Profile for Cottonwood Falls, Kansas, KS

Cottonwood Falls is in the Flint Hills

Local festivals include:

• Prairie Fire Festival - April 9-14, 2007
• Flint Hills Folklife Festival - June 9-10, 2007
• Broomweed Bluegrass Jam - Sept. 21-22, 2007

Nearby parks & recreation: Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve

Historic sites and museums: Chase County Historical Society Museum & Library, Roniger Museum

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

Listed places near Cottonwood Falls

Cemeteries (7)

Communities (5)

Libraries (1)

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25% of Cottonwood Falls residents report German ancestry, and 11% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Cottonwood Falls ancestry & family history guide.

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• Chase County Ancestry forum
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At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Cottonwood Falls was $15,166, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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13% of Cottonwood Falls residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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Cottonwood Falls festival dates:

• Prairie Fire Festival - April 9-14, 2007
• Flint Hills Folklife Festival - June 9-10, 2007
• Broomweed Bluegrass Jam - Sept. 21-22, 2007

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

Cottonwood Falls festival web sites:

• Prairie Fire Festival

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• Post history questions in Chase County genealogy forum

Median rent in Cottonwood Falls, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $252.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $555.

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Libraries in Cottonwood Falls include Burnley Memorial Library ... View libraries

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Chase County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Cottonwood Falls political report.

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The average commute time for Cottonwood Falls workers is 20 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

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