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Population (year 2000): 1,038. Estimated
population in July 2005: 938 (-9.6% change)
Males: 496 (47.8%), Females: 542 (52.2%)
Osborne County
Zip code:
67437
Median resident age: 46.0 years
Median household income: $24,808 (year 2000)
Median house value: $33,200 (year 2000)
Races in Downs:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.4%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (37.9%), United States
(20.8%), Irish (10.2%), English (9.5%), Dutch (7.0%), French
(3.5%).
Elevation: 1484 feet
Land area: 1.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Downs
- High school or higher: 78.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.9%
- Unemployed: 4.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 15.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Downs city
- Never married: 20.6%
- Now married: 53.5%
- Separated: 1.3%
- Widowed: 12.8%
- Divorced: 11.9%
0.5% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -77 (-6.9%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Downs:
- OSBORNE COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 13 miles;
OSBORNE, KS)
- SMITH COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 27 miles;
SMITH CENTER, KS)
- JEWELL COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 31 miles; MANKATO, KS)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Downs:
- HAYS RGNL (about 68 miles; HAYS, KS; ID: HYS)
- HASTINGS MUNI (about 76 miles; HASTINGS, NE; ID:
HSI)
- SALINA MUNI (about 80 miles; SALINA, KS; ID: SLN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Downs:
- CAWKER CITY (about 8 miles; CAWKER CITY, KS; ID:
8K6)
- OSBORNE MUNI (about 11 miles; OSBORNE, KS; ID: K75)
- SMITH CENTER MUNI (about 24 miles; SMITH CENTER, KS;
ID: K82)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Downs:
- FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 69 miles; HAYS,
KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,572)
- BARTON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 81 miles;
GREAT BEND, KS; FT enrollment: 2,268)
- CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 95 miles; GRAND
ISLAND, NE; FT enrollment: 3,730)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY (about 100 miles;
KEARNEY, NE; FT enrollment: 5,588)
- HUTCHINSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 110 miles;
HUTCHINSON, KS; FT enrollment: 2,268)
- KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 138 miles; MANHATTAN,
KS; FT enrollment: 19,210)
- WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 145 miles; WICHITA,
KS; FT enrollment: 10,403)
Public high school in Downs:
- LAKESIDE HIGH SCHOOL AT DOWNS (Students: 155;
Location: 1306 N MORGAN; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Downs:
- LAKESIDE ELEM AT DOWNS (Students: 47;
Location: 817 COLLEGE; Grades: KG - 03)
Library in Downs:
- DOWNS CARNEGIE (Operating income: $36,277;
Location: 504 MORGAN; 12,708 books; 139 audio materials;
392 video materials; 48 serial subscriptions)
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