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Population (year 2000): 1,254. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,209 (-3.6% change)
Males: 622 (49.6%), Females: 632 (50.4%)
Jefferson County
Zip code:
66088
Median resident age: 36.6 years
Median household income: $34,018 (year 2000)
Median house value: $63,700 (year 2000)
Races in Valley Falls:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.5%)
- American Indian (1.4%)
- Black (0.7%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
- Hispanic (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (28.8%), English (12.7%),
United States (12.4%), Irish (12.2%), Dutch (3.3%), Scotch-Irish
(3.0%).
Elevation: 950 feet
Land area: 0.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Valley Falls
- High school or higher: 85.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.7%
- Unemployed: 3.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 28.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Valley Falls city
- Never married: 21.8%
- Now married: 55.3%
- Separated: 1.1%
- Widowed: 12.8%
- Divorced: 9.1%
1.3% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -7 (-0.6%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Valley Falls:
- JEFFERSON COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 15 miles;
WINCHESTER, KS)
- HOLTON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; HOLTON,
KS)
- NORTHEAST KS CRT FOR HEALTH & WELLNESS (about 23
miles; HORTON, KS)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Valley Falls:
- FORBES FIELD (about 31 miles; TOPEKA, KS; ID: FOE)
- ROSECRANS MEMORIAL (about 49 miles; ST JOSEPH, MO;
ID: STJ)
- KANSAS CITY INTL (about 53 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO;
ID: MCI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Valley Falls:
- PHILIP BILLARD MUNI (about 22 miles; TOPEKA, KS; ID:
TOP)
- HORTON MUNI (about 23 miles; HORTON, KS; ID: K91)
- AMELIA EARHART (about 26 miles; ATCHISON, KS; ID:
K59)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Valley Falls:
- WASHBURN UNIVERSITY OF TOPEKA (about 30 miles;
TOPEKA, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,472)
- UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MAIN CAMPUS (about 30 miles;
LAWRENCE, KS; FT enrollment: 22,506)
- KANSAS CITY KANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 51
miles; KANSAS CITY, KS; FT enrollment: 2,837)
- UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER (about 53 miles;
KANSAS CITY, KS; FT enrollment: 2,168)
- PARK UNIVERSITY (about 54 miles; PARKVILLE, MO; FT
enrollment: 4,180)
- MISSOURI WESTERN STATE COLLEGE (about 54 miles; ST
JOSEPH, MO; FT enrollment: 4,329)
- JOHNSON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 60 miles;
OVERLAND PARK, KS; FT enrollment: 8,857)
Public high school in Valley Falls:
- VALLEY FALLS HIGH (Students: 139; Location:
601 ELM STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Valley Falls:
- VALLEY FALLS ELEM (Students: 308; Location:
700 OAK STREET; Grades: KG - 08)
Library in Valley Falls:
- DELAWARE TOWNSHIP LIBRARY (Operating income:
$42,976; Location: 421 MARY ST. #A; 11,877 books; 70
audio materials; 224 video materials; 20 serial
subscriptions)
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