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Population (year 2000): 1,783. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,843 (+3.4% change)
Males: 863 (48.4%), Females: 920 (51.6%)
Sedgwick County
Zip code:
67025
Median resident age: 35.9 years
Median household income: $45,221 (year 2000)
Median house value: $71,800 (year 2000)
Races in Cheney:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.3%)
- Two or more races (1.3%)
- Hispanic (1.3%)
- American Indian (1.2%)
Ancestries: German (36.8%), English (11.4%),
Irish (9.7%), United States (9.1%), Dutch (2.7%), French (2.7%).
Elevation: 1385 feet
Land area: 1.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Cheney
- High school or higher: 86.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.0%
- Unemployed: 2.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 26.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Cheney city
- Never married: 16.1%
- Now married: 67.4%
- Separated: 0.5%
- Widowed: 7.8%
- Divorced: 8.2%
0.2% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +219 (+14.0%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Cheney:
- KINGMAN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; KINGMAN,
KS)
- WESLEY REHABILITATION HOSPITAL (about 25 miles;
WICHITA, KS)
- HARPER HOSPITAL DISTRICT 5 (about 29 miles; HARPER,
KS)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Cheney:
- WICHITA MID-CONTINENT (about 26 miles; WICHITA, KS;
ID: ICT)
- HUTCHINSON MUNI (about 30 miles; HUTCHINSON, KS; ID:
HUT)
- MC CONNELL AFB (about 36 miles; WICHITA, KS; ID: IAB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Cheney:
- NORWICH (about 13 miles; NORWICH, KS; ID: 49K)
- KINGMAN AIRPORT - CLYDE CESSNA FIELD (about 24
miles; KINGMAN, KS; ID: 9K8)
- ARGONIA MUNI (about 26 miles; ARGONIA, KS; ID: 2K8)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Cheney:
- WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 22 miles; WICHITA,
KS; Full-time enrollment: 10,403)
- FRIENDS UNIVERSITY (about 30 miles; WICHITA, KS; FT
enrollment: 2,983)
- HUTCHINSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 30 miles;
HUTCHINSON, KS; FT enrollment: 2,268)
- COWLEY COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 65 miles;
ARKANSAS CITY, KS; FT enrollment: 2,392)
- BUTLER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 67 miles; EL
DORADO, KS; FT enrollment: 4,250)
- BARTON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 86 miles;
GREAT BEND, KS; FT enrollment: 2,268)
- OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 120
miles; STILLWATER, OK; FT enrollment: 16,937)
Public high school in Cheney:
- CHENEY HIGH (Students: 249; Location: 800 N
MARSHALL; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Cheney:
- CHENEY ELEM (Students: 329; Location: 126 W
5TH; Grades: KG - 05)
- CHENEY MIDDLE SCHOOL 6-8 (Students: 213;
Location: 715 N. MAIN; Grades: 06 - 08)
Private primary/middle school in Cheney:
- ST PAULS LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 118;
Location: 612 LINCOLN BOX 278; Grades: PK - 8)
Library in Cheney:
- CHENEY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$39,538; Location: 203 N. MAIN; 14,478 books; 94 audio
materials; 806 video materials; 12 serial subscriptions)
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