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Demographics

People

Total Population	274
Male Share of the Population	47.4%
Female Share of the Population	52.6%
Senior Citizens	22.6%
Employed Population 16+	115
Age of the Population	48

Families

% of people married	46.8%
Average household size	2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	10.4%
Median Earnings25+	$27,167
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$6,125
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$39,583

Wealth

Median Family Income	$56,250
% Above Poverty Level	85%
% Below Poverty Level	15%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	19 minutes
% Working from Home	6.1%
% Walking and Biking to Work	4.3%
% Using Public Transportation	3.5%

Housing

People Living Alone	39.7%
Median Gross Rent	$600
Median House Value	$41,400

Ancestry

German	47.1%
Irish	19%
Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	16.8%
English	14.6%
Russian	10.6%
French Except Basque	3.6%
Polish	2.9%
Czech	2.6%
Swedish	2.2%
Italian	1.8%
Dutch	1.8%
Canadian	1.5%
Welsh	0.4%
Scottish	0.4%
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Otis Almanac

Category	Value
County	Rush County
Standard Zip Codes	67565
Phone Area Codes	6,20,785
Time Zone	America/Chicago
Approximate Latitude	38.53
Approximate Longitude	-99.05

Otis Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	BISON 3 NW
Distance	10 miles
Jan Temp	15 to 41 F
Apr Temp	38 to 67 F
Jul Temp	65 to 94 F
Oct Temp	41 to 72 F
Annual Precip	24 inches

Station	GREAT BEND
Distance	19.4 miles
Jan Temp	19 to 42 F
Apr Temp	43 to 69 F
Jul Temp	68 to 93 F
Oct Temp	45 to 72 F
Annual Precip	26.4 inches

Station	RUSSELL 1 E
Distance	27.3 miles
Jan Temp	16 to 40 F
Apr Temp	40 to 66 F
Jul Temp	67 to 93 F
Oct Temp	43 to 69 F
Annual Precip	26.2 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Albert	159	$55,625
Bison	164	$39,500
Hoisington	2,589	$55,929
La Crosse	1,170	$72,679
Olmitz	110	$0
Rush Center	221	$55,714

Otis Public Libraries

Otis Community Library
122 SOUTH MAIN
Otis, Kansas
(785) 387-2287

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Otis Public Schools

Otis-bison Elementary
216 N 3rd
ZIP: 67565
(785) 387-2371
Primary
Total Enrollment 98

Otis-bison Junior/senior High School
301 Eagle St.
ZIP: 67565
(785) 387-2337
High
Total Enrollment 108

Southwinds Academy
301 W. Eagle Street
ZIP: 67565
(785) 387-2202
Other
Total Enrollment 52

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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