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Population (year 2000): 1,145. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,153 (+0.7% change)
Males: 568 (49.6%), Females: 577 (50.4%)
Doniphan County
Zip code:
66024
Median resident age: 32.3 years
Median household income: $28,950 (year 2000)
Median house value: $45,500 (year 2000)
Races in Elwood:
- White Non-Hispanic (88.6%)
- Black (6.6%)
- Two or more races (3.2%)
- American Indian (1.6%)
- Hispanic (1.5%)
Ancestries: German (14.9%), Irish (13.6%),
United States (9.4%), English (4.0%), French (2.4%), Dutch
(2.2%).
Elevation: 813 feet
Land area: 2.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Elwood
- High school or higher: 72.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 0.5%
- Unemployed: 5.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Elwood city
- Never married: 26.0%
- Now married: 52.0%
- Separated: 1.7%
- Widowed: 5.8%
- Divorced: 14.5%
1.1% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +68 (+6.3%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Elwood:
- HEARTLAND REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 6 miles;
SAINT JOSEPH, MO)
- NORTHWEST MO PSYCHIATRIC REHAB CTR (about 6 miles;
SAINT JOSEPH, MO)
- ATCHISON HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; ATCHISON, KS)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Elwood:
- ROSECRANS MEMORIAL (about 2 miles; ST JOSEPH, MO;
ID: STJ)
- KANSAS CITY INTL (about 35 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO;
ID: MCI)
- CHARLES B. WHEELER DOWNTOWN (about 49 miles; KANSAS
CITY, MO; ID: MKC)
Other public-use airports nearest to Elwood:
- RAINBOW AIR VILLAGE (about 21 miles; DEARBORN, MO;
ID: 0C1)
- AMELIA EARHART (about 24 miles; ATCHISON, KS; ID:
K59)
- SHERMAN AAF (about 27 miles; FORT LEAVENWORTH, KS;
ID: FLV)
Amtrak station near Elwood:
- 7 miles: ST. JOSEPH (4225 FREDERICK AVE.) - Bus
Station. Services: full-service food facilities, call
for taxi service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Elwood:
- MISSOURI WESTERN STATE COLLEGE (about 6 miles; ST
JOSEPH, MO; Full-time enrollment: 4,329)
- PARK UNIVERSITY (about 39 miles; PARKVILLE, MO; FT
enrollment: 4,180)
- NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles;
MARYVILLE, MO; FT enrollment: 5,620)
- METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 42 miles;
KANSAS CITY, MO; FT enrollment: 2,998)
- KANSAS CITY KANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 45
miles; KANSAS CITY, KS; FT enrollment: 2,837)
- UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER (about 47 miles;
KANSAS CITY, KS; FT enrollment: 2,168)
- METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGES (about 52 miles;
KANSAS CITY, MO; FT enrollment: 2,259)
Public high school in Elwood:
- ELWOOD HIGH (Students: 158; Location: 204 N
12TH; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Elwood:
- ELWOOD ELEM (Students: 203; Location: 203 N
12TH; Grades: KG - 08)
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