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Population (year 2000): 247. Estimated
population in July 2005: 249 (+0.8% change)
Males: 121 (49.0%), Females: 126 (51.0%)
Lyon County
Zip code:
66868
Median resident age: 31.7 years
Median household income: $25,000 (year 2000)
Median house value: $23,000 (year 2000)
Races in Reading:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.6%)
- Hispanic (1.6%)
- Two or more races (1.6%)
Ancestries: German (31.6%), United States
(15.0%), English (7.7%), Irish (7.3%), Welsh (4.0%), French
(3.2%).
Elevation: 1080 feet
Land area: 0.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Reading
- High school or higher: 77.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.4%
- Unemployed: 0.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 30.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Reading city
- Never married: 24.7%
- Now married: 55.1%
- Separated: 1.1%
- Widowed: 4.5%
- Divorced: 14.6%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -17 (-6.4%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Reading:
- EMPORIA SURGICAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; EMPORIA,
KS)
- NEWMAN REGIONAL HEALTH (about 19 miles; EMPORIA, KS)
- COFFEY COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; BURLINGTON,
KS)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Reading:
- FORBES FIELD (about 37 miles; TOPEKA, KS; ID: FOE)
- MANHATTAN RGNL (about 65 miles; MANHATTAN, KS; ID:
MHK)
- KANSAS CITY INTL (about 102 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO;
ID: MCI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Reading:
- OSAGE CITY MUNI (about 14 miles; OSAGE CITY, KS; ID:
53K)
- EMPORIA MUNI (about 21 miles; EMPORIA, KS; ID: EMP)
- POMONA LAKE (about 23 miles; LYNDON, KS; ID: 39K)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Reading:
- EMPORIA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 19 miles; EMPORIA,
KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,528)
- WASHBURN UNIVERSITY OF TOPEKA (about 39 miles;
TOPEKA, KS; FT enrollment: 4,472)
- UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MAIN CAMPUS (about 56 miles;
LAWRENCE, KS; FT enrollment: 22,506)
- KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 64 miles; MANHATTAN,
KS; FT enrollment: 19,210)
- BUTLER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 78 miles; EL
DORADO, KS; FT enrollment: 4,250)
- JOHNSON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 92 miles;
OVERLAND PARK, KS; FT enrollment: 8,857)
- KANSAS CITY KANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 93
miles; KANSAS CITY, KS; FT enrollment: 2,837)
Public primary/middle school in Reading:
- READING ELEM (Students: 77; Location: 1ST AND
OSAGE; Grades: KG - 08)
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