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Population (year 2000): 1,399. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,433 (+2.4% change)
Males: 657 (47.0%), Females: 742 (53.0%)
Clinton County
Zip code:
64454
Median resident age: 35.6 years
Median household income: $48,125 (year 2000)
Median house value: $81,800 (year 2000)
Races in Gower:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.6%)
- Hispanic (0.8%)
Ancestries: German (21.2%), Irish (12.4%),
English (11.3%), United States (10.5%), French (2.6%), Italian
(2.6%).
Elevation: 941 feet
Land area: 1.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Gower
- High school or higher: 89.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.0%
- Unemployed: 3.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 29.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Gower city
- Never married: 20.5%
- Now married: 63.5%
- Separated: 0.8%
- Widowed: 7.6%
- Divorced: 7.6%
0.2% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +145 (+11.6%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Gower:
- ST LUKES NORTHLAND HOSPITAL (about 16 miles;
SMITHVILLE, MO)
- NORTHWEST MO PSYCHIATRIC REHAB CTR (about 19 miles;
SAINT JOSEPH, MO)
- HEARTLAND REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 19 miles;
SAINT JOSEPH, MO)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Gower:
- ROSECRANS MEMORIAL (about 24 miles; ST JOSEPH, MO;
ID: STJ)
- KANSAS CITY INTL (about 24 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO;
ID: MCI)
- CHARLES B. WHEELER DOWNTOWN (about 35 miles; KANSAS
CITY, MO; ID: MKC)
Other public-use airports nearest to Gower:
- PLATTSBURG AIRPARK (about 11 miles; PLATTSBURG, MO;
ID: 5MO)
- RAINBOW AIR VILLAGE (about 15 miles; DEARBORN, MO;
ID: 0C1)
- CAMERON MEMORIAL (about 25 miles; CAMERON, MO; ID:
EZZ)
Amtrak station near Gower:
- 18 miles: ST. JOSEPH (4225 FREDERICK AVE.) - Bus
Station. Services: full-service food facilities, call
for taxi service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Gower:
- MISSOURI WESTERN STATE COLLEGE (about 18 miles; ST
JOSEPH, MO; Full-time enrollment: 4,329)
- METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 24 miles;
KANSAS CITY, MO; FT enrollment: 2,998)
- PARK UNIVERSITY (about 29 miles; PARKVILLE, MO; FT
enrollment: 4,180)
- KANSAS CITY KANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 36
miles; KANSAS CITY, KS; FT enrollment: 2,837)
- UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER (about 37 miles;
KANSAS CITY, KS; FT enrollment: 2,168)
- METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGES (about 39 miles;
KANSAS CITY, MO; FT enrollment: 2,259)
- UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-KANSAS CITY (about 40 miles;
KANSAS CITY, MO; FT enrollment: 8,830)
Public high school in Gower:
- EAST BUCHANAN HIGH (Students: 229; Location:
100 SMITH ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Gower:
- EAST BUCHANAN ELEM. (Students: 306; Location:
100 SMITH ST; Grades: KG - 05)
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