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Population (year 2000): 2,026. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,888 (-6.8% change)
Males: 1,002 (49.5%), Females: 1,024 (50.5%)
Finney County
Zip code:
67851
Median resident age: 24.6 years
Median household income: $47,115 (year 2000)
Median house value: $77,700 (year 2000)
Races in Holcomb:
- White Non-Hispanic (72.2%)
- Hispanic (24.4%)
- Other race (13.3%)
- Two or more races (3.7%)
- American Indian (1.3%)
- Black (1.1%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (22.9%), United States
(7.7%), English (6.3%), Irish (5.4%), Dutch (2.4%), French
(1.6%).
Elevation: 2885 feet
Land area: 1.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Holcomb
- High school or higher: 75.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.2%
- Unemployed: 2.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 16.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Holcomb city
- Never married: 27.3%
- Now married: 59.0%
- Separated: 0.8%
- Widowed: 2.2%
- Divorced: 10.7%
10.1% Foreign born (9.8% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +612 (+43.3%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Holcomb:
- ST CATHERINE HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; GARDEN CITY,
KS)
- KEARNY COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; LAKIN, KS)
- SATANTA DISTRICT HOSPITAL (about 34 miles; SATANTA,
KS)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Holcomb:
- GARDEN CITY REGIONAL (about 20 miles; GARDEN CITY,
KS; ID: GCK)
- LIBERAL MUNI (about 66 miles; LIBERAL, KS; ID: LBL)
- DODGE CITY REGIONAL (about 74 miles; DODGE CITY, KS;
ID: DDC)
Other public-use airports nearest to Holcomb:
- LAKIN (about 19 miles; LAKIN, KS; ID: 36K)
- INGALLS MUNI (about 33 miles; INGALLS, KS; ID: 30K)
- SCOTT CITY MUNI (about 34 miles; SCOTT CITY, KS; ID:
TQK)
Amtrak station near Holcomb:
- 8 miles: GARDEN CITY (100 N. 7TH ST.). Services:
ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed
waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones,
vending machines, free short-term parking, free
long-term parking, call for taxi service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Holcomb:
- FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 131 miles; HAYS,
KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,572)
- BARTON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 155 miles;
GREAT BEND, KS; FT enrollment: 2,268)
- AMARILLO COLLEGE (about 203 miles; AMARILLO, TX; FT
enrollment: 4,876)
- HUTCHINSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 212 miles;
HUTCHINSON, KS; FT enrollment: 2,268)
- WEST TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY (about 217 miles;
CANYON, TX; FT enrollment: 5,476)
- SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 231
miles; WEATHERFORD, OK; FT enrollment: 4,360)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY (about 238 miles;
KEARNEY, NE; FT enrollment: 5,588)
Public high school in Holcomb:
- HOLCOMB HIGH (Students: 253; Location: 600 N
JONES; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Holcomb:
- WILEY ELEM (Students: 281; Location: 204
HENDERSON; Grades: KG - 03)
- HOLCOMB MIDDLE (Students: 224; Location: 500
N HENDERSON; Grades: 06 - 08)
- HOLCOMB ELEM 4-5 (Students: 146; Location:
200 N MAIN; Grades: 04 - 05)
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