Profile for Silver Lake, Kansas, KS

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.)

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Cemeteries (7)

Communities (8)

Hotels (19)

Libraries (2)

Museums (1)

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• Silver Lake population
• Ancestry of people in Silver Lake
• Housing in Silver Lake
• Income in Silver Lake
• Marital status of adults in Silver Lake
• Place of birth of people in Silver Lake
• Residence in 1995, of people in Silver Lake
• School enrollment & education levels in Silver Lake
• Transportation & commute times in Silver Lake
• Shawnee 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 Silver Lake demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Shawnee County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, Topeka area jobs, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 66539 ZIP code.

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• Shawnee County government

36% of Silver Lake residents report German ancestry, and 13% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Silver Lake ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Silver Lake
• Cemeteries in Shawnee County
• Genealogy page (KS GenWeb) for Shawnee County
• Libraries in or near Silver Lake

Post a query on a message board:

• Shawnee 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

• Silver Lake museums
• Silver Lake historic sites
• Silver Lake area parks

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

• Communities near Silver Lake
• Nearby cities of 10,000 or more
• Nearby cities of 50,000 or more
• Communities in Shawnee County

• Silver Lake business guide
• Better Business Bureau
• Business licenses
• Corporate records search

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

• Crime in Shawnee County
• Arrests in Shawnee 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 Silver Lake was $20,290, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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

22% of Silver Lake residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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

• Movies playing in or near Silver Lake

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

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

• Confluence of latitude & longitude near Silver Lake
• Geocaches in Kansas

• Silver Lake items now on sale

• Shawnee 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

• Silver Lake medical services & health statistics

• Local historical societies in Kansas
• State historical society

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

Median rent in Silver Lake, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $385.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $858.

• Research Silver Lake Apartments
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• Check Kansas mortgage rates
• Property and neighborhood reports
• Mortgage calculator

• Jobs in the Silver Lake area
• Job services in Kansas
• Minimum wage laws by state

Libraries in Silver Lake include Silver Lake Library ... View libraries

• Libraries near Silver Lake

• Kansas library

• Kansas statewide library catalog

• Get directions from Silver Lake
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• Census map of Silver Lake area
• Historic maps of KS cities - Library of Congress
• Historic maps of Kansas
• Topographic map of Silver Lake

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

• Parks near Silver Lake
• National forests in Kansas
• State parks in Kansas

• Find friends & family

• Find a local animal shelter
• Report animal cruelty

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

Shawnee County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Silver Lake political report.

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

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• ZIP code reverse lookup (find cities in a ZIP code)

• Churches, other places of worship in or near Silver Lake
• Total membership by faith, in Shawnee County

• Chowhound message boards for KS

The average commute time for Silver Lake workers is 20 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

• Silver Lake travel guide
• Airports near Silver Lake
• Hotels near Silver Lake
• 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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