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Population (year 2000): 1,686. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,706 (+1.2% change)
Males: 774 (45.9%), Females: 912 (54.1%)
Taney County
Zip code:
65653
Median resident age: 52.8 years
Median household income: $31,801 (year 2000)
Median house value: $89,700 (year 2000)
Races in Forsyth:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.0%)
- Hispanic (1.0%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (17.9%), English (17.4%),
United States (12.3%), Irish (11.8%), Dutch (3.1%), French
(2.7%).
Elevation: 947 feet
Land area: 2.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Forsyth
- High school or higher: 79.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.1%
- Unemployed: 9.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 22.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Forsyth city
- Never married: 13.1%
- Now married: 64.5%
- Separated: 1.2%
- Widowed: 13.3%
- Divorced: 7.9%
0.9% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +403 (+31.4%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Forsyth:
- SKAGGS COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER (about 11 miles;
BRANSON, MO)
- NORTH ARKANSAS MEDICAL CENTER (about 31 miles;
HARRISON, AR)
- ST JOHNS REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER (about 35 miles;
SPRINGFIELD, MO)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Forsyth:
- SPRINGFIELD-BRANSON REGIONAL (about 42 miles;
SPRINGFIELD, MO; ID: SGF)
- DRAKE FIELD (about 87 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; ID:
FYV)
- NORTHWEST ARKANSAS RGNL (about 88 miles;
FAYETTEVILLE/SPRINGDALE/, AR; ID: XNA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Forsyth:
- M GRAHAM CLARK (about 9 miles; POINT LOOKOUT, MO;
ID: PLK)
- AIR PARK SOUTH (about 27 miles; OZARK, MO; ID: 2K2)
- BOONE COUNTY (about 31 miles; HARRISON, AR; ID: HRO)
Amtrak station near Forsyth:
- 9 miles: BRANSON (BOB EVANS REST., HWY. 76 & 65) -
Bus Station
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Forsyth:
- SOUTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 35 miles;
SPRINGFIELD, MO; Full-time enrollment: 14,680)
- DRURY UNIVERSITY (about 39 miles; Springfield, MO;
FT enrollment: 3,125)
- OZARKS TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 43 miles;
SPRINGFIELD, MO; FT enrollment: 3,756)
- SOUTHWEST BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (about 67 miles;
BOLIVAR, MO; FT enrollment: 2,612)
- NORTHWEST ARKANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 81
miles; BENTONVILLE, AR; FT enrollment: 2,197)
- UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS MAIN CAMPUS (about 84 miles;
FAYETTEVILLE, AR; FT enrollment: 13,324)
- ARKANSAS TECH UNIVERSITY (about 97 miles;
RUSSELLVILLE, AR; FT enrollment: 4,450)
Public high school in Forsyth:
- FORSYTH HIGH (Students: 354; Location: 178
PANTHER ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Forsyth:
- FORSYTH ELEM. (Students: 423; Location: 178
PANTHER ST; Grades: KG - 04)
- FORSYTH MIDDLE (Students: 355; Location: 178
PANTHER ST; Grades: 05 - 08)
- DELMINA WOODS YOUTH FACILITY (Students: 18;
Location: 8872 STATE HWY H; Grades: 06 - 12)
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