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Population (year 2000): 1,994. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,811 (-9.2% change)
Males: 917 (46.0%), Females: 1,077 (54.0%)
Decatur County
Zip code:
67749
Median resident age: 45.8 years
Median household income: $30,816 (year 2000)
Median house value: $50,200 (year 2000)
Races in Oberlin:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.2%)
- Two or more races (1.3%)
- Hispanic (1.2%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
Ancestries: German (32.5%), English (10.8%),
Irish (8.0%), United States (8.0%), Swedish (7.1%), Czech
(5.3%).
Elevation: 2562 feet
Land area: 1.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Oberlin
- High school or higher: 86.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.5%
- Unemployed: 0.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 11.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Oberlin city
- Never married: 13.6%
- Now married: 63.5%
- Separated: 0.0%
- Widowed: 14.5%
- Divorced: 8.3%
1.8% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -202 (-9.2%).
Hospital/medical center in Oberlin:
- DECATUR COUNTY HOSPITAL (810 W COLUMBIA)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Oberlin:
- COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 29 miles; MCCOOK, NE)
- SHERIDAN COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 34 miles; HOXIE, KS)
- RAWLINS COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 41 miles; ATWOOD, KS)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Oberlin:
- MC COOK MUNI (about 27 miles; MC COOK, NE; ID: MCK)
- RENNER FLD /GOODLAND MUNI/ (about 86 miles;
GOODLAND, KS; ID: GLD)
- NORTH PLATTE RGNL AIRPORT LEE BIRD FIELD (about 90
miles; NORTH PLATTE, NE; ID: LBF)
Other public-use airports nearest to Oberlin:
- OBERLIN MUNI (about 1 miles; OBERLIN, KS; ID: OIN)
- HOXIE-SHERIDAN COUNTY (about 32 miles; HOXIE, KS;
ID: 1F5)
- ATWOOD-RAWLINS COUNTY CITY-COUNTY (about 35 miles;
ATWOOD, KS; ID: ADT)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Oberlin:
- FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 106 miles; HAYS,
KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,572)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY (about 123 miles;
KEARNEY, NE; FT enrollment: 5,588)
- BARTON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 157 miles;
GREAT BEND, KS; FT enrollment: 2,268)
- CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 158 miles; GRAND
ISLAND, NE; FT enrollment: 3,730)
- HUTCHINSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 218 miles;
HUTCHINSON, KS; FT enrollment: 2,268)
- NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 249 miles;
NORFOLK, NE; FT enrollment: 2,732)
- WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 257 miles; WICHITA,
KS; FT enrollment: 10,403)
Public high school in Oberlin:
- DECATUR COMMUNITY JR/SR HIGH (Students: 237;
Location: 605 E COMMERCIAL; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Oberlin:
- OBERLIN ELEM (Students: 227; Location: 201 W
ASH; Grades: KG - 06)
Library in Oberlin:
- OBERLIN CITY LIBRARY (Operating income:
$50,801; Location: 104 E. OAK; 20,113 books; 646 audio
materials; 533 video materials; 44 serial subscriptions)
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