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Population (year 2000): 1,384. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,302 (-5.9% change)
Males: 669 (48.3%), Females: 715 (51.7%)
Marion County
Zip code:
66866
Median resident age: 42.2 years
Median household income: $29,792 (year 2000)
Median house value: $44,700 (year 2000)
Races in Peabody:
- White Non-Hispanic (93.5%)
- Hispanic (2.8%)
- Two or more races (1.9%)
- Black (1.5%)
- American Indian (1.1%)
Ancestries: German (26.2%), United States
(13.5%), Irish (11.9%), English (9.9%), French (4.5%), Dutch
(3.6%).
Elevation: 1361 feet
Land area: 1.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Peabody
- High school or higher: 76.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.1%
- Unemployed: 1.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Peabody city
- Never married: 18.7%
- Now married: 58.5%
- Separated: 1.2%
- Widowed: 11.2%
- Divorced: 10.4%
0.8% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +24 (+1.8%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Peabody:
- HILLSBORO COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER (about 15 miles;
HILLSBORO, KS)
- ST LUKE HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; MARION, KS)
- NEWTON MEDICAL CENTER (about 17 miles; NEWTON, KS)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Peabody:
- MC CONNELL AFB (about 40 miles; WICHITA, KS; ID: IAB)
- WICHITA MID-CONTINENT (about 43 miles; WICHITA, KS;
ID: ICT)
- HUTCHINSON MUNI (about 53 miles; HUTCHINSON, KS; ID:
HUT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Peabody:
- ALFRED SCHROEDER FIELD (about 13 miles; HILLSBORO,
KS; ID: M66)
- NEWTON-CITY-COUNTY (about 14 miles; NEWTON, KS; ID:
EWK)
- MARION MUNI (about 15 miles; MARION, KS; ID: 43K)
Amtrak station near Peabody:
- 19 miles: NEWTON (5TH & MAIN STS.). Services: ticket
office, fully 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
Peabody:
- BUTLER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 30 miles; EL
DORADO, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,250)
- FRIENDS UNIVERSITY (about 39 miles; WICHITA, KS; FT
enrollment: 2,983)
- WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 42 miles; WICHITA,
KS; FT enrollment: 10,403)
- HUTCHINSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 58 miles;
HUTCHINSON, KS; FT enrollment: 2,268)
- EMPORIA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 66 miles; EMPORIA,
KS; FT enrollment: 4,528)
- COWLEY COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 76 miles;
ARKANSAS CITY, KS; FT enrollment: 2,392)
- KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 80 miles; MANHATTAN,
KS; FT enrollment: 19,210)
Public high school in Peabody:
- PEABODY-BURNS JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL (Students:
230; Location: 810 SYCAMORE; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Peabody:
- PEABODY ELEM (Students: 208; Location: 506
ELM; Grades: KG - 06)
Library in Peabody:
- PEABODY TOWNSHIP LIBRARY (Operating income:
$14,114; Location: 214 N WALNUT; 14,189 books; 23 audio
materials; 47 video materials; 24 serial subscriptions)
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