Profile for Emporia, Kansas, KS

Emporia is on the Neosho and Cottonwood rivers

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 80. The number of murders and homicides was 0. The violent crime rate was 3 per 1,000 people.

Filming location for:
· 1967 movie, "In Cold Blood"

Well-known residents have included:
· Dean Smith, basketball player and coach

Coffee: National and regional coffee companies with outlets here include Starbucks

Local festivals include:

• Lyon County Fair - July 28-Aug. 4, 2007
• Flint Hills Beef Fest - Aug. 17-19, 2007
• Chalk Fest - Sept. 8, 2007

Emporia attractions: Emporia Zoo

Historic sites and museums: Lyon County Historical Museum, One Room School Museum, Geology Museum, National Teachers Hall of Fame, Schmidt Natural HistoryMuseum

Colleges and universities: Emporia State University, Flint Hills Technical 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.)

Quotes:
...there are stretches of road whose beauty I can never exhaust, an example being the wonderful stretch of rangeland south of Emporia, Kansas, on the 35, where dun prairies stretch away without interruption to very distant horizons, with not one tree to violate one's sight line.
-- Roads
Larry McMurtry

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23% of Emporia residents report German ancestry, and 9% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Emporia ancestry & family history guide.

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• Lyon County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

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At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Emporia was $15,157, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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24% of Emporia residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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Emporia festival dates:

• Lyon County Fair - July 28-Aug. 4, 2007
• Flint Hills Beef Fest - Aug. 17-19, 2007
• Chalk Fest - Sept. 8, 2007

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

Emporia festival web sites:

• Flint Hills Beef Fest

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• Kansas county fairs
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Median rent in Emporia, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $347.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $746.

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Libraries in Emporia include Emporia Public Library ... View libraries

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Newspapers in Emporia include Emporia Gazette

National Public Radio programming is carried locally by KANH.

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

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The average commute time for Emporia workers is 14 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

A total of 2 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Emporia between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

This is a rate of .7 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was lower than the national norm.

Hotels in Emporia include Americas Best Value Inn, Best Western Hospitality House, Candlewood Suites of Emporia, Comfort Inn Emporia, Days Inn, Econo Lodge Emporia, Emporia Travelodge, Fairfield Inn, Holiday Inn Express.

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