Profile for El Dorado, Kansas, KS

El Dorado is on the Walnut River.

El Dorado boomed when oil was discovered here in 1915.

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 29. The number of murders and homicides was 0. The violent crime rate was 2.3 per 1,000 people.

Well-known residents have included:
· Mort Walker, cartoonist ("Beetle Bailey")

Local festivals include:

• Butler County Fair - July 28-Aug. 1, 2007
• Prairie Port Festival - July 26-29, 2007
• Kafir Corn Fall Festival - Oct. 6-7, 2007
• Frontier Heritage Festival - June 8-10, 2007

Nearby parks & recreation: El Dorado State Park

Historic sites and museums: Coutts Memorial Museum of Art, Kansas Oil & Gas Museum, Butler County Historical Society Museum

Colleges and universities: Butler 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.)

Listed places near El Dorado

Cemeteries (10)

Colleges (1)

Communities (3)

Hotels (3)

Libraries (1)

Museums (2)

Parks (1)

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• El Dorado Chamber of Commerce

25% of El Dorado residents report German ancestry, and 13% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the El Dorado ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near El Dorado
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• Genealogy page (KS GenWeb) for Butler County
• Libraries in or near El Dorado

Post a query on a message board:

• Butler County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - KS data
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• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in El Dorado was $18,458, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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16% of El Dorado residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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El Dorado festival dates:

• Butler County Fair - July 28-Aug. 1, 2007
• Prairie Port Festival - July 26-29, 2007
• Kafir Corn Fall Festival - Oct. 6-7, 2007
• Frontier Heritage Festival - June 8-10, 2007

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

El Dorado festival web sites:

• Prairie Port Festival

• ePodunk festival listings
• Kansas county fairs
• Kansas festivals (Kansas tourism department)
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• Post history questions in Butler County genealogy forum

Median rent in El Dorado, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $340.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $801.

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Libraries in El Dorado include Bradford Memorial Library ... View libraries

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Newspapers in El Dorado include El Dorado Times

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Butler County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our El Dorado political report.

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The average commute time for El Dorado workers is 18 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

Hotels in El Dorado include Sunset Inn.

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