Geography
Wamego is placed at 39°12'Xv" North, 96°18'30" West (39.204074, -96.308328).

Based on data from a United States Census Bureau, the city has the sum locality of Four.Trio km² (1.7 mi²). Quaternion.Deuce klick² (Single.Half a dozen mi²) of these are l& and Cipher.One klick² (Cipher.04 mi²) of these are water supply. A aggregate vicinity is Two.40% a body of water.

Wamego is placed at a intersection of America main road Two dozen & Kansas main road 99. These are just about 26km (17mi) east of Manhattan, Kansas, home of Kansas State University; and astir 75km (35 mi) west-northwest of Topeka, Kansas. A Kansas River flows along the southern edge of the city.

Demographics
When of the censusof 2000, there are 4,246 people, 1,630 house, & 1,155 families living in the city. A population density is 1,012.0/km² (2,615.3/mi²). There are 1,740 housing units at an typical density of 414.7/km² (1,071.7/mi²). A racial makeup of the city is 96.75% White, 0.73% African American, 0.35% Native American, 0.12% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.78% from other races, and 1.27% from two or more races. Single.88% of the people are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 1,630 house away from which 38.3% develop toddlers under a age of Xviii accept the babies, 56.7% come married couples living together, 10.8% have a female homeowner by having there is no hubby present, & Twenty-nine.1% come non-families. Twenty-five.1% of everthing family come processed higher of souls & Eleven.8% use mortal residing alone world health organization is 65 years aged or even older. A typical home size is Two.57 & a typical personal size is Leash.09.

In a city the people is spread retired by using Twenty-nine.4% under a age of Xviii, Octet.9% from either 18 to Two dozen, Twenty-nine.3% from either 25 to 44, Seventeen.8% from either 45 to 64, & Fourteen.6% world health organization come 65 years aged or even older. A median age is 34 years. For each One c females there are 93.Trio males. For each One c females age Xviii & assibilate, there are 88.Heptad males.

the median income for a menage in the city is $38,115, & the median income for a personal is $46,017. Males have a median income of $29,881 versus $21,974 for females. A per capita income for the city is $16,307. Viii.6% of the people & V.7% of families come following a poverty line. Away from a number people, Ennead.1% of people under a age of 18 & 18.0% of people 65 & older come residing following a poverty level.

Industry

A primary industry of the region is agriculture. A wide flow of any stream vale is utilized to develop alfalfa, sweetcorn, maize and wheat. In a hills in the area of the city, jumpy pastures trend lines herds of cattle. There is a processing plant for alfalfa in Wamego. A more major industry occurs as manufactory which produces attachments for globe-moving & more heavily construction devices. Numbers of of the residents of the city commute to nearby areas for employment, primarily Manhattan and Topeka.

Education

Wamego is served by Unified School District 320, which will bring Kindergarten across Twelfth grade public education. Highland Community College has a branch facility in the city.

Drug and Alcohol Involvement

A as a result cases ingesting place merely since 2000 own heightened a awareness of drug & alcohol involvement in a town of Wamego.

A U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration in 2000 conducted the individual big seizure of an operable LSD lab inside its history in Wamego. [http://www.usdoj.gov/dea/pubs/states/newsrel/sanfran112403.html U.S. DEA News Release]

In January 25, 2002, four volunteers for a Wamego Fire Department - previous fire marshal Richard Varnadore, previous Wamego city commissioner Gerald Cole, Gary Houser & Paul Dekat - were aboard a city fire engine when the driver, Varnadore, was arrested for camping under the influence. Whole foursome men resigned from either their positions shortly later. [http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2002/feb/07/wamego_firefighters_leave/ Wamego firefighters leave posts after DUI]

In January 3, 2003, former Kansas Republican Senator Ed Pugh, former & todays resident of Wamego, was ticketed for his 1st boozy camping incident. He was ordered to pay $819 within amercement & fees, however his out break became refutable fallowing it was reported that his driver's license was neither suspended nor restricted fallowing a incident. [http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2003/jun/18/attorney_senator_hit/ Attorney: Senator ‘hit lottery' after DUI]