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Population (year 2000): 1,279. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,139 (-10.9% change)
Males: 605 (47.3%), Females: 674 (52.7%)
Rawlins County
Zip code:
67730
Median resident age: 47.6 years
Median household income: $30,221 (year 2000)
Median house value: $48,000 (year 2000)
Races in Atwood:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.4%)
- Two or more races (0.9%)
- American Indian (0.9%)
Ancestries: German (38.2%), Irish (10.7%),
United States (9.1%), Czech (9.0%), English (8.8%), Swedish
(4.3%).
Elevation: 2850 feet
Land area: 1.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Atwood
- High school or higher: 83.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.5%
- Unemployed: 1.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 12.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Atwood city
- Never married: 18.0%
- Now married: 59.3%
- Separated: 0.4%
- Widowed: 13.6%
- Divorced: 8.7%
0.4% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -117 (-8.4%).
Hospital/medical center in Atwood:
- RAWLINS COUNTY HOSPITAL (707 GRANT ST PO BOX
47)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Atwood:
- CITIZENS MEDICAL CENTER (about 29 miles; COLBY, KS)
- DECATUR COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 35 miles; OBERLIN,
KS)
- DUNDY COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 40 miles; BENKELMAN,
NE)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Atwood:
- MC COOK MUNI (about 42 miles; MC COOK, NE; ID: MCK)
- RENNER FLD /GOODLAND MUNI/ (about 54 miles;
GOODLAND, KS; ID: GLD)
- NORTH PLATTE RGNL AIRPORT LEE BIRD FIELD (about 94
miles; NORTH PLATTE, NE; ID: LBF)
Other public-use airports nearest to Atwood:
- ATWOOD-RAWLINS COUNTY CITY-COUNTY (about 2 miles;
ATWOOD, KS; ID: ADT)
- TRENTON MUNI (about 26 miles; TRENTON, NE; ID: 9V2)
- SHALZ FIELD (about 27 miles; COLBY, KS; ID: CBK)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Atwood:
- FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 135 miles; HAYS,
KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,572)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY (about 154 miles;
KEARNEY, NE; FT enrollment: 5,588)
- BARTON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 185 miles;
GREAT BEND, KS; FT enrollment: 2,268)
- CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 191 miles; GRAND
ISLAND, NE; FT enrollment: 3,730)
- METROPOLITAN STATE COLLEGE OF DENVER (about 233
miles; DENVER, CO; FT enrollment: 12,938)
- UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT DENVER (about 233 miles;
DENVER, CO; FT enrollment: 8,839)
- UNIVERSITY OF DENVER (about 233 miles; DENVER, CO;
FT enrollment: 7,592)
Public high school in Atwood:
- ATWOOD HIGH (Students: 174; Location: 100 N
8TH; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Atwood:
- ATWOOD ELEM (Students: 154; Location: 205 N
4TH; Grades: KG - 06)
Library in Atwood:
- ATWOOD PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$69,406; Location: 102 SOUTH SIXTH ST.; 25,659 books;
551 audio materials; 847 video materials; 53 serial
subscriptions)
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