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Population (year 2000): 3,509. Estimated
population in July 2005: 3,631 (+3.5% change)
Males: 1,695 (48.3%), Females: 1,814 (51.7%)
Harvey County
Zip code:
67062
Median resident age: 35.7 years
Median household income: $42,585 (year 2000)
Median house value: $99,600 (year 2000)
Races in Hesston:
- White Non-Hispanic (93.2%)
- Hispanic (2.9%)
- Black (1.5%)
- Two or more races (1.3%)
- Other race (1.3%)
- American Indian (1.0%)
Ancestries: German (48.0%), United States
(7.3%), English (6.9%), Irish (6.0%), Swiss (5.5%), Dutch
(3.9%).
Elevation: 1476 feet
Land area: 2.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Hesston
- High school or higher: 90.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 32.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 9.4%
- Unemployed: 3.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 15.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Hesston city
- Never married: 27.2%
- Now married: 56.9%
- Separated: 0.7%
- Widowed: 7.7%
- Divorced: 7.5%
3.5% Foreign born (1.2% Asia, 0.9% Latin
America, 0.7% Europe, 0.4% Africa).
Population change in the 1990s: +597 (+20.5%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Hesston:
- MERCY HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; MOUNDRIDGE, KS)
- NEWTON MEDICAL CENTER (about 10 miles; NEWTON, KS)
- PRAIRIE VIEW INC (about 10 miles; NEWTON, KS)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Hesston:
- HUTCHINSON MUNI (about 30 miles; HUTCHINSON, KS; ID:
HUT)
- WICHITA MID-CONTINENT (about 35 miles; WICHITA, KS;
ID: ICT)
- MC CONNELL AFB (about 38 miles; WICHITA, KS; ID: IAB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Hesston:
- MOUNDRIDGE MUNI (about 7 miles; MOUNDRIDGE, KS; ID:
47K)
- NEWTON-CITY-COUNTY (about 13 miles; NEWTON, KS; ID:
EWK)
- ALFRED SCHROEDER FIELD (about 21 miles; HILLSBORO,
KS; ID: M66)
Amtrak station near Hesston:
- 9 miles: NEWTON (5TH & MAIN STS.). Services: ticket
office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting
area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending
machines, free short-term parking, free long-term
parking, call for taxi service.
College/University in Hesston:
- HESSTON COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 402;
Location: 325 South College Drive; Private,
not-for-profit; Website: www.hesston.edu)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Hesston:
- WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 31 miles; WICHITA,
KS; Full-time enrollment: 10,403)
- FRIENDS UNIVERSITY (about 33 miles; WICHITA, KS; FT
enrollment: 2,983)
- HUTCHINSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 35 miles;
HUTCHINSON, KS; FT enrollment: 2,268)
- BUTLER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 46 miles; EL
DORADO, KS; FT enrollment: 4,250)
- COWLEY COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 79 miles;
ARKANSAS CITY, KS; FT enrollment: 2,392)
- EMPORIA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 88 miles; EMPORIA,
KS; FT enrollment: 4,528)
- KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 94 miles; MANHATTAN,
KS; FT enrollment: 19,210)
Public high school in Hesston:
- HESSTON HIGH (Students: 252; Location: 200 N
RIDGE ROAD; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Hesston:
- HESSTON ELEM (Students: 284; Location: 300 E
AMOS; Grades: KG - 04)
- HESSTON MIDDLE (Students: 279; Location: 100
N RIDGE ROAD; Grades: 05 - 08)
Library in Hesston:
- HESSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$151,809; Location: 110 E. SMITH; 32,950 books; 855
audio materials; 793 video materials; 80 serial
subscriptions)
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