City Statistics

Population : 18,886 (2000 Census)

Date Founded: 1859

Miles of Street: 87.4

Form of Government: Commission/Manager

Full Time Employees: 171

Climate:

January - 27 Degrees Avg. Daily Temperature

April - 55 Degrees Avg. Daily Temperature

July - 80 Degrees Avg. Daily Temperature

October - 59 Degrees Avg. Daily Temperature

Avg. Annual Precipitation: 33 inches

Avg. Annual Snowfall: 20 inches

Recreation and Culture:

Number of Parks: 18

Community Center: 1

Library: Dorothy Bramlage Library

Number of Volumes: 47,672

Fire Protection:

Number of Stations: 2

Number of Firefighters: 47

Police Protection:

Number of Stations: 1

Number of Police Officers: 55

Education:

Education: U.S.D. #475

Attendance Centers: 18

Number of Students: 6,490

Parochial Schools: 3

Number of Students: 285

Air:

Distance to nearest public airport: 1 mile

Distance to nearest commercial airport: 14 miles (Manhattan Regional Airport)

Major Manufacturers/Products/Average Employment:

Foot Locker Inc - Distribution Warehouse, 850

ConAgra - Meat Processing, 525

Geary Community Hospital - Hospital, 265

Millennium Rail - Refurbish railcars, 92

Junction City Wire Harness - Manufacturer, 72

Sprint Communications - Telecommunications, 50

Junction City Distributing-Coors Distributor 31

Penn Industries - Commercial Laundry Service, 28

Horizon's Inc Custom - Recreational Vehicles, 26