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Population (year 2000): 26,760. Estimated
population in July 2005: 26,456 (-1.1% change)
Males: 13,082 (48.9%), Females: 13,678 (51.1%)
Lyon County
Zip code:
66801
Median resident age: 28.4 years
Median household income: $30,809 (year 2000)
Median house value: $69,300 (year 2000)
Races in Emporia:
- White Non-Hispanic (71.1%)
- Hispanic (21.5%)
- Other race (12.7%)
- Black (3.0%)
- Two or more races (2.5%)
- American Indian (1.2%)
- Vietnamese (1.1%)
- Other Asian (0.8%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (23.4%), Irish (9.5%),
English (8.2%), United States (7.1%), French (2.8%), Swedish
(2.7%).
Elevation: 1150 feet
Land area: 9.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Emporia
- High school or higher: 79.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 9.4%
- Unemployed: 7.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 13.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Emporia city
- Never married: 33.5%
- Now married: 49.3%
- Separated: 1.2%
- Widowed: 6.6%
- Divorced: 9.5%
11.6% Foreign born (9.8% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +1,142 (+4.5%).
Hospitals/medical centers in Emporia:
- EMPORIA SURGICAL HOSPITAL (1602 WEST 15TH
STREET)
- NEWMAN REGIONAL HEALTH (1201 W 12TH AVE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Emporia:
- MORRIS COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; COUNCIL
GROVE, KS)
- COFFEY COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 34 miles; BURLINGTON,
KS)
- GREENWOOD COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 40 miles; EUREKA,
KS)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Emporia:
- FORBES FIELD (about 53 miles; TOPEKA, KS; ID: FOE)
- MANHATTAN RGNL (about 60 miles; MANHATTAN, KS; ID:
MHK)
- MC CONNELL AFB (about 93 miles; WICHITA, KS; ID:
IAB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Emporia:
- EMPORIA MUNI (about 7 miles; EMPORIA, KS; ID: EMP)
- CHASE COUNTY (about 26 miles; COTTONWOOD FALLS, KS;
ID: 9K0)
- OSAGE CITY MUNI (about 31 miles; OSAGE CITY, KS; ID:
53K)
Colleges/Universities in Emporia:
- EMPORIA STATE UNIVERSITY (Full-time
enrollment: 4,528; Location: 1200 COMMERCIAL ST; Public;
Website: www.emporia.edu; Offers Doctor's degree)
- FLINT HILLS TECHNICAL COLLEGE (FT enrollment:
240; Location: 3301 W 18TH ST; Public)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Emporia:
- WASHBURN UNIVERSITY OF TOPEKA (about 53 miles;
TOPEKA, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,472)
- BUTLER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 61 miles; EL
DORADO, KS; FT enrollment: 4,250)
- KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 61 miles; MANHATTAN,
KS; FT enrollment: 19,210)
- UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MAIN CAMPUS (about 74 miles;
LAWRENCE, KS; FT enrollment: 22,506)
- FRIENDS UNIVERSITY (about 96 miles; WICHITA, KS; FT
enrollment: 2,983)
- WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 103 miles; WICHITA,
KS; FT enrollment: 10,403)
- JOHNSON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 109 miles;
OVERLAND PARK, KS; FT enrollment: 8,857)
Public high school in Emporia:
- EMPORIA HIGH (Students: 1,609; Location: 3302
WEST 18TH; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Emporia:
- EMPORIA MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 726;
Location: 2300 GRAPHIC ARTS ROAD; Grades: 07 - 08)
- RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY (Students: 406;
Location: 327 S WEST ST; Grades: PK - 04)
- VILLAGE ELEM (Students: 385; Location: 2302 W
15TH; Grades: PK - 04)
- LOWTHER NORTH INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL 6TH
(Students: 353; Location: 216 W SIXTH; Grades: 06 - 06)
- LOWTHER SOUTH INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL 5TH
(Students: 345; Location: 215 W SIXTH; Grades: 05 - 05)
- W A WHITE ELEM (Students: 334; Location: 902
EXCHANGE; Grades: PK - 04)
- TIMMERMAN ELEMENTARY (Students: 318;
Location: 2901 TIMMERMAN DR; Grades: PK - 04)
- WALNUT ELEM (Students: 282; Location: 801
GROVE; Grades: PK - 04)
- LOGAN AVE ELEM (Students: 223; Location: 521
SOUTH EAST STREET; Grades: KG - 04)
Private primary/middle schools in Emporia:
- SACRED HEART (Students: 191; Location: 102
COTTONWOOD; Grades: PK - 6)
- EMPORIA CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 65;
Location: 1325 C OF E DRIVE; Grades: PK - 6)
Library in Emporia:
- EMPORIA PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$760,843; Location: 110 E. SIXTH AVENUE; 90,578 books;
8,146 audio materials; 1,689 video materials; 249 serial
subscriptions)
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