% of Norton County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 19% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 71% lived in Kansas.
| Norton County: | 83.3% |
| State average: | 85.3% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 3,718
- Other state: 1,626
- Northeast: 47
- Midwest: 861
- South: 289
- West: 427
- 65.8%Utility gas
- 26.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 5.9%Electricity
- 1.5%No fuel used
- 0.6%Wood
- 0.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.1%Other fuel
- 79.1%Utility gas
- 10.9%Electricity
- 7.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.8%Other fuel
- 0.9%Wood
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 70
| Here: | 17.9% |
| Kansas: | 14.1% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2
| Here: | 1.0% |
| Kansas: | 10.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Kansas: | 15.4% |
Norton County government finances - Expenditure in 2017:
- Charges - Other: $575,000
Solid Waste Management: $275,000
Natural Resources - Other: $115,000
Regular Highways: $36,000
- Construction - Health - Other: $64,000
Air Transportation: $39,000
General Public Buildings: $37,000
Regular Highways: $6,000
- Current Operations - General - Other: $1,619,000
Health - Other: $1,295,000
Regular Highways: $1,151,000
Police Protection: $579,000
General Public Buildings: $481,000
Financial Administration: $356,000
Central Staff Services: $310,000
Natural Resources - Other: $249,000
Solid Waste Management: $211,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $154,000
Hospitals: $127,000
Air Transportation: $42,000
Corrections - Other: $10,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $108,000
Air Transportation: $33,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $12,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $255,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $57,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $470,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $320,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $150,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $303,000
Interest Earnings: $18,000
Rents: $2,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $186,000
Regular Highways: $170,000
Solid Waste Management: $59,000
Health - Other: $17,000
Police Protection: $6,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,544,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $6,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $314,000
Other: $180,000
Health and Hospitals: $119,000
General Local Government Support: $23,000
- Tax - Property: $4,185,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $687,000
Motor Vehicle License: $68,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $60,000
Public Utilities Sales: $39,000
Individual Income: $30,000
Other License: $1,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $1,313,000
Norton County government finances - Revenue in 2017:
- Charges - Other: $575,000
Solid Waste Management: $275,000
Natural Resources - Other: $115,000
Regular Highways: $36,000
- Construction - Health - Other: $64,000
Air Transportation: $39,000
General Public Buildings: $37,000
Regular Highways: $6,000
- Current Operations - General - Other: $1,619,000
Health - Other: $1,295,000
Regular Highways: $1,151,000
Police Protection: $579,000
General Public Buildings: $481,000
Financial Administration: $356,000
Central Staff Services: $310,000
Natural Resources - Other: $249,000
Solid Waste Management: $211,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $154,000
Hospitals: $127,000
Air Transportation: $42,000
Corrections - Other: $10,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $108,000
Air Transportation: $33,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $12,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $255,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $57,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $470,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $320,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $150,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $303,000
Interest Earnings: $18,000
Rents: $2,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $186,000
Regular Highways: $170,000
Solid Waste Management: $59,000
Health - Other: $17,000
Police Protection: $6,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,544,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $6,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $314,000
Other: $180,000
Health and Hospitals: $119,000
General Local Government Support: $23,000
- Tax - Property: $4,185,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $687,000
Motor Vehicle License: $68,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $60,000
Public Utilities Sales: $39,000
Individual Income: $30,000
Other License: $1,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $1,313,000
Norton County government finances - Debt in 2017:
- Charges - Other: $575,000
Solid Waste Management: $275,000
Natural Resources - Other: $115,000
Regular Highways: $36,000
- Construction - Health - Other: $64,000
Air Transportation: $39,000
General Public Buildings: $37,000
Regular Highways: $6,000
- Current Operations - General - Other: $1,619,000
Health - Other: $1,295,000
Regular Highways: $1,151,000
Police Protection: $579,000
General Public Buildings: $481,000
Financial Administration: $356,000
Central Staff Services: $310,000
Natural Resources - Other: $249,000
Solid Waste Management: $211,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $154,000
Hospitals: $127,000
Air Transportation: $42,000
Corrections - Other: $10,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $108,000
Air Transportation: $33,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $12,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $255,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $57,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $470,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $320,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $150,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $303,000
Interest Earnings: $18,000
Rents: $2,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $186,000
Regular Highways: $170,000
Solid Waste Management: $59,000
Health - Other: $17,000
Police Protection: $6,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,544,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $6,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $314,000
Other: $180,000
Health and Hospitals: $119,000
General Local Government Support: $23,000
- Tax - Property: $4,185,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $687,000
Motor Vehicle License: $68,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $60,000
Public Utilities Sales: $39,000
Individual Income: $30,000
Other License: $1,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $1,313,000
Norton County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2017:
- Charges - Other: $575,000
Solid Waste Management: $275,000
Natural Resources - Other: $115,000
Regular Highways: $36,000
- Construction - Health - Other: $64,000
Air Transportation: $39,000
General Public Buildings: $37,000
Regular Highways: $6,000
- Current Operations - General - Other: $1,619,000
Health - Other: $1,295,000
Regular Highways: $1,151,000
Police Protection: $579,000
General Public Buildings: $481,000
Financial Administration: $356,000
Central Staff Services: $310,000
Natural Resources - Other: $249,000
Solid Waste Management: $211,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $154,000
Hospitals: $127,000
Air Transportation: $42,000
Corrections - Other: $10,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $108,000
Air Transportation: $33,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $12,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $255,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $57,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $470,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $320,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $150,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $303,000
Interest Earnings: $18,000
Rents: $2,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $186,000
Regular Highways: $170,000
Solid Waste Management: $59,000
Health - Other: $17,000
Police Protection: $6,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,544,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $6,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $314,000
Other: $180,000
Health and Hospitals: $119,000
General Local Government Support: $23,000
- Tax - Property: $4,185,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $687,000
Motor Vehicle License: $68,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $60,000
Public Utilities Sales: $39,000
Individual Income: $30,000
Other License: $1,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $1,313,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 53
- Number of aged recipients: 4
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 49
- Number of recipients under 18: 10
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 37
- Number of recipients older than 64: 6
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 25
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 24
| Most common first names in Norton County, KS among deceased individuals | ||
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| John | 62 | 80.5 years |
| Mary | 53 | 84.3 years |
| William | 45 | 79.9 years |
| George | 38 | 78.7 years |
| Charles | 36 | 77.7 years |
| Robert | 32 | 73.7 years |
| Ruth | 24 | 86.6 years |
| Harold | 24 | 76.1 years |
| Arthur | 23 | 83.1 years |
| Helen | 22 | 81.6 years |
| Most common last names in Norton County, KS among deceased individuals | ||
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Smith | 35 | 78.0 years |
| Johnson | 22 | 79.7 years |
| Davis | 22 | 75.9 years |
| Brown | 21 | 81.0 years |
| Nelson | 19 | 76.4 years |
| Jones | 17 | 77.4 years |
| Miller | 17 | 77.8 years |
| Campbell | 16 | 76.9 years |
| Brooks | 16 | 79.9 years |
| Williams | 15 | 78.8 years |
| Businesses in Norton County, KS | ||||
| Name | Count | Name | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dairy Queen | 1 | Pizza Hut | 1 | |
| FedEx | 1 | Sleep Inn | 1 | |
| H&R Block | 1 | Taco Bell | 1 | |
| McDonald's | 1 | U-Haul | 1 | |