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Population (year 2000): 8,647. Estimated
population in July 2005: 8,098 (-6.3% change)
Males: 4,180 (48.3%), Females: 4,467 (51.7%)
Sumner County
Zip code:
67152
Median resident age: 36.9 years
Median household income: $35,410 (year 2000)
Median house value: $58,900 (year 2000)
Races in Wellington:
- White Non-Hispanic (88.5%)
- Hispanic (7.3%)
- Other race (2.6%)
- American Indian (2.1%)
- Two or more races (1.7%)
- Black (1.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (20.0%), United States
(12.0%), Irish (11.8%), English (11.7%), Dutch (3.0%), French
(3.0%).
Elevation: 1230 feet
Land area: 5.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Wellington
- High school or higher: 84.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.1%
- Unemployed: 5.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 18.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Wellington city
- Never married: 18.7%
- Now married: 59.9%
- Separated: 0.7%
- Widowed: 9.1%
- Divorced: 11.7%
1.1% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +98 (+1.1%).
Hospital/medical center in Wellington:
- SUMNER REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (1323 NORTH A
STREET)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Wellington:
- SUMNER COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT #1 (about 21 miles;
CALDWELL, KS)
- WILLIAM NEWTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 30 miles;
WINFIELD, KS)
- SOUTH CENTRAL KS REGIONAL MED CENTER (about 30
miles; ARKANSAS CITY, KS)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Wellington:
- WICHITA MID-CONTINENT (about 26 miles; WICHITA, KS;
ID: ICT)
- MC CONNELL AFB (about 26 miles; WICHITA, KS; ID: IAB)
- HUTCHINSON MUNI (about 63 miles; HUTCHINSON, KS; ID:
HUT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Wellington:
- WELLINGTON MUNI (about 4 miles; WELLINGTON, KS; ID:
EGT)
- CALDWELL MUNI (about 21 miles; CALDWELL, KS; ID:
01K)
- OXFORD MUNI (about 22 miles; OXFORD, KS; ID: 55K)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Wellington:
- FRIENDS UNIVERSITY (about 28 miles; WICHITA, KS;
Full-time enrollment: 2,983)
- COWLEY COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 30 miles;
ARKANSAS CITY, KS; FT enrollment: 2,392)
- WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 30 miles; WICHITA,
KS; FT enrollment: 10,403)
- BUTLER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 55 miles; EL
DORADO, KS; FT enrollment: 4,250)
- HUTCHINSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 64 miles;
HUTCHINSON, KS; FT enrollment: 2,268)
- OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 86
miles; STILLWATER, OK; FT enrollment: 16,937)
- LANGSTON UNIVERSITY (about 92 miles; LANGSTON, OK;
FT enrollment: 2,324)
Public high school in Wellington:
- WELLINGTON HIGH (Students: 419; Location: 605
NORTH A; Grades: 10 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Wellington:
- WELLINGTON JR HIGH (Students: 427; Location:
311 NORTH A; Grades: 07 - 09)
- LINCOLN ELEM (Students: 230; Location: 104
SOUTH F; Grades: KG - 05)
- EISENHOWER ELEM (Students: 224; Location: 924
N PLUM; Grades: KG - 05)
- KENNEDY ELEM (Students: 215; Location: 501 N
WOODLAWN; Grades: KG - 05)
- WASHINGTON ELEM (Students: 132; Location:
1100 N WASHINGTON; Grades: KG - 05)
- ROOSEVELT ELEM (Students: 128; Location: 201
NORTH B; Grades: 06 - 06)
Library in Wellington:
- WELLINGTON PUBLIC (Operating income:
$198,502; Location: 121 WEST 7TH; 41,443 books; 715
audio materials; 307 video materials; 124 serial
subscriptions)
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