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Population (year 2000): 11,963. Estimated
population in July 2005: 11,581 (-3.2% change)
Males: 5,609 (46.9%), Females: 6,354 (53.1%)
Cowley County
Zip code:
67005
Median resident age: 36.3 years
Median household income: $29,158 (year 2000)
Median house value: $43,300 (year 2000)
Races in Arkansas City:
- White Non-Hispanic (85.3%)
- American Indian (4.7%)
- Black (4.5%)
- Hispanic (4.5%)
- Two or more races (3.0%)
- Other race (1.9%)
Ancestries: German (19.7%), United States
(13.3%), Irish (12.6%), English (10.9%), Dutch (4.0%), French
(3.5%).
Elevation: 1100 feet
Land area: 7.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Arkansas City
- High school or higher: 82.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.5%
- Unemployed: 8.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 17.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Arkansas City city
- Never married: 20.5%
- Now married: 55.6%
- Separated: 1.4%
- Widowed: 10.2%
- Divorced: 12.3%
1.3% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -1,092 (-8.4%).
Hospital/medical center in Arkansas City:
- SOUTH CENTRAL KS REGIONAL MED CENTER (216 W
BIRCH ST)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Arkansas City:
- WILLIAM NEWTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 14 miles;
WINFIELD, KS)
- INTEGRIS BLACKWELL REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 26
miles; BLACKWELL, OK)
- VIA CHRISTI OKLA REG MEDICAL CENTER (about 27 miles;
PONCA CITY, OK)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Arkansas City:
- MC CONNELL AFB (about 42 miles; WICHITA, KS; ID:
IAB)
- WICHITA MID-CONTINENT (about 47 miles; WICHITA, KS;
ID: ICT)
- STILLWATER RGNL (about 63 miles; STILLWATER, OK; ID:
SWO)
Other public-use airports nearest to Arkansas City:
- STROTHER FIELD (about 7 miles; WINFIELD/ARKANSAS
CITY, KS; ID: WLD)
- SKY PARK (about 14 miles; NEWKIRK, OK; ID: 4K8)
- OXFORD MUNI (about 15 miles; OXFORD, KS; ID: 55K)
College/University in Arkansas City:
- COWLEY COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Full-time
enrollment: 2,392; Location: 125 S SECOND ST; Public;
Website: www.cowley.cc.ks.us)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Arkansas City:
- FRIENDS UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; WICHITA, KS;
Full-time enrollment: 2,983)
- WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 53 miles; WICHITA,
KS; FT enrollment: 10,403)
- BUTLER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 55 miles; EL
DORADO, KS; FT enrollment: 4,250)
- OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 67
miles; STILLWATER, OK; FT enrollment: 16,937)
- LANGSTON UNIVERSITY (about 79 miles; LANGSTON, OK;
FT enrollment: 2,324)
- HUTCHINSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 91 miles;
HUTCHINSON, KS; FT enrollment: 2,268)
- UNIVERSITY OF TULSA (about 99 miles; TULSA, OK; FT
enrollment: 3,760)
Public high school in Arkansas City:
- ARKANSAS CITY HIGH (Students: 887; Location:
1200 W RADIO LANE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Arkansas City:
- ARK CITY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 127;
Location: 1900 N F; Grades: PK - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Arkansas City:
- ARKANSAS CITY MIDDLE SCH (Students: 689;
Location: 400 E KANSAS AVE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- ADAMS ELEM (Students: 296; Location: 1201 N
10TH; Grades: KG - 05)
- ROOSEVELT ELEM (Students: 280; Location: 300
NORTH B; Grades: PK - 05)
- JEFFERSON ELEM (Students: 260; Location: 131
OSAGE AVE; Grades: KG - 05)
- I X L ELEM (Students: 235; Location: 6758
322ND ROAD; Grades: KG - 05)
- FRANCES WILLARD ELEM (Students: 201;
Location: 201 N 4TH; Grades: PK - 05)
- C 4 ELEM (Students: 164; Location: 11945
292ND ROAD; Grades: KG - 05)
Private primary/middle school in Arkansas City:
- SACRED HEART CATHOLIC SCHOOL (Students: 65;
Location: 312 SOUTH B STREET; Grades: KG - 5)
Library in Arkansas City:
- ARKANSAS CITY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating
income: $283,312; Location: 120 E. FIFTH AVE.; 45,468
books; 961 audio materials; 1,041 video materials; 99
serial subscriptions)
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