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Population (year 2000): 1,088. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,048 (-3.7% change)
Males: 528 (48.5%), Females: 560 (51.5%)
Marshall County
Zip code:
66411
Median resident age: 41.4 years
Median household income: $30,682 (year 2000)
Median house value: $30,700 (year 2000)
Races in Blue Rapids:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.8%)
- Two or more races (1.2%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
- Hispanic (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (39.1%), Irish (15.8%),
English (13.5%), United States (12.1%), Swedish (7.4%), Czech
(5.6%).
Elevation: 1158 feet
Land area: 2.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Blue Rapids
- High school or higher: 79.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.2%
- Unemployed: 4.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 18.9 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Blue Rapids city
- Never married: 22.4%
- Now married: 56.5%
- Separated: 1.2%
- Widowed: 9.5%
- Divorced: 10.3%
0.5% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -40 (-3.5%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Blue Rapids:
- COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE INC (about 12 miles;
MARYSVILLE, KS)
- HANOVER HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; HANOVER, KS)
- WASHINGTON COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 30 miles;
WASHINGTON, KS)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Blue
Rapids:
- MANHATTAN RGNL (about 38 miles; MANHATTAN, KS; ID:
MHK)
- LINCOLN MUNI (about 81 miles; LINCOLN, NE; ID: LNK)
- FORBES FIELD (about 87 miles; TOPEKA, KS; ID: FOE)
Other public-use airports nearest to Blue Rapids:
- MARYSVILLE MUNI (about 12 miles; MARYSVILLE, KS; ID:
MYZ)
- WASHINGTON COUNTY MEMORIAL (about 27 miles;
WASHINGTON, KS; ID: K38)
- CHARLES E GRUTZMACHER MUNI (about 37 miles; ONAGA,
KS; ID: 52K)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Blue Rapids:
- KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 34 miles; MANHATTAN,
KS; Full-time enrollment: 19,210)
- WASHBURN UNIVERSITY OF TOPEKA (about 76 miles;
TOPEKA, KS; FT enrollment: 4,472)
- SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 78 miles;
LINCOLN, NE; FT enrollment: 5,137)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT LINCOLN (about 79 miles;
LINCOLN, NE; FT enrollment: 19,806)
- EMPORIA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 94 miles; EMPORIA,
KS; FT enrollment: 4,528)
- UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MAIN CAMPUS (about 109 miles;
LAWRENCE, KS; FT enrollment: 22,506)
- BELLEVUE UNIVERSITY (about 114 miles; BELLEVUE, NE;
FT enrollment: 2,723)
Public high school in Blue Rapids:
- VALLEY HEIGHTS JR/SR HIGH (Students: 222;
Location: 2274 6TH ROAD; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Blue Rapids:
- VALLEY HEIGHTS ELEM (Students: 88; Location:
508 CHESTNUT; Grades: 04 - 06)
Library in Blue Rapids:
- BLUE RAPIDS PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$14,163; Location: 14 PUBLIC SQUARE P.O. BOX 246; 5,577
books; 25 audio materials; 64 video materials; 24 serial
subscriptions)
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