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WaKeeney is a city in Trego County.
It is the county seat.
The community was named for developers Albert Warren and James F. Keeney.
[NOTE: This is not the only community in Kansas named WaKeeney. For links to other places called WaKeeney, KS, see the Duplicate Names box at right.]
The latitude of WaKeeney is 39.025N. The longitude is -99.879W.
It is in the Central Standard time zone. Elevation is 2,451 feet.The estimated population, in 2003, was 1,800.
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$28,945National
$41,994
Source: 2000 census, U.S. Census BureauFor more census details and comparisons, see our WaKeeney demographic reports
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48% of WaKeeney residents report German ancestry, and 9% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the WaKeeney ancestry & family history guide.
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At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in WaKeeney was $17,596, compared with $21,587 nationally.
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17% of WaKeeney residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.
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- Th' Gatherin' - May 5-6, 2007
- Prairie Fest - Sept. 22-23, 2007
- Trego County Fair - July 20-26, 2007
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Median rent in WaKeeney, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $229. Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $597.
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Trego County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our WaKeeney political report.
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The average commute time for WaKeeney workers is 16 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.
Hotels in WaKeeney include Best Western Wakeeney Inn, Econo Lodge Wakeeney, Super 8.
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