Profile for Valley Center, Kansas, KS

Valley Center is on the Little Arkansas River

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 4. The number of murders and homicides was 0. The violent crime rate was 0.8 per 1,000 people.

Historic sites and museums: Valley Center Cultural & Historical Museum

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 Valley Center

Cemeteries (9)

Communities (9)

Hotels (6)

Libraries (3)

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• Residence in 1995, of people in Valley Center
• School enrollment & education levels in Valley Center
• Transportation & commute times in Valley Center
• Sedgwick 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 Valley Center demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Sedgwick County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, Wichita area jobs, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 67204 ZIP code.

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• Valley Center city government
• Sedgwick County government
• Valley Center Chamber of Commerce

24% of Valley Center residents report German ancestry, and 14% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Valley Center ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Valley Center
• Cemeteries in Sedgwick County
• Genealogy page (KS GenWeb) for Sedgwick County
• Libraries in or near Valley Center

Post a query on a message board:

• Sedgwick 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

• Valley Center museums
• Valley Center historic sites
• Valley Center area parks

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• Cemeteries in Sedgwick County
• Cemetery record compendium
• Kansas cemetery message boards
• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

• Communities near Valley Center
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• Communities in Sedgwick County

• Valley Center business guide
• Valley Center Chamber of Commerce
• Better Business Bureau
• Business licenses
• Corporate records search

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

• Crime in Sedgwick County
• Arrests in Sedgwick 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 Valley Center was $20,259, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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• Current labor force
• Wage estimates
• Sedgwick County economic census
• Sedgwick County economic summary
• Sedgwick County employment growth
• Sedgwick County unemployment rate
• Kansas economic data

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

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

• Movies playing in or near Valley Center

• Air pollution in Sedgwick County
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• Land contamination in Sedgwick County
• Nature Conservancy projects in Kansas
• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
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• Confluence of latitude & longitude near Valley Center
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• Valley Center items now on sale

• Valley Center local government Web site
• Sedgwick County government
• Kansas state government
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• Ancestry & family history
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• Demographics
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• Valley Center medical services & health statistics

• Local historical societies in Kansas
• State historical society

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

Median rent in Valley Center, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $388.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $952.

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• Jobs in the Valley Center area
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Libraries in Valley Center include Edna Buschow Memorial Library ... View libraries

• Libraries near Valley Center

• Kansas library

• Kansas statewide library catalog

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• Census map of Valley Center area
• Historic maps of KS cities - Library of Congress
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• Topographic map of Valley Center

Newspapers in Valley Center include Ark Valley News

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• Valley Center Chamber of Commerce
• Community foundations (by state)
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• Kiwanis clubs in Kansas
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• Nonprofit guide for Valley Center
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Sedgwick County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Valley Center political report.

• Kansas Democratic party
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• Sedgwick County elections board
• Kansas elections board

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• Churches, other places of worship in or near Valley Center
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The average commute time for Valley Center workers is 19 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

• Valley Center travel guide
• Airports near Valley Center
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• Kansas tourism bureau

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