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Population (year 2000): 3,044. Estimated
population in July 2005: 3,006 (-1.2% change)
Males: 1,406 (46.2%), Females: 1,638 (53.8%)
Scott County
Zip code:
63740
Median resident age: 37.7 years
Median household income: $27,076 (year 2000)
Median house value: $50,400 (year 2000)
Races in Chaffee:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.7%)
- Hispanic (1.2%)
- Two or more races (0.8%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (24.2%), United States
(15.2%), Irish (12.4%), English (11.7%), Dutch (4.3%), French
(4.3%).
Elevation: 345 feet
Land area: 1.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Chaffee
- High school or higher: 74.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.8%
- Unemployed: 7.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Chaffee city
- Never married: 18.6%
- Now married: 51.5%
- Separated: 2.6%
- Widowed: 12.3%
- Divorced: 15.0%
0.5% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -40 (-1.3%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Chaffee:
- ST FRANCIS MEDICAL CENTER (about 12 miles; CAPE
GIRARDEAU, MO)
- SOUTHEAST MISSOURI HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; CAPE
GIRARDEAU, MO)
- MISSOURI DELTA MEDICAL CENTER (about 21 miles;
SIKESTON, MO)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Chaffee:
- CAPE GIRARDEAU REGIONAL (about 7 miles; CAPE
GIRARDEAU, MO; ID: CGI)
- SOUTHERN ILLINOIS (about 50 miles;
CARBONDALE/MURPHYSBORO, IL; ID: MDH)
- WILLIAMSON COUNTY REGIONAL (about 61 miles; MARION,
IL; ID: MWA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Chaffee:
- SIKESTON MEML MUNI (about 22 miles; SIKESTON, MO;
ID: SIK)
- TWIN CITY AIRPARK (about 24 miles; MARBLE HILL, MO;
ID: 0T3)
- CAIRO RGNL (about 32 miles; CAIRO, IL; ID: CIR)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Chaffee:
- SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 12 miles;
CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Full-time enrollment: 7,227)
- SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-CARBONDALE (about 49
miles; CARBONDALE, IL; FT enrollment: 19,742)
- JOHN A LOGAN COLLEGE (about 57 miles; CARTERVILLE,
IL; FT enrollment: 4,255)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-MARTIN (about 89 miles;
MARTIN, TN; FT enrollment: 5,131)
- SOUTHWESTERN ILLINOIS COLLEGE (about 95 miles;
BELLEVILLE, IL; FT enrollment: 7,333)
- JEFFERSON COLLEGE (about 98 miles; HILLSBORO, MO; FT
enrollment: 2,568)
- MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 103 miles; MURRAY,
KY; FT enrollment: 7,676)
Public high school in Chaffee:
- CHAFFEE JR.-SR. HIGH (Students: 281;
Location: 517 W YOAKUM AVE; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Chaffee:
- CHAFFEE ELEM. (Students: 281; Location: 408
ELLIOTT AVE; Grades: KG - 06)
Private primary/middle school in Chaffee:
- ST AMBROSE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 104;
Location: 419 SOUTH THIRD; Grades: KG - 8)
Library in Chaffee:
- CHAFFEE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$26,971; Location: 202 WRIGHT AVENUE; 11,917 books; 69
audio materials; 53 video materials; 7 serial
subscriptions)
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