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Population (year 2000): 122,377. Estimated
population in July 2005: 121,946 (-0.4% change)
Males: 58,759 (48.0%), Females: 63,618 (52.0%)
Shawnee County
Zip codes:
66603,
66604,
66605,
66606,
66607,
66608,
66609,
66610,
66611,
66612,
66614,
66615,
66616,
66617,
66618,
66619.
Median resident age: 36.3 years
Median household income: $35,928 (year 2000)
Median house value: $68,800 (year 2000)
Races in Topeka:
- White Non-Hispanic (75.1%)
- Black (11.7%)
- Hispanic (8.9%)
- Other race (4.1%)
- Two or more races (3.3%)
- American Indian (2.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (24.1%), Irish (11.6%),
English (11.0%), United States (6.9%), French (3.2%), Swedish
(2.5%).
Elevation: 1000 feet
Land area: 56.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Topeka
- High school or higher: 85.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 8.8%
- Unemployed: 4.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 16.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Topeka city
- Never married: 26.7%
- Now married: 49.1%
- Separated: 1.2%
- Widowed: 8.2%
- Divorced: 14.7%
3.3% Foreign born (1.9% Latin America, 0.7%
Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +1,581 (+1.3%).
Hospitals/medical centers in Topeka:
- KANSAS REHABILITATION HOSPITAL (1504 SW 8TH
AVE)
- SELECT SPECIALTY HOSPITAL OF TOPEKA (1700 W
7TH ST SUITE 840)
- ST FRANCIS HOSPITAL & MEDICAL CENTER (1700 W
7TH ST)
- STORMONT VAIL HEALTHCARE (1500 SW 10TH ST)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Topeka:
- FORBES FIELD (about 7 miles; TOPEKA, KS; ID: FOE)
- MANHATTAN RGNL (about 68 miles; MANHATTAN, KS; ID:
MHK)
- KANSAS CITY INTL (about 71 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO;
ID: MCI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Topeka:
- PHILIP BILLARD MUNI (about 6 miles; TOPEKA, KS; ID:
TOP)
- POMONA LAKE (about 25 miles; LYNDON, KS; ID: 39K)
- OSAGE CITY MUNI (about 29 miles; OSAGE CITY, KS; ID:
53K)
Amtrak station:
TOPEKA (5TH & HOLLIDAY STS.). Services: ticket office, fully
wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public
restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free
long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for
taxi service.
Colleges/Universities in Topeka:
- WASHBURN UNIVERSITY OF TOPEKA (Full-time
enrollment: 4,472; Location: 1700 SW COLLEGE AVENUE;
Public; Website: www.washburn.edu; Offers Master's
degree)
- KAW AREA TECHNICAL SCHOOL (FT enrollment:
444; Location: 5724 HUNTOON; Public)
- TOPEKA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (FT enrollment: 260;
Location: 1620 NW GAGE; Private, for-profit; Website:
www.educationamerica.com)
- BRYAN CAREER COLLEGE (FT enrollment: 107;
Location: 1527 SW FAIRLAWN RD; Private, for-profit;
Website: www.bryancareercolleges.com)
- BAKER UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING (FT
enrollment: 88; Location: 1500 SW 10TH; Private,
not-for-profit; Website: www.bakeru.edu)
- AMERICAN ACADEMY OF HAIR DESIGN (FT
enrollment: 71; Location: 901 SW 37TH ST; Private,
for-profit)
- STUPPY MID-AMERICA SCHOOL OF FLORAL DESIGN
(Location: 1720 SW 42ND ST; Private, for-profit;
Website: www.stuppy.com)
- TOPEKA INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE (Location:
5120 W 28TH; Private, for-profit)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Topeka:
- UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MAIN CAMPUS (about 30 miles;
LAWRENCE, KS; Full-time enrollment: 22,506)
- EMPORIA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 56 miles; EMPORIA,
KS; FT enrollment: 4,528)
- KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 63 miles; MANHATTAN,
KS; FT enrollment: 19,210)
- KANSAS CITY KANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 65
miles; KANSAS CITY, KS; FT enrollment: 2,837)
- UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER (about 66 miles;
KANSAS CITY, KS; FT enrollment: 2,168)
- JOHNSON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 69 miles;
OVERLAND PARK, KS; FT enrollment: 8,857)
- PARK UNIVERSITY (about 70 miles; PARKVILLE, MO; FT
enrollment: 4,180)
Public high schools in Topeka:
- TOPEKA HIGH (Students: 1,861; Location: 800
SW 10TH ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
- WASHBURN RURAL HIGH (Students: 1,605;
Location: 5900 SW 61ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
- TOPEKA WEST HIGH (Students: 1,053; Location:
2001 SW FAIRLAWN RD; Grades: 09 - 12)
- HIGHLAND PARK HIGH (Students: 1,018;
Location: 2424 SE CALIFORNIA AVE; Grades: 09 - 12)
- SEAMAN HIGH (Students: 770; Location: 4850
ROCHESTER RD; Grades: 10 - 12)
- HOPE STREET CHARTER ACADEMY (Students: 238;
Location: 1900 SW HOPE STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high schools in Topeka:
- HAYDEN HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 563; Location:
401 GAGE BOULEVARD; Grades: 9 - 12)
- CAIR PARAVEL LATIN SCHOOL (Students: 351;
Location: 635 SOUTHWEST CLAY; Grades: KG - 12)
- CORNERSTONE FAMILY SCHOOL (Students: 133;
Location: 3711 SW MUNSON; Grades: KG - 12)
- FAITH CHRISTIAN LEARNING CENTR (Students:
105; Location: 3710 N TOPEKA BLVD; Grades: PK - 12)
- KNOLLWOOD BAPTIST SCHOOL (Students: 41;
Location: 1813 SW 29TH ST; Grades: KG - 12)
- FAITH BAPT CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 5;
Location: 2401 BELLE AVENUE; Grades: KG - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Topeka:
- WASHBURN RURAL MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 808;
Location: 5620 SW 61ST; Grades: 07 - 08)
- WILLIAMS SCIENCE AND FINE ARTS MAGNET SCHOOL
(Students: 608; Location: 1301 SE MONROE ST; Grades: KG
- 05)
- JAY SHIDELER ELEMENTARY (Students: 575;
Location: 4948 SW WANAMAKER; Grades: KG - 06)
- MARJORIE FRENCH MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 569;
Location: 5257 SW 33RD ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
- SCOTT COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY MAGNET (Students:
564; Location: 401 SE MARKET ST; Grades: KG - 05)
- MEADOWS ELEMENTARY (Students: 553; Location:
201 SW CLAY ST; Grades: KG - 05)
- JARDINE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 550;
Location: 2600 SW 33RD ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
- INDIAN HILLS ELEMENTARY (Students: 548;
Location: 7445 SW 29TH; Grades: KG - 06)
- WANAMAKER ELEM (Students: 524; Location: 6630
SW 10TH; Grades: KG - 06)
- SHAWNEE HEIGHTS ELEM (Students: 513;
Location: 2410 SE BURTON DR; Grades: PK - 06)
Biggest private primary/middle schools in Topeka:
- MOST PURE HEART-MARY SCHOOL (Students: 505;
Location: 1750 STONE; Grades: KG - 8)
- CHRIST THE KING [TOPEKA] (Students: 344;
Location: 5973 SW 25TH; Grades: KG - 8)
- TOPEKA COLLEGIATE (Students: 285; Location:
2200 SW EVENINGSIDE DR; Grades: PK - 8)
- TOPEKA LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 259;
Location: 701 ROOSEVELT STREET; Grades: PK - 8)
- ST MATTHEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 240;
Location: 1000 EAST 28TH STREET; Grades: KG - 8)
- HOLY NAME ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 226;
Location: 934 S.W. CLAY ST; Grades: KG - 8)
- ASSUMPTION ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 203;
Location: 735 JACKSON; Grades: KG - 8)
- SACRED HEART (Students: 141; Location: 1725
NE SEWARD AVE; Grades: KG - 8)
- OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE SCHOOL (Students: 131;
Location: 210 NORTH BRANNER; Grades: PK - 8)
- HERITAGE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 93;
Location: 3102 NORTH TOPEKA AVE; Grades: PK - 10)
Library in Topeka:
- TOPEKA & SHAWNEE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY
(Operating income: $13,396,341; Location: 1515 SW 10TH
AVE; 509,308 books; 30,308 audio materials; 46,835 video
materials; 1,401 serial subscriptions)
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