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First Impressions Victoria, Kansas K-State Research and Extension in Partnership with The Dane G. Hansen Foundation Victoria Demographics Population 1,214 Median Household Income - $56,300 High School Education 97.8%,

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First Impressions

Victoria, Kansas

K-State Research and Extension in Partnership with The Dane G. Hansen Foundation

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Victoria Demographics

  • Population – 1,214
  • Median Household Income - $56,300
  • High School Education – 97.8%, College Education – 29.4%
  • Median resident age is 35.5 years
  • Poverty rate is 6.2%

Source: factfinder.census.gov

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Web Presence/Google Search:

  • www.victoriaks.com
  • http://www.stfidelischurch.com/
  • https://www.facebook.com/City-of-Victoria-

KS-101620189914182/

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The “Five-Minute” Impression

  • Nice & clean
  • Well kept community
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  • Did not notice welcome signs coming into the community
  • Did see welcome banners on the light poles
  • Small welcome sign with a community map
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  • Areas right off of I-70 and East HWY 40 could use some

clean-up

  • Many vacant facilities along those areas
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Downtown Business Area

  • Downtown buildings well taken care of
  • Easy to see signs for each office
  • Good streets and sidewalks
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  • Did not see retail businesses
  • Mostly service oriented
  • Ladies at the thrift shop were stocking shelves and said

hello as we entered

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  • Nice landscaping at the Post Office
  • Attractive pots and art work by various businesses
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Other Retail Areas

  • Victoria Lumber Co. located on old HWY 40
  • Convenience Store
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Industrial Parks/Commercial Areas

  • Along HWY 40
  • Ballfield Road
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  • North of town off of I-70
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  • Ag and Automotive services on the fringe of downtown
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Health Care Services

  • Nursing home was closed but they still had a sign with

directions on how to get to it.

  • Visitors did not find the First Care Center
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Housing

  • Total Number of Housing Units – 578
  • Occupied housing units – 536
  • Vacant housing units – 42
  • Owner occupied – 79.3%
  • Renter occupied – 20.7 %
  • Median house value - $136,000
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Housing observations

  • Well kept yards and exteriors
  • Not many houses for sale
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  • A set of income based apartments
  • Only a few properties which needed some TLC
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Schools

  • Grade school – old high school
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  • Junior & High School
  • Well Maintained
  • Website had good information about academics, athletics and

events

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  • Good community support for the school
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Childcare

  • No information was noted
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Faith/Religion

  • St. Fidelis Catholic Church – Cathedral of the Plains
  • Saw a second church on a map of Victoria but did not see it on

the website or on our visit

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  • Office and Gift Shop
  • The Gift & Thrift Shop
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Civic

  • Lots of organizations listed on the website
  • VFW
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Public Infrastructure

  • Streets were smooth
  • Lack of sidewalks in residential areas
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  • City Hall is nicely signed
  • Fire Protection
  • Police
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  • The swimming pool & park were clean & well taken care of
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  • No library
  • They did not find the ball park or recycling facilities
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  • A few areas which could use some clean-up
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Recreation/Tourism

  • The church is Victoria’s biggest asset
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  • St. Fidelis Cemetery, original & current
  • The metal cross headstones were unique
  • The Veterans Memorial
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  • Community map
  • Historical Landmark sign
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  • Angus Memorial
  • Grant Cemetery
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  • Seth Family Memorial
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  • Don Weber yard!
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  • They did not mention or find Vernon Berens’ Antique

Machinery Shop or

  • The German Immigrant statues
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  • There are several annual events but none were mentioned
  • Did not find the golf course
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Most Positive Observations!

  • The tidiness of downtown and the residential areas showed a

pride of community

  • Beautiful church, nice school, beautiful cemetery. Loved the
  • ld crosses.
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Biggest Obstacles/Challenges

  • Need for signage in the community
  • Not very many businesses
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What will you remember the most in six months from now?

  • The church
  • Cross headstones
  • A lot smaller than I thought
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Recommendations:

  • Community welcome signage
  • Updating the welcome sign by the church
  • Historical way finder signage
  • Updating the community website
  • Improving entrance appearance to the community
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  • The Dane G. Hansen Foundation wants to help

communities in Northwest Kansas become the best they can be and take great PRIDE in who they are and what they can be.

  • http://danehansenfoundation.org/