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 * Wamego Trout Festival: Economic Impact Study**


 * The 3 day event brings in the following amount of revenue:**
 * Year || # Number of people || Total Revenue || Spending per person ||
 * 2008 || 2023 || $576,555 || $285 ||
 * 2009 || 2056 || $616,800 || $300 ||
 * 2010 || 2100 || $655,200 || $312 ||
 * 2011 || 2189 || $634,810 || $290 ||
 * 2012 || 2213 || $697,095 || $315 ||
 * 2013 projected || 2300 || $690,000 || $300 ||

Wamego Revenue


 * Year || # Number of people || Total Revenue || Spending per person ||
 * 2008 || 1200 || $342,000 || 285 ||
 * 2009 || 1250 || $375,000 || 300 ||
 * 2010 || 1270 || $396,240 || 312 ||
 * 2011 || 1280 || $371,200 || 290 ||
 * 2012 || 1290 || $406,350 || 315 ||
 * 2013 projected || 1300 || $390,000 || 300 ||

St. George Revenue


 * Year || # Number of people || Total Revenue || Spending per person ||
 * 2008 || 823 || $234,555 || 285 ||
 * 2009 || 806 || $241,800 || 300 ||
 * 2010 || 830 || $258,960 || 312 ||
 * 2011 || 909 || $263,610 || 290 ||
 * 2012 || 923 || $290,745 || 315 ||
 * 2013 projected || 1000 || $300,000 || 300 ||


 * A significant amount of revenue is generated by the Trout Festival. Local Wamegons and St. Georgians are dependent on these tourist dollars.**


 * There are 2 hotels in Wamego with a combined total of 50 rooms (2 people per room) at $80 per night.**
 * There are several Wamego campgrounds where most people park 5th wheels, travel trailers, and mobile homes at $40 per day.**
 * The restaurants are full each day.**
 * The grocery store is sold old of everything by the end of the 3 day Trout Festival.**
 * The gas stations sell all of their gas by day 3.**
 * And the movie theater sells out each night of the Trout Festival (50 seats at $7 per seat).**