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Population (year 2000): 3,368. Estimated
population in July 2005: 3,338 (-0.9% change)
Males: 1,578 (46.9%), Females: 1,790 (53.1%)
Anderson County
Zip code:
66032
Median resident age: 41.2 years
Median household income: $31,518 (year 2000)
Median house value: $60,400 (year 2000)
Races in Garnett:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.3%)
- American Indian (1.5%)
- Hispanic (1.5%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
- Other race (0.5%)
Ancestries: German (24.8%), English (14.2%),
Irish (13.4%), United States (9.5%), French (3.2%), Swedish
(2.9%).
Elevation: 1049 feet
Land area: 3.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Garnett
- High school or higher: 83.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.9%
- Unemployed: 2.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Garnett city
- Never married: 15.1%
- Now married: 58.6%
- Separated: 1.0%
- Widowed: 13.4%
- Divorced: 11.9%
0.8% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +135 (+4.2%).
Hospital/medical center in Garnett:
- ANDERSON COUNTY HOSPITAL (421 S MAPLE PO BOX
309)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Garnett:
- RANSOM MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; OTTAWA,
KS)
- OSAWATOMIE STATE HOSP PSYCHIATRIC (about 24 miles;
OSAWATOMIE, KS)
- ALLEN COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; IOLA, KS)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Garnett:
- FORBES FIELD (about 54 miles; TOPEKA, KS; ID: FOE)
- CHARLES B. WHEELER DOWNTOWN (about 74 miles; KANSAS
CITY, MO; ID: MKC)
- KANSAS CITY INTL (about 79 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO;
ID: MCI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Garnett:
- GARNETT MUNI (about 3 miles; GARNETT, KS; ID: K68)
- OTTAWA MUNI (about 18 miles; OTTAWA, KS; ID: OWI)
- MIAMI COUNTY (about 29 miles; PAOLA, KS; ID: K81)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Garnett:
- UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MAIN CAMPUS (about 47 miles;
LAWRENCE, KS; Full-time enrollment: 22,506)
- JOHNSON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 58 miles;
OVERLAND PARK, KS; FT enrollment: 8,857)
- WASHBURN UNIVERSITY OF TOPEKA (about 64 miles;
TOPEKA, KS; FT enrollment: 4,472)
- UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER (about 66 miles;
KANSAS CITY, KS; FT enrollment: 2,168)
- DEVRY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 67 miles;
KANSAS CITY, MO; FT enrollment: 2,189)
- KANSAS CITY KANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 67
miles; KANSAS CITY, KS; FT enrollment: 2,837)
- EMPORIA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 67 miles; EMPORIA,
KS; FT enrollment: 4,528)
Public high school in Garnett:
- ANDERSON COUNTY JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL (Students:
473; Location: 1100 WEST HIGHWAY 31; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Garnett:
- GARNETT ELEM (Students: 293; Location: 305
NORTH OAK ST; Grades: 02 - 06)
- IRVING PRIMARY (Students: 126; Location: 212
S PINE; Grades: KG - 01)
Private primary/middle school in Garnett:
- HOLY ANGELS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 42;
Location: 530 EAST FOURTH ST; Grades: 1 - 8)
Library in Garnett:
- GARNETT PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$90,674; Location: 125 W. 4TH; 29,296 books; 342 audio
materials; 413 video materials; 39 serial subscriptions)
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