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Population (year 2000): 780. Estimated
population in July 2005: 752 (-3.6% change)
Males: 389 (49.9%), Females: 391 (50.1%)
Cherokee County
Zip code:
66781
Median resident age: 36.5 years
Median household income: $27,054 (year 2000)
Median house value: $33,600 (year 2000)
Races in Weir:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.7%)
- American Indian (1.8%)
- Two or more races (1.4%)
- Hispanic (0.8%)
Ancestries: United States (19.0%), German
(18.7%), Irish (16.0%), English (7.8%), French (7.3%), Dutch
(3.6%).
Elevation: 920 feet
Land area: 1.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Weir
- High school or higher: 81.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 0.8%
- Unemployed: 4.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Weir city
- Never married: 15.8%
- Now married: 56.0%
- Separated: 1.2%
- Widowed: 8.8%
- Divorced: 18.2%
0.5% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +8 (+1.0%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Weir:
- MT CARMEL MEDICAL CENTER (about 9 miles; PITTSBURG,
KS)
- ST JOHNS MAUDE NORTON MEMORIAL HOSP (about 12 miles;
COLUMBUS, KS)
- HOSPITAL DISTRICT 1 CRAWFORD COUNTY (about 15 miles;
GIRARD, KS)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Weir:
- JOPLIN REGIONAL (about 23 miles; JOPLIN, MO; ID:
JLN)
- NORTHWEST ARKANSAS RGNL (about 79 miles;
FAYETTEVILLE/SPRINGDALE/, AR; ID: XNA)
- SPRINGFIELD-BRANSON REGIONAL (about 97 miles;
SPRINGFIELD, MO; ID: SGF)
Other public-use airports nearest to Weir:
- ATKINSON MUNI (about 10 miles; PITTSBURG, KS; ID:
PTS)
- OSWEGO MUNI (about 21 miles; OSWEGO, KS; ID: K67)
- MIAMI MUNI (about 30 miles; MIAMI, OK; ID: MIO)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Weir:
- PITTSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY (about 9 miles;
PITTSBURG, KS; Full-time enrollment: 5,566)
- MISSOURI SOUTHERN STATE COLLEGE (about 24 miles;
JOPLIN, MO; FT enrollment: 4,569)
- NORTHWEST ARKANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 76
miles; BENTONVILLE, AR; FT enrollment: 2,197)
- NORTHEASTERN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 97 miles;
TAHLEQUAH, OK; FT enrollment: 6,610)
- SOUTHWEST BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (about 98 miles;
BOLIVAR, MO; FT enrollment: 2,612)
- UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS MAIN CAMPUS (about 98 miles;
FAYETTEVILLE, AR; FT enrollment: 13,324)
- OZARKS TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 100 miles;
SPRINGFIELD, MO; FT enrollment: 3,756)
Private high school in Weir:
- FAITH CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 29;
Location: PO BOX 373; Grades: KG - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Weir:
- WEIR ELEM (Students: 145; Location: 303 S
HUMBERT; Grades: KG - 08)
Library in Weir:
- WEIR PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$18,737; Location: 612 S JEFFERSON BOX 248; 6,585 books;
47 audio materials; 421 video materials; 31 serial
subscriptions)
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