Profile for Great Bend, Kansas, KS

Great Bend is on the Arkansas River

Local festivals include:

• Barton County Fair - July 11-15, 2007
• Polka Days - Aug. 17-19, 2007

Nearby parks & recreation: Cheyenne Bottoms Wildlife Area

Wildlife: Quivira National Wildlife Refuge

Great Bend attractions: Brit Spaugh Zoo

Historic routes: Santa Fe Trail

Historic sites and museums: Barton County Historical Museum and Village

Colleges and universities: Barton County Community College

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

Listed places near Great Bend

Archives (1)

Cemeteries (4)

Colleges (1)

Communities (4)

Hotels (5)

Libraries (1)

Museums (1)

Parks (1)

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• Great Bend population
• Ancestry of people in Great Bend
• Housing in Great Bend
• Income in Great Bend
• Marital status of adults in Great Bend
• Place of birth of people in Great Bend
• Residence in 1995, of people in Great Bend
• School enrollment & education levels in Great Bend
• Transportation & commute times in Great Bend
• Barton 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 Great Bend demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Barton 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 67530 ZIP code.

(Also see local map below.)

• Great Bend city government
• Barton County government
• Great Bend tourism

37% of Great Bend residents report German ancestry, and 8% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Great Bend ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Great Bend
• Cemeteries in Barton County
• Genealogy page (KS GenWeb) for Barton County
• Libraries in or near Great Bend

Post a query on a message board:

• Barton 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

• Great Bend museums
• Great Bend historic sites
• Great Bend area parks

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

• Communities near Great Bend
• Nearby cities of 10,000 or more
• Nearby cities of 50,000 or more
• Communities in Barton County

• Great Bend business guide
• Better Business Bureau
• Business licenses
• Corporate records search

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

• Crime in Barton County
• Arrests in Barton 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 Great Bend was $17,085, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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

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

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

• Movies playing in or near Great Bend
• YouTube videos about Great Bend

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

Great Bend festival dates:

• Barton County Fair - July 11-15, 2007
• Polka Days - Aug. 17-19, 2007

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

Great Bend festival web sites:

• Barton County Fair

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

• Confluence of latitude & longitude near Great Bend
• Geocaches in Kansas

• Great Bend items now on sale

• Great Bend local government Web site
• Barton 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

• Great Bend medical services & health statistics

• Local historical societies in Kansas
• State historical society

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

Median rent in Great Bend, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $297.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $686.

• Find Foreclosure in Great Bend
• Homes for sale in Great Bend
• Find a Great Bend 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 Great Bend include Great Bend Public Library ... View libraries

• Libraries near Great Bend

• Kansas library

• Kansas statewide library catalog

• Get directions from Great Bend
• Get directions to Great Bend
• Census map of Great Bend area
• Historic maps of KS cities - Library of Congress
• Historic maps of Kansas
• Topographic map of Great Bend

Newspapers in Great Bend include Great Bend Tribune

TV stations in Great Bend include KSNC.

National Public Radio programming is carried locally by KHCT.

• Daily newspapers in or near Great Bend
• AM radio stations in or near Great Bend
• Commercial FM radio stations in or near Great Bend
• Public & educational radio stations in or near Great Bend
• TV stations in or near Great Bend
• Media ownership in the Great Bend 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 Great Bend
• 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 Great Bend
• Rotary club search
• Volunteer opportunities in or near Great Bend

• Parks near Great Bend
• National forests in Kansas
• State parks in Kansas

• Find friends & family

• Find a local animal shelter
• Report animal cruelty

• Aerial photo of Great Bend
• Historic photos of U.S. cities
• Panoramic photos of Kansas communities
• Photo collection - Kansas communities
• Photos of Kansas places
• Post cards of Kansas communities

Barton County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Great Bend political report.

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

• ZIP codes (by street address)
• ZIP codes (by city)
• ZIP code reverse lookup (find cities in a ZIP code)

• Churches, other places of worship in or near Great Bend
• Total membership by faith, in Barton County

• Chowhound message boards for KS

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

Hotels in Great Bend include Americas Best Value Inn, Best Western, Days Inn, Great Bend Travelodge, Highland Hotel & Convention Ctr.

• Great Bend travel guide
• Airports near Great Bend
• Hotels near Great Bend
• 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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