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Population (year 2000): 966. Estimated
population in July 2005: 959 (-0.7% change)
Males: 462 (47.8%), Females: 504 (52.2%)
Chase County
Zip code:
66845
Median resident age: 38.6 years
Median household income: $28,947 (year 2000)
Median house value: $45,500 (year 2000)
Races in Cottonwood Falls:
- White Non-Hispanic (93.7%)
- Black (2.4%)
- Hispanic (2.4%)
- American Indian (1.6%)
- Other race (0.8%)
- Two or more races (0.5%)
Ancestries: German (26.1%), United States
(17.9%), English (11.8%), Irish (11.7%), French (3.6%), Dutch
(3.2%).
Elevation: 1175 feet
Land area: 0.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Cottonwood Falls
- High school or higher: 87.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.6%
- Unemployed: 3.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Cottonwood Falls city
- Never married: 21.9%
- Now married: 45.6%
- Separated: 1.3%
- Widowed: 17.3%
- Divorced: 13.9%
0.2% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +85 (+9.6%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Cottonwood Falls:
- MORRIS COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; COUNCIL
GROVE, KS)
- EMPORIA SURGICAL HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; EMPORIA,
KS)
- NEWMAN REGIONAL HEALTH (about 25 miles; EMPORIA, KS)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Cottonwood Falls:
- MANHATTAN RGNL (about 54 miles; MANHATTAN, KS; ID:
MHK)
- MC CONNELL AFB (about 72 miles; WICHITA, KS; ID: IAB)
- FORBES FIELD (about 74 miles; TOPEKA, KS; ID: FOE)
Other public-use airports nearest to Cottonwood Falls:
- CHASE COUNTY (about 2 miles; COTTONWOOD FALLS, KS;
ID: 9K0)
- COUNCIL GROVE MUNI (about 21 miles; COUNCIL GROVE,
KS; ID: K63)
- EMPORIA MUNI (about 26 miles; EMPORIA, KS; ID: EMP)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Cottonwood Falls:
- EMPORIA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 25 miles; EMPORIA,
KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,528)
- BUTLER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 43 miles; EL
DORADO, KS; FT enrollment: 4,250)
- KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 57 miles; MANHATTAN,
KS; FT enrollment: 19,210)
- WASHBURN UNIVERSITY OF TOPEKA (about 71 miles;
TOPEKA, KS; FT enrollment: 4,472)
- FRIENDS UNIVERSITY (about 75 miles; WICHITA, KS; FT
enrollment: 2,983)
- WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 80 miles; WICHITA,
KS; FT enrollment: 10,403)
- COWLEY COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 96 miles;
ARKANSAS CITY, KS; FT enrollment: 2,392)
Public high school in Cottonwood Falls:
- CHASE COUNTY HIGH (Students: 159; Location:
600 MAIN; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Cottonwood Falls:
- CHASE CO ELEM (Students: 176; Location: 401
MAPLE; Grades: KG - 04)
Library in Cottonwood Falls:
- COTTONWOOD FALLS/BURNLEY MEMORIAL (Operating
income: $16,817; Location: PO BOX 509 401 OAK; 8,274
books; 13 audio materials; 32 serial subscriptions)
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