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Population (year 2000): 485. Estimated
population in July 2005: 472 (-2.7% change)
Males: 230 (47.4%), Females: 255 (52.6%)
Wilson County
Zip code:
66710
Median resident age: 37.6 years
Median household income: $23,906 (year 2000)
Median house value: $15,900 (year 2000)
Races in Altoona:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.5%)
- American Indian (2.1%)
- Two or more races (0.8%)
Ancestries: United States (16.9%), English
(11.8%), German (9.5%), Irish (3.3%), Scotch-Irish (2.7%),
French (2.1%).
Elevation: 828 feet
Land area: 0.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Altoona
- High school or higher: 78.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.5%
- Unemployed: 10.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 31.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Altoona city
- Never married: 15.6%
- Now married: 55.9%
- Separated: 2.0%
- Widowed: 13.4%
- Divorced: 13.1%
0.8% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +34 (+7.5%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Altoona:
- WILSON COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; NEODESHA, KS)
- FREDONIA REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 13 miles;
FREDONIA, KS)
- NEOSHO MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; CHANUTE,
KS)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Altoona:
- JOPLIN REGIONAL (about 86 miles; JOPLIN, MO; ID: JLN)
- TULSA INTL (about 94 miles; TULSA, OK; ID: TUL)
- FORBES FIELD (about 98 miles; TOPEKA, KS; ID: FOE)
Other public-use airports nearest to Altoona:
- NEODESHA MUNI (about 7 miles; NEODESHA, KS; ID: 2K7)
- FREDONIA (about 13 miles; FREDONIA, KS; ID: 1K7)
- CHANUTE MARTIN JOHNSON (about 16 miles; CHANUTE, KS;
ID: CNU)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Altoona:
- PITTSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY (about 67 miles;
PITTSBURG, KS; Full-time enrollment: 5,566)
- EMPORIA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 72 miles; EMPORIA,
KS; FT enrollment: 4,528)
- BUTLER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 85 miles; EL
DORADO, KS; FT enrollment: 4,250)
- MISSOURI SOUTHERN STATE COLLEGE (about 86 miles;
JOPLIN, MO; FT enrollment: 4,569)
- UNIVERSITY OF TULSA (about 97 miles; TULSA, OK; FT
enrollment: 3,760)
- TULSA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 100 miles; TULSA, OK;
FT enrollment: 8,727)
- COWLEY COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 100 miles;
ARKANSAS CITY, KS; FT enrollment: 2,392)
Public primary/middle schools in Altoona:
- ALTOONA-MIDWAY MIDDLE (Students: 69;
Location: 9TH & RIVER STREET; Grades: 06 - 08)
- ALTOONA-MIDWAY INTERMEDIATE ELEM (Students:
51; Location: 118 W 9TH; Grades: 03 - 05)
Library in Altoona:
- ALTOONA PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$7,340; Location: 714 MAIN; 5,457 books; 82 video
materials; 4 serial subscriptions)
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