Profile for Dighton, Kansas, KS

Local festivals include:

• Lane County Fair - July 19-22, 2007

Historic sites and museums: Lane County Historical Museum

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.)

Listed places near Dighton

Cemeteries (1)

Communities (1)

Libraries (1)

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• Dighton population
• Ancestry of people in Dighton
• Housing in Dighton
• Income in Dighton
• Marital status of adults in Dighton
• Place of birth of people in Dighton
• Residence in 1995, of people in Dighton
• School enrollment & education levels in Dighton
• Transportation & commute times in Dighton
• Lane County data
• Fastest-growing counties in Kansas
• State data - Kansas
• Data by street address
• Historical census records (Ancestry.com)

Sections below provide additional information and links about Dighton demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Lane 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 67839 ZIP code.

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34% of Dighton residents report German ancestry, and 13% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Dighton ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Dighton
• Cemeteries in Lane County
• Genealogy page (KS GenWeb) for Lane County
• Libraries in or near Dighton

Post a query on a message board:

• Lane County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - KS data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Census records (historic)
• Court, land & probate records
• Death index
• Family & local history
• Immigration records
• Military records (historic)
• Newspaper articles

• Dighton museums
• Dighton historic sites
• Dighton area parks

• Add a local cemetery to our listings
• Dighton area cemeteries
• Cemeteries in Lane County
• Cemetery record compendium
• Kansas cemetery message boards
• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

• Communities near Dighton
• Nearby cities of 10,000 or more
• Nearby cities of 50,000 or more
• Communities in Lane County

• Dighton business guide
• Better Business Bureau
• Business licenses
• Corporate records search

• Courts in Kansas
• Local ordinances in Kansas (Partial selection)

• Crime in Lane County
• Arrests in Lane County

• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
• Obituary database - Ancestry.com
• Charitable donations

• Local information on disability access
• 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 Dighton was $19,232, compared with $21,587 nationally.

• Banks
• Building permits
• Current labor force
• Wage estimates
• Lane County economic census
• Lane County economic summary
• Lane County employment growth
• Lane County unemployment rate
• Kansas economic data

18% of Dighton residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

• Colleges in or near Dighton
• Colleges in Kansas
• Learning Disabilities Association in Kansas
• Schools in or near Dighton
• School districts in or near Dighton
• School report cards
• Yearbooks (old) of Kansas high schools

• Movies playing in or near Dighton

• Air pollution in Lane County
• Diesel soot in Lane County
• Land contamination in Lane County
• Nature Conservancy projects in Kansas
• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
• Toxic chemical releases in Lane County
• Water levels & streamflow conditions in Kansas

Dighton festival dates:

• Lane County Fair - July 19-22, 2007

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

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• Kansas county fairs
• Kansas festivals (Kansas tourism department)
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• Confluence of latitude & longitude near Dighton
• Geocaches in Kansas

• Dighton items now on sale

• Lane County government
• Kansas state government
• Driver's licenses
• Motor vehicles
• Passports
• Social Security
• Veterans affairs
• Where to write for birth, death, marriage or divorce records

• Ancestry & family history
• Business
• Demographics
• Health
• Moving
• Nonprofit resources
• Sports & rec
• Travel

• Dighton medical services & health statistics

• Local historical societies in Kansas
• State historical society

• Historic sites in or near Dighton
• Historic sites in Kansas
• Museums in or near Dighton
• Museums in Kansas
• National Historic Landmark search
• Search the Library of Congress
• Search the National Register for historic properties
• Post history questions in Lane County genealogy forum

Median rent in Dighton, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $251.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $640.

• Find Foreclosure in Dighton
• Homes for sale in the Dighton area
• Find a Dighton Realtor
• Get free moving quotes
• Free home valuation
• Check Kansas mortgage rates
• Property and neighborhood reports
• Mortgage calculator

• Help wanted ads - newspapers
• Job services in Kansas
• Minimum wage laws by state

Libraries in Dighton include Lane County Library, Dighton ... View libraries

• Libraries near Dighton

• Kansas library

• Kansas statewide library catalog

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• Census map of Dighton area
• Historic maps of KS cities - Library of Congress
• Historic maps of Kansas
• Topographic map of Dighton

• Daily newspapers in or near Dighton
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• Media ownership in the Dighton area
• Search historic newspaper articles
• Search recent news archives in Kansas

• Military bases in Kansas
• American Legion post locator
• Veterans of Foreign Wars post locator

• Check daily newspapers in or near Dighton
• Search obituaries in Kansas
• Recent death notices - selected KS newspapers

• Chambers of commerce in Kansas
• Community foundations (by state)
• Foundations (by name)
• Kiwanis clubs in Kansas
• Lions clubs in Kansas
• Nonprofit groups
• Nonprofit guide for Dighton
• Rotary club search
• Volunteer opportunities in or near Dighton

• Parks near Dighton
• National forests in Kansas
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• Find a local animal shelter
• Report animal cruelty

• Aerial photo of Dighton
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• Post cards of Kansas communities

Lane County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Dighton political report.

• Kansas Democratic party
• Kansas Republican party
• Kansas elections board

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• Churches, other places of worship in or near Dighton
• Total membership by faith, in Lane County

• Chowhound message boards for KS

The average commute time for Dighton workers is 15 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

• Dighton travel guide
• Airports near Dighton
• Hotels near Dighton
• Kansas tourism bureau

• Monthly averages & records
• Major storms (searchable by county)
• National weather map

• Audubon centers
• Birding spots in Kansas
• Wildlife refuges in Kansas

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