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Population (year 2000): 3,287. Estimated
population in July 2005: 3,163 (-3.8% change)
Males: 1,534 (46.7%), Females: 1,753 (53.3%)
Cherokee County
Zip code:
66739
Median resident age: 36.2 years
Median household income: $25,401 (year 2000)
Median house value: $37,300 (year 2000)
Races in Galena:
- White Non-Hispanic (88.7%)
- American Indian (8.5%)
- Two or more races (3.0%)
- Hispanic (1.8%)
- Other race (0.9%)
- Black (0.8%)
Ancestries: United States (25.7%), German
(9.5%), Irish (8.5%), English (4.3%), French (3.5%), Dutch
(2.9%).
Elevation: 941 feet
Land area: 4.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Galena
- High school or higher: 70.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.0%
- Unemployed: 9.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 17.9 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Galena city
- Never married: 21.7%
- Now married: 48.9%
- Separated: 4.0%
- Widowed: 10.7%
- Divorced: 14.6%
0.5% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -71 (-2.1%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Galena:
- FREEMAN HEALTH SYSTEM - FREEMAN WEST (about 9 miles;
JOPLIN, MO)
- ST JOHNS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 9 miles;
JOPLIN, MO)
- ST JOHNS MAUDE NORTON MEMORIAL HOSP (about 19 miles;
COLUMBUS, KS)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Galena:
- JOPLIN REGIONAL (about 12 miles; JOPLIN, MO; ID:
JLN)
- NORTHWEST ARKANSAS RGNL (about 61 miles;
FAYETTEVILLE/SPRINGDALE/, AR; ID: XNA)
- DRAKE FIELD (about 81 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; ID:
FYV)
Other public-use airports nearest to Galena:
- MIAMI MUNI (about 21 miles; MIAMI, OK; ID: MIO)
- ATKINSON MUNI (about 26 miles; PITTSBURG, KS; ID:
PTS)
- NEOSHO HUGH ROBINSON (about 26 miles; NEOSHO, MO;
ID: EOS)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Galena:
- MISSOURI SOUTHERN STATE COLLEGE (about 10 miles;
JOPLIN, MO; Full-time enrollment: 4,569)
- PITTSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY (about 24 miles;
PITTSBURG, KS; FT enrollment: 5,566)
- NORTHWEST ARKANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 57
miles; BENTONVILLE, AR; FT enrollment: 2,197)
- UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS MAIN CAMPUS (about 80 miles;
FAYETTEVILLE, AR; FT enrollment: 13,324)
- NORTHEASTERN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 83 miles;
TAHLEQUAH, OK; FT enrollment: 6,610)
- OZARKS TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 91 miles;
SPRINGFIELD, MO; FT enrollment: 3,756)
- DRURY UNIVERSITY (about 92 miles; Springfield, MO;
FT enrollment: 3,125)
Public high schools in Galena:
- GALENA HIGH (Students: 242; Location: 602
EAST 8TH STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
- CORNERSTONE ALTERNATIVE CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL
(Students: 32; Location: 720 EAST 7TH STREET; Grades: 09
- 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Galena:
- SPRING GROVE PRIMARY CENTER (Students: 181;
Location: 1900 GALENA AVE.; Grades: KG - 02)
- LIBERTY ELEM (Students: 165; Location: 624 E.
8TH STREET; Grades: 03 - 05)
- GALENA MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 164;
Location: 624 EAST 8TH STREET; Grades: 06 - 08)
- SPENCER ELEM (Students: 74; Location: 280 NE
90TH STREET; Grades: PK - 06)
Library in Galena:
- GALENA PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$57,927; Location: 315 W. 7TH STREET; 33,483 books; 39
audio materials; 57 video materials; 41 serial
subscriptions)
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