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Population (year 2000): 483. Estimated
population in July 2005: 439 (-9.1% change)
Males: 221 (45.8%), Females: 262 (54.2%)
Jewell County
Zip code:
66949
Median resident age: 42.9 years
Median household income: $28,750 (year 2000)
Median house value: $19,700 (year 2000)
Races in Jewell:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.8%)
- Hispanic (1.2%)
Ancestries: German (19.3%), English (17.2%),
United States (15.1%), Irish (12.2%), Dutch (4.3%), Swedish
(2.9%).
Elevation: 1550 feet
Land area: 0.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Jewell
- High school or higher: 85.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.8%
- Unemployed: 4.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 14.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Jewell city
- Never married: 16.6%
- Now married: 61.7%
- Separated: 1.1%
- Widowed: 12.1%
- Divorced: 8.4%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -43 (-8.2%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Jewell:
- JEWELL COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; MANKATO, KS)
- MITCHELL COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; BELOIT,
KS)
- BRODSTONE MEMORIAL NUCKOLLS CO HOSP (about 26 miles;
SUPERIOR, NE)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Jewell:
- HASTINGS MUNI (about 67 miles; HASTINGS, NE; ID:
HSI)
- SALINA MUNI (about 71 miles; SALINA, KS; ID: SLN)
- CENTRAL NEBRASKA REGIONAL (about 90 miles; GRAND
ISLAND, NE; ID: GRI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Jewell:
- MANKATO (about 10 miles; MANKATO, KS; ID: TKO)
- MORITZ MEMORIAL (about 15 miles; BELOIT, KS; ID:
K61)
- CAWKER CITY (about 23 miles; CAWKER CITY, KS; ID:
8K6)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Jewell:
- CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 87 miles; GRAND
ISLAND, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,730)
- FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 98 miles; HAYS,
KS; FT enrollment: 4,572)
- BARTON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 100 miles;
GREAT BEND, KS; FT enrollment: 2,268)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY (about 104 miles;
KEARNEY, NE; FT enrollment: 5,588)
- HUTCHINSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 114 miles;
HUTCHINSON, KS; FT enrollment: 2,268)
- KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 114 miles; MANHATTAN,
KS; FT enrollment: 19,210)
- SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 128 miles;
LINCOLN, NE; FT enrollment: 5,137)
Public high school in Jewell:
- JEWELL SENIOR HIGH (Students: 63; Location:
313 S WASHINGTON; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Jewell:
- JEWELL JR HIGH (Students: 42; Location: 313 S
WASHINGTON; Grades: 06 - 08)
Library in Jewell:
- JEWELL PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$8,884; Location: 216 DELAWARE, P.O. BOX283; 5,148
books; 31 audio materials; 89 video materials; 10 serial
subscriptions)
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