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Fontana, Kansas

Fontana, Kansas, in Miami county, is 31 miles S of Olathe, Kansas (center to center) and 48 miles S of Kansas City, Missouri. The city is part of the Kansas City metropolitan statistical area (MSA). About 149 people people live in Fontana.

The People and Families of Fontana

In Fontana, about 68% of adults are married.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Fontana had a median family income of $32,083.

Fontana Housing

Of the houses, apartments, etc. in Fontana, about 75% are lived in by their owners, not renters.

Commuting

In Fontana, 96% of commuters drive to work.

Category	Value
Near Medium City	31 miles S of Olathe, Kansas (center to center)
Nearest Large City	48 miles S of Kansas City, Missouri
County	Miami
Metro Area	Kansas City
Standard Zip Codes	66026
Phone Area Codes	913
Time Zone	Central (-6 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	38.426
Longitude	-94.837

Station	PAOLA
Distance	11.2 miles
Jan Temp	20 to 39 F
Apr Temp	45 to 68 F
Jul Temp	69 to 91 F
Oct Temp	46 to 70 F
Annual Precip	40.7 inches

Station	MOUND CITY
Distance	19.1 miles
Jan Temp	18 to 39 F
Apr Temp	43 to 67 F
Jul Temp	68 to 90 F
Oct Temp	45 to 70 F
Annual Precip	41.4 inches

Station	BUTLER
Distance	30 miles
Jan Temp	17 to 39 F
Apr Temp	42 to 67 F
Jul Temp	67 to 91 F
Oct Temp	45 to 72 F
Annual Precip	42.1 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	149	100%
Male	66	44.3%
Female	83	55.7%
Under 18	31	20.8%
18+	118	79.2%
65+	27	18.1%
Median Age	43.3
Average Family Size	2.72
White	145	97.3%
African-American	0	0%
Asian	0	0%
American Indian & Alaskan	1	0.7%
Other	1	0.7%
Mixed Race	2	1.3%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	3	2%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	169
Growth	20
Growth %	13.4%

Ancestry	Percent
German	41.8%
Irish	22.8%
Italian	10.1%
English	7.6%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	6.3%
Scotch-Irish	3.8%
US/American	2.5%
French (except Basque)	2.5%
Norwegian	2.5%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Fontana	149	$32,083
La Cygne	1,115	$44,118
Lane	256	$42,500
Linn Valley	562	$34,500
Osawatomie	4,645	$37,172
Paola	5,011	$50,804
Parker	281	$30,625

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