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Population (year 2000): 1,931. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,725 (-10.7% change)
Males: 883 (45.7%), Females: 1,048 (54.3%)
Smith County
Zip code:
66967
Median resident age: 46.9 years
Median household income: $26,857 (year 2000)
Median house value: $43,400 (year 2000)
Races in Smith Center:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.8%)
Ancestries: German (37.8%), English (13.7%),
Irish (8.4%), United States (7.4%), French (4.5%), Dutch (2.4%).
Elevation: 1800 feet
Land area: 1.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Smith Center
- High school or higher: 79.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.9%
- Unemployed: 2.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 9.9 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Smith Center city
- Never married: 14.4%
- Now married: 61.5%
- Separated: 0.2%
- Widowed: 15.8%
- Divorced: 8.2%
0.7% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -82 (-4.1%).
Hospital/medical center in Smith Center:
- SMITH COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (614 SOUTH
MAIN STREET)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Smith Center:
- FRANKLIN COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 25 miles;
FRANKLIN, NE)
- OSBORNE COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 26 miles;
OSBORNE, KS)
- WEBSTER SOUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 28 miles;
RED CLOUD, NE)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Smith Center:
- HASTINGS MUNI (about 62 miles; HASTINGS, NE; ID:
HSI)
- KEARNEY MUNI (about 67 miles; KEARNEY, NE; ID: EAR)
- HAYS RGNL (about 73 miles; HAYS, KS; ID: HYS)
Other public-use airports nearest to Smith Center:
- SMITH CENTER MUNI (about 2 miles; SMITH CENTER, KS;
ID: K82)
- OSBORNE MUNI (about 27 miles; OSBORNE, KS; ID: K75)
- RED CLOUD MUNI (about 28 miles; RED CLOUD, NE; ID:
7V7)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Smith Center:
- FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 73 miles; HAYS,
KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,572)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY (about 77 miles;
KEARNEY, NE; FT enrollment: 5,588)
- CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 78 miles; GRAND
ISLAND, NE; FT enrollment: 3,730)
- BARTON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 98 miles;
GREAT BEND, KS; FT enrollment: 2,268)
- HUTCHINSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 134 miles;
HUTCHINSON, KS; FT enrollment: 2,268)
- KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 158 miles; MANHATTAN,
KS; FT enrollment: 19,210)
- SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 161 miles;
LINCOLN, NE; FT enrollment: 5,137)
Public high school in Smith Center:
- SMITH CENTER JR SR HIGH (Students: 241;
Location: 300 SCHOOL AVE; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Smith Center:
- SMITH CENTER ELEM (Students: 254; Location:
216 S JEFFERSON; Grades: PK - 06)
Library in Smith Center:
- SMITH CENTER PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating
income: $66,171; Location: 117 W COURT; 18,162 books;
343 audio materials; 559 video materials; 65 serial
subscriptions)
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