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Population (year 2000): 12,668. Estimated
population in July 2005: 13,096 (+3.4% change)
Males: 6,178 (48.8%), Females: 6,490 (51.2%)
Jasper County
Zip code:
64836
Median resident age: 35.0 years
Median household income: $28,557 (year 2000)
Median house value: $57,400 (year 2000)
Races in Carthage:
- White Non-Hispanic (81.7%)
- Hispanic (12.5%)
- Other race (6.6%)
- American Indian (2.3%)
- Two or more races (2.2%)
- Black (1.5%)
- Vietnamese (1.2%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (15.5%), United States
(11.8%), Irish (9.7%), English (9.4%), Scotch-Irish (2.2%),
French (2.0%).
Elevation: 1002 feet
Land area: 9.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Carthage
- High school or higher: 72.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.6%
- Unemployed: 8.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 16.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Carthage city
- Never married: 21.1%
- Now married: 54.8%
- Separated: 1.8%
- Widowed: 11.1%
- Divorced: 11.2%
9.0% Foreign born (7.8% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +1,342 (+11.8%).
Hospital/medical center in Carthage:
- MCCUNE BROOKS HOSPITAL (627 W CENTENNIAL ST)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Carthage:
- FREEMAN HEALTH SYSTEM - FREEMAN WEST (about 16
miles; JOPLIN, MO)
- ST JOHNS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 16 miles;
JOPLIN, MO)
- FREEMAN NEOSHO HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; NEOSHO, MO)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Carthage:
- JOPLIN REGIONAL (about 12 miles; JOPLIN, MO; ID:
JLN)
- NORTHWEST ARKANSAS RGNL (about 62 miles;
FAYETTEVILLE/SPRINGDALE/, AR; ID: XNA)
- SPRINGFIELD-BRANSON REGIONAL (about 65 miles;
SPRINGFIELD, MO; ID: SGF)
Other public-use airports nearest to Carthage:
- LAMAR MUNI (about 22 miles; LAMAR, MO; ID: LLU)
- NEOSHO HUGH ROBINSON (about 26 miles; NEOSHO, MO;
ID: EOS)
- MONETT MUNI (about 29 miles; MONETT, MO; ID: M58)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Carthage:
- MISSOURI SOUTHERN STATE COLLEGE (about 14 miles;
JOPLIN, MO; Full-time enrollment: 4,569)
- PITTSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY (about 32 miles;
PITTSBURG, KS; FT enrollment: 5,566)
- NORTHWEST ARKANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 56
miles; BENTONVILLE, AR; FT enrollment: 2,197)
- OZARKS TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 68 miles;
SPRINGFIELD, MO; FT enrollment: 3,756)
- DRURY UNIVERSITY (about 70 miles; Springfield, MO;
FT enrollment: 3,125)
- SOUTHWEST BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (about 71 miles;
BOLIVAR, MO; FT enrollment: 2,612)
- SOUTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 74 miles;
SPRINGFIELD, MO; FT enrollment: 14,680)
Public high schools in Carthage:
- CARTHAGE SR. HIGH (Students: 798; Location:
714 S MAIN ST; Grades: 10 - 12)
- CARTHAGE TECHNICAL CTR. (Location: 609 RIVER
ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Carthage:
- CARTHAGE JR. HIGH (Students: 823; Location:
827 E CENTENNIAL; Grades: 07 - 09)
- COLUMBIAN ELEM. (Students: 561; Location:
1015 W MACON; Grades: KG - 06)
- FAIRVIEW ELEM. (Students: 543; Location: 1201
E FAIRVIEW; Grades: KG - 06)
- STEADLEY ELEM. (Students: 526; Location: 1814
W FIR RD; Grades: KG - 06)
- MARK TWAIN ELEM. (Students: 227; Location:
1435 S MAIN; Grades: KG - 06)
- PLEASANT VALLEY ELEM. (Students: 141;
Location: 652 COUNTY RD 180; Grades: KG - 06)
Private primary/middle school in Carthage:
- ST ANNS (Students: 104; Location: 1156 GRAND
AVE; Grades: PK - 6)
Library in Carthage:
- CARTHAGE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$278,546; Location: 612 S. GARRISON AVE; 49,685 books;
875 audio materials; 1,243 video materials; 150 serial
subscriptions)
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