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Population (year 2000): 7,356. Estimated
population in July 2005: 7,596 (+3.3% change)
Males: 3,318 (45.1%), Females: 4,038 (54.9%)
Stoddard County
Zip code:
63841
Median resident age: 38.7 years
Median household income: $23,116 (year 2000)
Median house value: $57,500 (year 2000)
Races in Dexter:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.7%)
- Two or more races (1.4%)
- American Indian (1.3%)
- Hispanic (1.2%)
- Other race (0.5%)
Ancestries: United States (19.2%), German
(13.9%), Irish (13.0%), English (7.1%), French (2.7%),
Scotch-Irish (2.1%).
Elevation: 368 feet
Land area: 6.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Dexter
- High school or higher: 65.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.6%
- Unemployed: 7.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 17.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Dexter city
- Never married: 17.3%
- Now married: 56.4%
- Separated: 2.4%
- Widowed: 11.1%
- Divorced: 12.8%
1.4% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -486 (-6.2%).
Hospital/medical center in Dexter:
- MISSOURI SOUTHERN HEALTHCARE (1200 NORTH ONE
MILE ROAD BOX 279)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Dexter:
- MISSOURI DELTA MEDICAL CENTER (about 28 miles;
SIKESTON, MO)
- THREE RIVERS HEALTHCARE-SOUTH CAMPUS (about 32
miles; POPLAR BLUFF, MO)
- PIGGOTT COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 33 miles; PIGGOTT,
AR)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Dexter:
- CAPE GIRARDEAU REGIONAL (about 40 miles; CAPE
GIRARDEAU, MO; ID: CGI)
- SOUTHERN ILLINOIS (about 83 miles;
CARBONDALE/MURPHYSBORO, IL; ID: MDH)
- BARKLEY REGIONAL (about 85 miles; PADUCAH, KY; ID:
PAH)
Other public-use airports nearest to Dexter:
- DEXTER MUNI (about 3 miles; DEXTER, MO; ID: DXE)
- MALDEN MUNI (about 14 miles; MALDEN, MO; ID: MAW)
- CAMPBELL MUNI (about 22 miles; CAMPBELL, MO; ID:
34M)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Dexter:
- SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 46 miles;
CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Full-time enrollment: 7,227)
- ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 83
miles; STATE UNIVERSITY, AR; FT enrollment: 8,696)
- SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-CARBONDALE (about 83
miles; CARBONDALE, IL; FT enrollment: 19,742)
- JOHN A LOGAN COLLEGE (about 91 miles; CARTERVILLE,
IL; FT enrollment: 4,255)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-MARTIN (about 92 miles;
MARTIN, TN; FT enrollment: 5,131)
- JEFFERSON COLLEGE (about 109 miles; HILLSBORO, MO;
FT enrollment: 2,568)
- UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS (about 110 miles; MEMPHIS, TN;
FT enrollment: 15,831)
Public high school in Dexter:
- DEXTER HIGH (Students: 632; Location: 1101 W
GRANT ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Dexter:
- T. S. HILL MIDDLE (Students: 513; Location:
1107 BROWN PILOT LN; Grades: 06 - 08)
- SOUTHWEST ELEM. (Students: 482; Location: 915
W GRANT ST; Grades: KG - 02)
- CENTRAL ELEM. (Students: 435; Location: 1213
CENTRAL DR; Grades: 03 - 05)
- CROWLEY RIDGE STATE SCHOOL (Students: 8;
Location: 916 SMITH AVE; Grades: KG - 12)
Library in Dexter:
- KELLER PUBLIC LIBRARY OF DEXTER (Operating
income: $158,679; Location: 402 W. GRANT; 35,375 books;
293 audio materials; 750 video materials; 39 serial
subscriptions)
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