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Population (year 2000): 3,021. Estimated
population in July 2005: 3,078 (+1.9% change)
Males: 1,335 (44.2%), Females: 1,686 (55.8%)
Douglas County
Zip code:
65608
Median resident age: 38.5 years
Median household income: $22,331 (year 2000)
Median house value: $52,300 (year 2000)
Races in Ava:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.0%)
- American Indian (2.0%)
- Two or more races (1.7%)
- Hispanic (1.4%)
Ancestries: United States (18.7%), German
(10.8%), English (9.2%), Irish (9.1%), French (2.6%), Dutch
(2.3%).
Elevation: 1283 feet
Land area: 3.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Ava
- High school or higher: 63.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.1%
- Unemployed: 9.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 25.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Ava city
- Never married: 15.8%
- Now married: 53.6%
- Separated: 2.2%
- Widowed: 14.7%
- Divorced: 13.8%
1.1% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +23 (+0.8%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Ava:
- ST JOHNS REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER (about 44 miles;
SPRINGFIELD, MO)
- SKAGGS COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER (about 47 miles;
BRANSON, MO)
- LAKELAND REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 48 miles;
SPRINGFIELD, MO)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Ava:
- SPRINGFIELD-BRANSON REGIONAL (about 54 miles;
SPRINGFIELD, MO; ID: SGF)
- WAYNESVILLE RGNL ARPT AT FORNEY FIELD (about 65
miles; FORT LEONARD WOOD, MO; ID: TBN)
- LEE C FINE MEMORIAL (about 79 miles; KAISER LAKE
OZARK, MO; ID: AIZ)
Other public-use airports nearest to Ava:
- AVA BILL MARTIN MEMORIAL (about 1 miles; AVA, MO;
ID: AOV)
- MANSFIELD MUNI (about 12 miles; MANSFIELD, MO; ID:
03B)
- OWEN FIELD (about 17 miles; SEYMOUR, MO; ID: H58)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Ava:
- SOUTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 44 miles;
SPRINGFIELD, MO; Full-time enrollment: 14,680)
- DRURY UNIVERSITY (about 49 miles; Springfield, MO;
FT enrollment: 3,125)
- OZARKS TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 52 miles;
SPRINGFIELD, MO; FT enrollment: 3,756)
- SOUTHWEST BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (about 69 miles;
BOLIVAR, MO; FT enrollment: 2,612)
- UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-ROLLA (about 89 miles; ROLLA,
MO; FT enrollment: 4,181)
- LINCOLN UNIVERSITY (about 112 miles; JEFFERSON CITY,
MO; FT enrollment: 2,580)
- NORTHWEST ARKANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 116
miles; BENTONVILLE, AR; FT enrollment: 2,197)
Public high school in Ava:
- AVA HIGH (Students: 518; Location: 507 NE 3RD
ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Ava:
- MT ZION BIBLE SCHOOL (Students: 44; Location:
ROUTE 1-BOX 48; Grades: PK - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Ava:
- AVA ELEM. (Students: 621; Location: 507 NE
3RD ST; Grades: PK - 04)
- AVA MIDDLE (Students: 482; Location: 507 NE
3RD ST; Grades: 05 - 08)
- PLAINVIEW ELEM. (Students: 83; Location: RTE
3 BOX 145; Grades: KG - 08)
Private primary/middle school in Ava:
- AVA VICTORY ACADEMY (Students: 67; Location:
SW 4TH STREET; Grades: PK - 6)
Library in Ava:
- DOUGLAS COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating
income: $124,828; Location: 301 SW 3RD AVE; 28,296
books; 275 audio materials; 177 video materials; 37
serial subscriptions)
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