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Population (year 2000): 397. Estimated
population in July 2005: 390 (-1.8% change)
Males: 175 (44.1%), Females: 222 (55.9%)
Anderson County
Zip code:
66015
Median resident age: 42.3 years
Median household income: $25,167 (year 2000)
Median house value: $33,100 (year 2000)
Races in Colony:
- White Non-Hispanic (94.5%)
- Two or more races (3.8%)
- American Indian (3.0%)
- Hispanic (2.0%)
Ancestries: German (17.6%), Irish (11.8%),
United States (10.3%), English (6.0%), Dutch (3.5%), Scottish
(2.5%).
Elevation: 1130 feet
Land area: 0.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Colony
- High school or higher: 72.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.4%
- Unemployed: 10.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 22.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Colony city
- Never married: 15.5%
- Now married: 68.3%
- Separated: 1.1%
- Widowed: 10.1%
- Divorced: 5.0%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -51 (-11.4%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Colony:
- ALLEN COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; IOLA, KS)
- ANDERSON COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; GARNETT,
KS)
- COFFEY COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; BURLINGTON,
KS)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Colony:
- FORBES FIELD (about 64 miles; TOPEKA, KS; ID: FOE)
- JOPLIN REGIONAL (about 88 miles; JOPLIN, MO; ID: JLN)
- CHARLES B. WHEELER DOWNTOWN (about 90 miles; KANSAS
CITY, MO; ID: MKC)
Other public-use airports nearest to Colony:
- ALLEN COUNTY (about 15 miles; IOLA, KS; ID: K88)
- GARNETT MUNI (about 17 miles; GARNETT, KS; ID: K68)
- COFFEY COUNTY (about 29 miles; BURLINGTON, KS; ID:
UKL)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Colony:
- UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MAIN CAMPUS (about 61 miles;
LAWRENCE, KS; Full-time enrollment: 22,506)
- EMPORIA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 63 miles; EMPORIA,
KS; FT enrollment: 4,528)
- PITTSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY (about 65 miles;
PITTSBURG, KS; FT enrollment: 5,566)
- WASHBURN UNIVERSITY OF TOPEKA (about 73 miles;
TOPEKA, KS; FT enrollment: 4,472)
- JOHNSON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 75 miles;
OVERLAND PARK, KS; FT enrollment: 8,857)
- UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER (about 83 miles;
KANSAS CITY, KS; FT enrollment: 2,168)
- DEVRY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 83 miles;
KANSAS CITY, MO; FT enrollment: 2,189)
Public high school in Colony:
- CREST HIGH (Students: 86; Location: 603 E.
BROAD; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Colony:
- CREST WEST ELEM (Students: 48; Location: 603
E. BROAD; Grades: KG - 02)
Library in Colony:
- COLONY CITY LIBRARY (Operating income:
$6,896; Location: 339 CHERRY STREET; 5,167 books; 22
audio materials; 362 video materials; 8 serial
subscriptions)
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