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Population (year 2000): 1,338. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,355 (+1.3% change)
Males: 656 (49.0%), Females: 682 (51.0%)
Butler County
Zip code:
67144
Median resident age: 34.5 years
Median household income: $41,875 (year 2000)
Median house value: $60,400 (year 2000)
Races in Towanda:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.2%)
- Two or more races (2.0%)
- American Indian (1.9%)
- Hispanic (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (21.4%), Irish (12.3%),
English (9.3%), United States (8.1%), French (5.2%), Scottish
(3.1%).
Elevation: 1300 feet
Land area: 0.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Towanda
- High school or higher: 88.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.7%
- Unemployed: 4.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Towanda city
- Never married: 18.8%
- Now married: 68.3%
- Separated: 1.0%
- Widowed: 4.0%
- Divorced: 7.9%
0.4% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +42 (+3.2%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Towanda:
- AUGUSTA MEDICAL COMPLEX INC (about 9 miles; AUGUSTA,
KS)
- SUSAN B ALLEN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; EL
DORADO, KS)
- KANSAS HEART HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; WICHITA, KS)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Towanda:
- MC CONNELL AFB (about 23 miles; WICHITA, KS; ID:
IAB)
- WICHITA MID-CONTINENT (about 31 miles; WICHITA, KS;
ID: ICT)
- HUTCHINSON MUNI (about 62 miles; HUTCHINSON, KS; ID:
HUT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Towanda:
- BENTON (about 8 miles; BENTON, KS; ID: 1K1)
- AUGUSTA MUNI (about 11 miles; AUGUSTA, KS; ID: 3AU)
- CAPTAIN JACK THOMAS/EL DORADO (about 13 miles; EL
DORADO, KS; ID: EQA)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Towanda:
- BUTLER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 12 miles; EL
DORADO, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,250)
- FRIENDS UNIVERSITY (about 27 miles; WICHITA, KS; FT
enrollment: 2,983)
- WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 35 miles; WICHITA,
KS; FT enrollment: 10,403)
- COWLEY COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 51 miles;
ARKANSAS CITY, KS; FT enrollment: 2,392)
- HUTCHINSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 66 miles;
HUTCHINSON, KS; FT enrollment: 2,268)
- EMPORIA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 70 miles; EMPORIA,
KS; FT enrollment: 4,528)
- KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 101 miles; MANHATTAN,
KS; FT enrollment: 19,210)
Public high school in Towanda:
- CIRCLE HIGH (Students: 471; Location: 905
MAIN; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Towanda:
- TOWANDA ELEM (Students: 340; Location: 516
NORTH ST; Grades: KG - 06)
Library in Towanda:
- TOWANDA PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$30,555; Location: 620 HIGHLAND; 15,048 books; 190 audio
materials; 114 video materials; 21 serial subscriptions)
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