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Population (year 2000): 584. Estimated
population in July 2005: 583 (-0.2% change)
Males: 307 (52.6%), Females: 277 (47.4%)
Chase County
Zip code:
66869
Median resident age: 38.4 years
Median household income: $30,192 (year 2000)
Median house value: $30,200 (year 2000)
Races in Strong City:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.4%)
- Hispanic (1.4%)
- Black (1.0%)
- Two or more races (1.0%)
Ancestries: German (28.1%), United States
(17.0%), Irish (11.6%), English (7.9%), Swedish (4.8%), French
(4.6%).
Elevation: 1182 feet
Land area: 0.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Strong City
- High school or higher: 77.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.6%
- Unemployed: 4.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Strong City city
- Never married: 23.7%
- Now married: 54.8%
- Separated: 1.5%
- Widowed: 8.3%
- Divorced: 11.7%
0.7% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -32 (-5.2%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Strong City:
- MORRIS COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; COUNCIL
GROVE, KS)
- EMPORIA SURGICAL HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; EMPORIA,
KS)
- NEWMAN REGIONAL HEALTH (about 24 miles; EMPORIA, KS)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Strong City:
- MANHATTAN RGNL (about 52 miles; MANHATTAN, KS; ID:
MHK)
- FORBES FIELD (about 73 miles; TOPEKA, KS; ID: FOE)
- MC CONNELL AFB (about 74 miles; WICHITA, KS; ID: IAB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Strong City:
- CHASE COUNTY (about 4 miles; COTTONWOOD FALLS, KS;
ID: 9K0)
- COUNCIL GROVE MUNI (about 19 miles; COUNCIL GROVE,
KS; ID: K63)
- EMPORIA MUNI (about 26 miles; EMPORIA, KS; ID: EMP)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Strong City:
- EMPORIA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 24 miles; EMPORIA,
KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,528)
- BUTLER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 45 miles; EL
DORADO, KS; FT enrollment: 4,250)
- KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 56 miles; MANHATTAN,
KS; FT enrollment: 19,210)
- WASHBURN UNIVERSITY OF TOPEKA (about 70 miles;
TOPEKA, KS; FT enrollment: 4,472)
- FRIENDS UNIVERSITY (about 76 miles; WICHITA, KS; FT
enrollment: 2,983)
- WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 82 miles; WICHITA,
KS; FT enrollment: 10,403)
- UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MAIN CAMPUS (about 96 miles;
LAWRENCE, KS; FT enrollment: 22,506)
Public primary/middle school in Strong City:
- CHASE CO MIDDLE (Students: 141; Location: 5TH
AND CHASE; Grades: 05 - 08)
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