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Population (year 2000): 3,396. Estimated
population in July 2005: 3,259 (-4.0% change)
Males: 1,531 (45.1%), Females: 1,865 (54.9%)
Cherokee County
Zip code:
66725
Median resident age: 37.7 years
Median household income: $27,530 (year 2000)
Median house value: $45,500 (year 2000)
Races in Columbus:
- White Non-Hispanic (93.6%)
- American Indian (3.4%)
- Two or more races (2.2%)
- Hispanic (2.0%)
- Other race (0.8%)
Ancestries: United States (21.1%), German
(17.4%), English (10.3%), Irish (8.0%), Swedish (2.8%), Italian
(2.7%).
Elevation: 910 feet
Land area: 2.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Columbus
- High school or higher: 80.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.0%
- Unemployed: 5.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Columbus city
- Never married: 17.5%
- Now married: 55.9%
- Separated: 1.7%
- Widowed: 12.1%
- Divorced: 12.9%
1.2% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +21 (+0.6%).
Hospital/medical center in Columbus:
- ST JOHNS MAUDE NORTON MEMORIAL HOSP (220 N
PENNSYLVANIA)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Columbus:
- MT CARMEL MEDICAL CENTER (about 19 miles; PITTSBURG,
KS)
- WILLOW CREST HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; MIAMI, OK)
- OSWEGO HEALTH CENTER (about 21 miles; OSWEGO, KS)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Columbus:
- JOPLIN REGIONAL (about 25 miles; JOPLIN, MO; ID: JLN)
- NORTHWEST ARKANSAS RGNL (about 73 miles;
FAYETTEVILLE/SPRINGDALE/, AR; ID: XNA)
- DRAKE FIELD (about 94 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; ID:
FYV)
Other public-use airports nearest to Columbus:
- OSWEGO MUNI (about 14 miles; OSWEGO, KS; ID: K67)
- MIAMI MUNI (about 19 miles; MIAMI, OK; ID: MIO)
- ATKINSON MUNI (about 20 miles; PITTSBURG, KS; ID:
PTS)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Columbus:
- PITTSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY (about 19 miles;
PITTSBURG, KS; Full-time enrollment: 5,566)
- MISSOURI SOUTHERN STATE COLLEGE (about 25 miles;
JOPLIN, MO; FT enrollment: 4,569)
- NORTHWEST ARKANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 70
miles; BENTONVILLE, AR; FT enrollment: 2,197)
- NORTHEASTERN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 87 miles;
TAHLEQUAH, OK; FT enrollment: 6,610)
- UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS MAIN CAMPUS (about 92 miles;
FAYETTEVILLE, AR; FT enrollment: 13,324)
- OZARKS TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 104 miles;
SPRINGFIELD, MO; FT enrollment: 3,756)
- SOUTHWEST BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (about 105 miles;
BOLIVAR, MO; FT enrollment: 2,612)
Public high school in Columbus:
- COLUMBUS HIGH (Students: 373; Location: 124 S
HIGH SCHOOL AVENUE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Columbus:
- CENTRAL ELEM (Students: 422; Location: 810 S
HIGH SCHOOL AVENUE; Grades: 04 - 08)
- PARK ELEM (Students: 175; Location: 724 E
GARFIELD STREET; Grades: KG - 01)
- HIGHLAND ELEM (Students: 121; Location: 319 N
HIGH SCHOOL ST; Grades: 02 - 03)
- GREENLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 66;
Location: 9155 SW 30TH STREET; Grades: KG - 05)
Library in Columbus:
- COLUMBUS PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$56,976; Location: 205 N KANSAS; 20,576 books; 250 audio
materials; 250 video materials; 100 serial
subscriptions)
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