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Population (year 2000): 1,967. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,843 (-6.3% change)
Males: 923 (46.9%), Females: 1,044 (53.1%)
Brown County
Zip code:
66439
Median resident age: 38.7 years
Median household income: $22,991 (year 2000)
Median house value: $36,700 (year 2000)
Races in Horton:
- White Non-Hispanic (84.3%)
- American Indian (12.0%)
- Two or more races (2.4%)
- Hispanic (2.1%)
- Black (1.0%)
- Filipino (0.5%)
- Other race (0.5%)
Ancestries: German (31.4%), Irish (17.5%),
English (10.7%), United States (4.1%), Dutch (3.7%), French
(3.5%).
Elevation: 1082 feet
Land area: 1.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Horton
- High school or higher: 77.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.9%
- Unemployed: 7.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Horton city
- Never married: 22.0%
- Now married: 51.0%
- Separated: 0.9%
- Widowed: 12.6%
- Divorced: 13.5%
1.5% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +68 (+3.6%).
Hospital/medical center in Horton:
- NORTHEAST KS CRT FOR HEALTH & WELLNESS (240 W
18TH STREET)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Horton:
- HIAWATHA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 14 miles;
HIAWATHA, KS)
- HOLTON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; HOLTON,
KS)
- SABETHA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; SABETHA,
KS)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Horton:
- ROSECRANS MEMORIAL (about 45 miles; ST JOSEPH, MO;
ID: STJ)
- FORBES FIELD (about 50 miles; TOPEKA, KS; ID: FOE)
- KANSAS CITY INTL (about 63 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO;
ID: MCI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Horton:
- HORTON MUNI (about 1 miles; HORTON, KS; ID: K91)
- HIAWATHA MUNI (about 14 miles; HIAWATHA, KS; ID:
K87)
- SABETHA MUNI (about 24 miles; SABETHA, KS; ID: K83)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Horton:
- WASHBURN UNIVERSITY OF TOPEKA (about 46 miles;
TOPEKA, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,472)
- MISSOURI WESTERN STATE COLLEGE (about 51 miles; ST
JOSEPH, MO; FT enrollment: 4,329)
- UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MAIN CAMPUS (about 52 miles;
LAWRENCE, KS; FT enrollment: 22,506)
- KANSAS CITY KANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 65
miles; KANSAS CITY, KS; FT enrollment: 2,837)
- NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 65 miles;
MARYVILLE, MO; FT enrollment: 5,620)
- PARK UNIVERSITY (about 65 miles; PARKVILLE, MO; FT
enrollment: 4,180)
- UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER (about 67 miles;
KANSAS CITY, KS; FT enrollment: 2,168)
Public high school in Horton:
- HORTON HIGH (Students: 157; Location: 1120
FIRST AVE EAST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Horton:
- HORTON ELEM (Students: 261; Location: 300 E
16TH; Grades: KG - 04)
Library in Horton:
- HORTON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$61,207; Location: 809 1ST AVE EAST; 12,380 books; 203
audio materials; 1,083 video materials; 44 serial
subscriptions)
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