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Population (year 2000): 567. Estimated
population in July 2005: 578 (+1.9% change)
Males: 257 (45.3%), Females: 310 (54.7%)
Meade County
Zip code:
67844
Median resident age: 42.8 years
Median household income: $33,214 (year 2000)
Median house value: $35,000 (year 2000)
Races in Fowler:
- White Non-Hispanic (88.4%)
- Hispanic (10.4%)
- Other race (5.3%)
- American Indian (1.6%)
- Two or more races (1.4%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (29.5%), United States
(18.0%), English (9.7%), Irish (6.9%), French (4.1%), Dutch
(2.3%).
Elevation: 2481 feet
Land area: 0.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Fowler
- High school or higher: 82.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.1%
- Unemployed: 5.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Fowler city
- Never married: 17.1%
- Now married: 60.2%
- Separated: 0.7%
- Widowed: 12.5%
- Divorced: 9.5%
4.6% Foreign born (4.2% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: -2 (-0.4%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Fowler:
- MEADE DISTRICT HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; MEADE, KS)
- MINNEOLA DISTRICT HOSPITAL (about 16 miles;
MINNEOLA, KS)
- WESTERN PLAINS MEDICAL COMPLEX (about 29 miles;
DODGE CITY, KS)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Fowler:
- DODGE CITY REGIONAL (about 31 miles; DODGE CITY, KS;
ID: DDC)
- GARDEN CITY REGIONAL (about 52 miles; GARDEN CITY,
KS; ID: GCK)
- LIBERAL MUNI (about 58 miles; LIBERAL, KS; ID: LBL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Fowler:
- FOWLER (about 1 miles; FOWLER, KS; ID: 18K)
- MEADE MUNI (about 14 miles; MEADE, KS; ID: MEJ)
- MONTEZUMA MUNICIPAL (about 24 miles; MONTEZUMA, KS;
ID: K17)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Fowler:
- BARTON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 119 miles;
GREAT BEND, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,268)
- FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 120 miles; HAYS,
KS; FT enrollment: 4,572)
- HUTCHINSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 164 miles;
HUTCHINSON, KS; FT enrollment: 2,268)
- SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 164
miles; WEATHERFORD, OK; FT enrollment: 4,360)
- WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 189 miles; WICHITA,
KS; FT enrollment: 10,403)
- AMARILLO COLLEGE (about 192 miles; AMARILLO, TX; FT
enrollment: 4,876)
- FRIENDS UNIVERSITY (about 197 miles; WICHITA, KS; FT
enrollment: 2,983)
Public high school in Fowler:
- FOWLER HIGH (Students: 91; Location: 100 W
8TH AVE; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Fowler:
- FOWLER ELEM (Students: 89; Location: 100 E
8TH AVE; Grades: KG - 06)
Library in Fowler:
- FOWLER PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$10,347; Location: 510 MAIN, P.O. BOX 135; 11,326 books;
133 audio materials; 459 video materials; 32 serial
subscriptions)
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