Profile for Garden City, Kansas, KS

Garden City is on the Arkansas River.

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 190. The number of murders and homicides was 0. The violent crime rate was 6.8 per 1,000 people.

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

Local festivals include:

• Tumbleweed Festival - Aug. 25-26, 2007
• Finney County Fair - Aug. 1-5, 2007
• Beef Empire Days - May 29-June 10, 2007
• Octoberfest - Sept. 22, 2007
• Kansas Sampler Festival - May 5-6, 2007
• Fiesta - Sept. 14-16, 2007

Garden City attractions: Lee Richardson Zoo

Historic sites and museums: Finney County Historical Museum

Colleges and universities: Garden City Community College

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 Garden City

Attractions (1)

Cemeteries (4)

Colleges (1)

Communities (2)

Hotels (9)

Libraries (1)

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• Finney County data
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Sections below provide additional information and links about Garden City demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Finney 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 67846 ZIP code.

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• Garden City city government
• Finney County government

17% of Garden City residents report German ancestry, and 6% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Garden City ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Garden City
• Cemeteries in Finney County
• Genealogy page (KS GenWeb) for Finney County
• Libraries in or near Garden City

Post a query on a message board:

• Finney 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
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• Immigration records
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• Newspaper articles

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• Cemetery record compendium
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• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

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• Crime in Finney County
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• 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 Garden City was $15,200, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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• Finney County economic census
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• Kansas economic data

14% of Garden City residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

• Colleges in or near Garden City
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• Schools in or near Garden City
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• Movies & TV shows filmed in Garden City
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• Air pollution in Finney County
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• Land contamination in Finney County
• Nature Conservancy projects in Kansas
• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
• Toxic chemical releases in Finney County
• Water levels & streamflow conditions in Kansas

Garden City festival dates:

• Tumbleweed Festival - Aug. 25-26, 2007
• Finney County Fair - Aug. 1-5, 2007
• Beef Empire Days - May 29-June 10, 2007
• Octoberfest - Sept. 22, 2007
• Kansas Sampler Festival - May 5-6, 2007
• Fiesta - Sept. 14-16, 2007

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

Garden City festival web sites:

• Beef Empire Days

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

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• Local historical societies in Kansas
• State historical society

Historic districts in Garden City include Bungalow Historic District ... View historic districts

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• Search the National Register for historic properties
• Post history questions in Finney County genealogy forum

Median rent in Garden City, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $393.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $850.

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Libraries in Garden City include Finney County Public Library ... View libraries

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Newspapers in Garden City include Garden City Telegram

TV stations in Garden City include KSNG, KUPK.

National Public Radio programming is carried locally by KANZ.

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

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

A total of 3 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Garden City between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

This is a rate of 1.1 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was lower than the national norm.

Hotels in Garden City include Americinn Garden City, Best Value Inn Garden City, Best Western Red Baron Hotel, Best Western Wheat Lands Hotel, Comfort Inn Garden City, Garden City Plaza Inn, Holiday Inn Express Hotels and Suites, Sunnyland B&B, Super 8.

• Garden City travel guide
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• Kansas tourism bureau

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