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Population (year 2000): 524. Estimated
population in July 2005: 530 (+1.1% change)
Males: 238 (45.4%), Females: 286 (54.6%)
Stoddard County
Zip code:
63846
Median resident age: 37.0 years
Median household income: $28,036 (year 2000)
Median house value: $38,000 (year 2000)
Races in Essex:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.7%)
- Two or more races (0.8%)
Ancestries: United States (32.8%), Irish
(12.6%), German (5.2%), English (4.4%), Dutch (2.9%), French
(1.7%).
Elevation: 300 feet
Land area: 0.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Essex
- High school or higher: 56.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.2%
- Unemployed: 3.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 22.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Essex city
- Never married: 14.8%
- Now married: 64.0%
- Separated: 2.1%
- Widowed: 9.4%
- Divorced: 9.6%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -7 (-1.3%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Essex:
- MISSOURI SOUTHERN HEALTHCARE (about 8 miles; DEXTER,
MO)
- MISSOURI DELTA MEDICAL CENTER (about 21 miles;
SIKESTON, MO)
- PIGGOTT COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 38 miles; PIGGOTT,
AR)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Essex:
- CAPE GIRARDEAU REGIONAL (about 35 miles; CAPE
GIRARDEAU, MO; ID: CGI)
- BARKLEY REGIONAL (about 78 miles; PADUCAH, KY; ID:
PAH)
- SOUTHERN ILLINOIS (about 79 miles;
CARBONDALE/MURPHYSBORO, IL; ID: MDH)
Other public-use airports nearest to Essex:
- DEXTER MUNI (about 6 miles; DEXTER, MO; ID: DXE)
- MALDEN MUNI (about 17 miles; MALDEN, MO; ID: MAW)
- SIKESTON MEML MUNI (about 23 miles; SIKESTON, MO;
ID: SIK)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Essex:
- SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles;
CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Full-time enrollment: 7,227)
- SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-CARBONDALE (about 78
miles; CARBONDALE, IL; FT enrollment: 19,742)
- JOHN A LOGAN COLLEGE (about 85 miles; CARTERVILLE,
IL; FT enrollment: 4,255)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-MARTIN (about 86 miles;
MARTIN, TN; FT enrollment: 5,131)
- ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 88
miles; STATE UNIVERSITY, AR; FT enrollment: 8,696)
- UNION UNIVERSITY (about 107 miles; JACKSON, TN; FT
enrollment: 2,144)
- MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 110 miles; MURRAY,
KY; FT enrollment: 7,676)
Public high school in Essex:
- RICHLAND HIGH (Students: 227; Location: 24456
STATE HWY 114; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Essex:
- RICHLAND ELEM. (Students: 178; Location:
24456 STATE HWY 114; Grades: KG - 06)
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