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Population (year 2000): 6,302. Estimated
population in July 2005: 6,008 (-4.7% change)
Males: 2,957 (46.9%), Females: 3,345 (53.1%)
Allen County
Zip code:
66749
Median resident age: 35.9 years
Median household income: $29,219 (year 2000)
Median house value: $39,100 (year 2000)
Races in Iola:
- White Non-Hispanic (92.9%)
- Black (2.8%)
- Hispanic (1.8%)
- Two or more races (1.8%)
- American Indian (1.7%)
- Other race (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (23.4%), United States
(12.3%), English (11.6%), Irish (10.5%), Swedish (3.8%), Dutch
(3.4%).
Elevation: 965 feet
Land area: 4.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Iola
- High school or higher: 82.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 8.0%
- Unemployed: 6.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 14.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Iola city
- Never married: 26.9%
- Now married: 46.8%
- Separated: 2.1%
- Widowed: 12.7%
- Divorced: 11.5%
1.1% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -127 (-2.0%).
Hospital/medical center in Iola:
- ALLEN COUNTY HOSPITAL (101 S 1ST ST)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Iola:
- NEOSHO MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; CHANUTE,
KS)
- ANDERSON COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; GARNETT,
KS)
- COFFEY COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 31 miles; BURLINGTON,
KS)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Iola:
- FORBES FIELD (about 73 miles; TOPEKA, KS; ID: FOE)
- JOPLIN REGIONAL (about 83 miles; JOPLIN, MO; ID:
JLN)
- CHARLES B. WHEELER DOWNTOWN (about 100 miles; KANSAS
CITY, MO; ID: MKC)
Other public-use airports nearest to Iola:
- ALLEN COUNTY (about 5 miles; IOLA, KS; ID: K88)
- CHANUTE MARTIN JOHNSON (about 19 miles; CHANUTE, KS;
ID: CNU)
- YATES CENTER (about 25 miles; YATES CENTER, KS; ID:
8K5)
College/University in Iola:
- ALLEN COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Full-time
enrollment: 1,140; Location: 1801 N COTTONWOOD; Public;
Website: allencc.net)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Iola:
- PITTSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY (about 60 miles;
PITTSBURG, KS; Full-time enrollment: 5,566)
- EMPORIA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 65 miles; EMPORIA,
KS; FT enrollment: 4,528)
- UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MAIN CAMPUS (about 72 miles;
LAWRENCE, KS; FT enrollment: 22,506)
- WASHBURN UNIVERSITY OF TOPEKA (about 82 miles;
TOPEKA, KS; FT enrollment: 4,472)
- JOHNSON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 84 miles;
OVERLAND PARK, KS; FT enrollment: 8,857)
- MISSOURI SOUTHERN STATE COLLEGE (about 85 miles;
JOPLIN, MO; FT enrollment: 4,569)
- DEVRY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 92 miles;
KANSAS CITY, MO; FT enrollment: 2,189)
Public high school in Iola:
- IOLA SR HIGH (Students: 459; Location: 300 E
JACKSON; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Iola:
- IOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 345; Location:
600 EAST STREET; Grades: 06 - 08)
- LINCOLN ELEM (Students: 264; Location: 700 N
JEFFERSON; Grades: KG - 05)
- JEFFERSON ELEM (Students: 224; Location: 300
S JEFFERSON; Grades: KG - 05)
- MCKINLEY ELEM (Students: 142; Location: 209 S
KENTUCKY; Grades: KG - 05)
Private primary/middle school in Iola:
- COMMUNITY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 40;
Location: PO BOX 425; Grades: PK - 6)
Library in Iola:
- IOLA PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$213,835; Location: 218 EAST MADISON; 37,144 books;
1,101 audio materials; 824 video materials; 116 serial
subscriptions)
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