Profile for Arkansas City, Kansas, KS

Arkansas City is near the Oklahoma border

Thousands of settlers descended on the area in 1893 to stake claims in the Cherokee Strip Land Rush. The day before the race, the local population was estimated at 75,000, with land-seekers camped along the river banks and throughout the city

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 69. The number of murders and homicides was 0. The violent crime rate was 5.7 per 1,000 people.

Local festivals include:

• PrairieFest - June 1-2, 2007
• Cherokee Strip Western Heritage Day - Sept. 16, 2007
• Arkalalah - Oct. 23-27, 2007

Nearby parks & recreation: Chaplin Nature Center

Historic sites and museums: Cherokee Strip Land Rush Museum

Colleges and universities: Cowley County Community College

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was on par with the national average. (See library links below.)

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Cemeteries (10)

Colleges (1)

Communities (4)

Hotels (2)

Libraries (1)

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Sections below provide additional information and links about Arkansas City demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Cowley County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 67005 ZIP code.

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21% of Arkansas City residents report German ancestry, and 13% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Arkansas City ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Arkansas City
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• Genealogy page (KS GenWeb) for Cowley County
• Libraries in or near Arkansas City

Post a query on a message board:

• Cowley County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - KS data
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• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
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• Death index
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• Crime in Cowley County
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• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
• Obituary database - Ancestry.com
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• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in Kansas
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Arkansas City was $15,933, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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15% of Arkansas City residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
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Arkansas City festival dates:

• PrairieFest - June 1-2, 2007
• Arkalalah - Oct. 23-27, 2007
• Cherokee Strip Western Heritage Day - Sept. 16, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

Arkansas City festival web sites:

• Wyandotte County Fair

• ePodunk festival listings
• Kansas county fairs
• Kansas festivals (Kansas tourism department)
• Send us festival info for Arkansas City

• Confluence of latitude & longitude near Arkansas City
• Geocaches in Kansas

• Arkansas City items now on sale

• Arkansas City local government Web site
• Cowley County government
• Kansas state government
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• Local historical societies in Kansas
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Historic districts in Arkansas City include Arkansas City Commercial Historic District ... View historic districts

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• Post history questions in Cowley County genealogy forum

Median rent in Arkansas City, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $285.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $643.

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Libraries in Arkansas City include Arkansas City Public Library ... View libraries

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Newspapers in Arkansas City include Arkansas City Traveler

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Cowley County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Arkansas City political report.

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The average commute time for Arkansas City workers is 17 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

A total of 1 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Arkansas City between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

This is a rate of .8 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was lower than the national norm.

Hotels in Arkansas City include Best Western Atrium Gardens, Super 8 Motel.

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