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Population (year 2000): 469. Estimated
population in July 2005: 454 (-3.2% change)
Males: 226 (48.2%), Females: 243 (51.8%)
Norton County
Zip code:
67622
Median resident age: 37.9 years
Median household income: $27,083 (year 2000)
Median house value: $34,200 (year 2000)
Races in Almena:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.1%)
- American Indian (1.1%)
- Two or more races (1.1%)
- Hispanic (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (25.6%), United States
(13.9%), Irish (11.5%), English (9.8%), Swedish (6.2%), Dutch
(5.5%).
Elevation: 2155 feet
Land area: 0.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Almena
- High school or higher: 92.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.9%
- Unemployed: 0.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Almena city
- Never married: 16.7%
- Now married: 59.6%
- Separated: 2.2%
- Widowed: 12.6%
- Divorced: 9.0%
1.5% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +48 (+11.4%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Almena:
- NORTON COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; NORTON, KS)
- PHILLIPS COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 28 miles;
PHILLIPSBURG, KS)
- HARLAN COUNTY HEALTH SYSTEM (about 30 miles; ALMA,
NE)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Almena:
- MC COOK MUNI (about 65 miles; MC COOK, NE; ID: MCK)
- KEARNEY MUNI (about 75 miles; KEARNEY, NE; ID: EAR)
- HAYS RGNL (about 79 miles; HAYS, KS; ID: HYS)
Other public-use airports nearest to Almena:
- VAN PAK (about 12 miles; PRAIRIE VIEW, KS; ID: 0P1)
- NORTON MUNI (about 13 miles; NORTON, KS; ID: NRN)
- PHILLIPSBURG MUNI (about 30 miles; PHILLIPSBURG, KS;
ID: PHG)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Almena:
- FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 75 miles; HAYS,
KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,572)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY (about 80 miles;
KEARNEY, NE; FT enrollment: 5,588)
- CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 108 miles; GRAND
ISLAND, NE; FT enrollment: 3,730)
- BARTON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 123 miles;
GREAT BEND, KS; FT enrollment: 2,268)
- HUTCHINSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 178 miles;
HUTCHINSON, KS; FT enrollment: 2,268)
- NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 202 miles;
NORFOLK, NE; FT enrollment: 2,732)
- WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 216 miles; WICHITA,
KS; FT enrollment: 10,403)
Public high school in Almena:
- NORTHERN VALLEY HIGH (Students: 59; Location:
512 W BRYANT; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Almena:
- ALMENA ELEM (Students: 91; Location: 512 W
BRYANT; Grades: PK - 04)
Library in Almena:
- ALMENA CITY LIBRARY (Operating income:
$6,649; Location: 415 MAIN; 5,003 books; 11 video
materials; 10 serial subscriptions)
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