ZIP Code 67663

Plainville is a city in Rooks County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 1,746. The Bemis-Shutts oil field in the Saline River valley south of Plainville is one of the largest oil producers in the state of Kansas. The city is located at 39°1356N 99°1811W (39.232102, -99.303166) at an elevation of 2,146 feet (654 m) It lies in the Smoky Hills region of the Great Plains on the north side of Paradise Creek, a tributary of the Salina River. The hottest temperature recorded in Plainville was 114 °F (46 °C) in 1940; the coldest temperature recorded was -29 °F (-34 °C), in 1989. Plainville has a humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa) with hot, humid summers and cold, dry winters. On average, January is the coolest month, July is the warmest month, and May is the wettest month. The average yearly temperature in Plainvile is 51.9°F (11°C), and, on average, the city receives 23.2 inches (589 mm) of precipitation a year. It lies at the intersection of U.S. Route 183 and K-18, approximately 150 miles (240 km) northwest of Wichita and 253 miles (407 km) west of Kansas City. According to the United States Census Bureau, theCity has a total area of 1.24 square miles (3.21 km²).

History

Plainville is the primary city name, but also Codell, Zurich are acceptable city names or spellings. Washington Irving Griffin settled along a freight trail in an area known as Paradise Flats in 1877. Griffin operated the Plainville post office and a small store from his sod house. In 1888, Plainville filed for incorporation with 500 residents. Union Pacific Railroad established an eastwest route through Plainville in August 1888. Plainville Mill & Elevator Co. was a major employer and purchaser of locally grown wheat. The flour produced by the mill was of such fine quality, the company won a gold medal at the 1904 World's Fair. The Bemis-Shutts oil field in the Saline River valley south of Plainville is one of the largest oil producers in the state of Kansas. Oil was discovered in Rooks County in 1927. The oil boom brought significant growth to the city in the 1940s and 1950s. In 1909, a fire devastated the business district. Seventeen structures were destroyed before the fire was contained. The burned out wooden buildings were replaced with stone and brick structures, many still standing on Mill Street today. The fire apparently started in a butcher shop on the south side of Mill Street in the early morning hours. The first city council consisted of Dr. Volney M. Gray, Murray C. Knox, John Mullin, George Brooks and David E. Mickey. Dan E. Miller was elected the first mayor. The original mill was destroyed by fire in 1899 and soon replaced by a larger mill. The mill was again destroyed byFire in 1950. It was located on N First Street between Madison and Meridian Streets.

Geography

Plainville is located at 39°1356N 99°1811W (39.232102, -99.303166) at an elevation of 2,146 feet (654 m) It lies in the Smoky Hills region of the Great Plains on the north side of Paradise Creek, a tributary of the Saline River. Southwest of the city, the creek has been dammed to form a small reservoir, Plainville Township Lake. The city has a humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa) with hot, humid summers and cold, dry winters. The hottest temperature recorded in Plainville was 114 °F (46 °C) in 1940; the coldest temperature recorded was -29 °F (-34 °C), in 1989. On average, the city receives 23.2 inches (589 mm) of precipitation a year. Snowfall averages 23.3 inches (592 mm) per year, and May is the wettest month in the city. It is located 150 miles (240 km) northwest of Wichita and 253 miles (407 km) west of Kansas City. According to the United States Census Bureau, the City has a total area of 1.24 square miles (3.21 km²), all of it land. The average yearly temperature is 51.9°F (11°C), and, on average, January is the coolest month, July is the warmest month, and April is the driest month. In Plainville, the average annual rainfall is 23.1 inches (588 mm).

Demographics

As of the census of 2010, there were 1,903 people, 819 households, and 516 families residing in the city. The racial makeup of the city was 98.0% White, 0.2% African American,0.3% Native American, 0.1% Asian, 0%.5% from other races, and 0.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.5% of the population. The median income for a household in theCity was $29,402, and the median income. for a family was $35,673. About 7.7% of families and 8.6% of. the population were below the poverty line, including 9.8% of those under age 18 and 3.4% ofThose age 65 or over. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was2.91. The city has a population of 2,029 people, with 948 housing units at an average density of 786.5 per square mile (302.5/km²). The city's population was 1,534.7 inhabitants per squaremile (592.6/km 2) in 2000. The population of theCity has a median age of 41.5 years, with 24.6 per cent under the age of 18, 8.0 per cent from 18 to 24, and 20.2 per cent between the ages of 45 and 64.

Arts and culture

Plainville Township Hall (1914) is the site of the town's first public building. The town also has a lake dam, a high school, and a junior high school building. It is home to a number of historic buildings, including the GAR Memorial and a former high school. The village is known for its arts and culture, particularly in the arts and music. The city is also famous for its architecture, especially in the art and music fields. The Town Hall was built in 1414, and the lake dam was built 37 years later in 1937. The high school was built 52 years later, in the 1950s and 1960s. It was named after former mayor Clarence Audburn Gilbert, who died in 1966. The township is also home to several other public buildings and landmarks, including a park, a library and a theater. It has also been the scene of numerous public memorials and memorials to the city's former residents, such as a memorial to Gilbert and a veterans' memorial to the late mayor. It also has its own lake, the Plainville Lake, and its own high school and junior high schools. It's home to the village's first town hall, which was opened in 1914, and is now a focal point for local history and culture. The lake is also the location of a high School, which opened in the 1960s and 1970s, and was named for Gilbert and his wife, who both died in the 1970s.

Parks and Recreation

Plainville City Park includes a playground, basketball court and swimming pool. Max Malin Memorial Ballpark is a multi-field baseball complex. Rooks County Golf Course is a nine-hole, public course located 5 miles north of Plainville. Plainville Township Lake is located a half mile west of town. Fishing, picnics and other outdoor recreation are popular activities in the area. The town is located on the banks of the Rooks River, a tributary of the Ohio River. It is located in the eastern part of the county and is located near the town of Rooks, about five miles from Plainville, Ohio. It has a population of about 1,000 people. It was founded in 1881. The city's population was 1,200 in 1883. It had a population in 1894. It now has a total of 2,500 people and is in the process of developing a new town of 3,000. It will be known as Plainville by the time it becomes a city in the 2030s and 2040s. The population will reach 4,000 by the end of the 20th century, and 5,000 in the 2050s. it is expected that it will reach 6,500 by the 2070s and 7,500 in the 2080s. In the 2090s, Plainville will be the largest town in the state with a total population of 1,500. The current population is about 2,200 people.

Education

Plainville is part of Unified School District 270. The district has two schools: Plainville Jr-Sr High School and Plainville Elementary School. Plainville Memorial Library is a public library serving the community since 1902. The Cardinals have won the following Kansas State High School championships: 3A Football, 3-2-1A Wrestling, and 2A Boys Track & Field. The town is home to the Plainville High School Cardinals, who won the 3A football championship in 1980 and the 2A boys track and field championship in 2012. The high school has also won the 2-A and 2-3-1-A wrestling championships in the last two years. The school has two private schools: Sacred Heart Grade School and Sacred Heart Elementary School, both in Plainville. The community has a population of about 2,000 people, with the majority living in the town of Plainville and the majority of its surrounding areas in the south and west. The city has a high school football team that has won the state championship in three of the last four years. It also has a baseball team that won the Kansas State Championship in the 2011-2012 season. The football team is known as the "Cardinals" for their success in the 3-A, 2-2, and 1-A divisions. The baseball team has won two state titles in the past three years: the 2012-2013 season and the 2013-2014 season. It is the only high school in the state to have won three or more state championships.

Infrastructure

Rooks County Regional Airport is located seven miles north of Plainville. U.S. Route 183 runs northsouth through Plainville, intersecting highway K-18 on the north end of the town. Rooks County Health Center is located on thenorth end of town. The town has a population of about 2,000 people. It is located in the eastern part of the county, near the town of Rooks, and near the county seat of Piedmont, on the west side of the Missouri Mississippi River. It has an average population of around 2,200. It also has a maximum population of 3,000. The city's population is about 1,800 people, with the majority of its residents living in the north and north-eastern parts of the city. The population of the south and west sides of the village is about 2.5,000, with most of the residents living near the west and south ends of the community. The community has a high percentage of residents who live in the south, and a low percentage in the east and west. The average age of the population is around 40 years old, and the average height is about 5 feet, 7 inches. The village has a median age of about 25 years old. The highest rate of life expectancy is around 60 years old; the lowest rate is around 50 years old (or older). The town's average age is about 20 years old and the highest rate is about 30 years.

Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund Sites & UV Index

The Air Quality index is in Plainville, Rooks County, Kansas = 98. These Air Quality index is based on annual reports from the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The number of ozone alert days is used as an indicator of air quality, as are the amounts of seven pollutants including particulates, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, lead, and volatile organic chemicals. The Water Quality Index is 44. A measure of the quality of an area’s water supply as rated by the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The EPA has a complex method of measuring the watershed quality, using 15 indicators such as pollutants, turbidity, sediments, and toxic discharges. The Superfund Sites Index is 98. Higher is better (100=best). Based upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts. The UV Index in Plainville = 4.9 and is a measure of an area's exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays. This is most often a combination of sunny weather, altitude, and latitude. The UV Index has been defined by the WHO (www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/radiation-the-ultraviolet-(uv)-index) and is uniform worldwide.

Employed

The most recent city population of 1,746 individuals with a median age of 43.2 age the population dropped by -6.45% in Plainville, Rooks County, Kansas population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 1,500 residents per square mile of area (560/km²). There are average 2.26 people per household in the 822 households with an average household income of $35,805 a year. The unemployment rate in Alabama is 7.10% of the available work force and has dropped -4.13% over the most recent 12-month period and the projected change in job supply over the next decade based on migration patterns, economic growth, and other factors will increase by 24.64%. The number of physicians in Plainville per 100,000 population = 75.9.

Weather

The annual rainfall in Plainville = 24.6 inches and the annual snowfall = 24.3 inches. The annual number of days with measurable precipitation (over .01 inch) = 71. The average number of days per year that are predominantly sunny = 235. 92 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and 16.5 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily low temperature for the month of January. The Comfort Index (higher=better) is 33, where higher values mean a more pleasant climate. The Comfort Index measure recognizes that humidity by itself isn't the problem. (Have you noticed nobody ever complains about the weather being 'cold and humid?) It's in the summertime that we notice the humidity the most, when it's hot and muggy. Our Comfort Index uses a combination of afternoon summer temperature and humidity to closely predict the effect that the humidity will have on people.

Median Home Cost

The percentage of housing units in Plainville, Rooks County, Kansas which are owned by the occupant = 65.25%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 53 years with median home cost = $51,780 and home appreciation of 1.53%. This is the value of the years most recent home sales data. Its important to note that this is not the average (or arithmetic mean). The median home price is the middle value when you arrange all the sales prices of homes from lowest to highest. This is a better indicator than the average, because the median is not changed as much by a few unusually high or low values. The property tax rate of $15.56 shown here is the rate per $1,000 of home value. If for simplification for example the tax rate is $14.00 and the home value is $250,000, the property tax would be $14.00 x ($250,000/1000), or $3500. This is the 'effective' tax rate.

Study

The local school district spends $5,364 per student. There are 11.1 students for each teacher in the school, 154 students for each Librarian and 462 students for each Counselor. 3.96% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 11.06% with a master’s degree, Ph.D. or other advanced college degree and 2.69% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).