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Population (year 2000): 4,682. Estimated
population in July 2005: 4,660 (-0.5% change)
Males: 2,130 (45.5%), Females: 2,552 (54.5%)
Lafayette County
Zip code:
64037
Median resident age: 38.6 years
Median household income: $31,497 (year 2000)
Median house value: $67,700 (year 2000)
Races in Higginsville:
- White Non-Hispanic (91.1%)
- Black (5.3%)
- Two or more races (1.5%)
- Hispanic (1.5%)
- American Indian (0.9%)
- Other race (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (34.8%), Irish (10.7%),
English (10.1%), United States (9.2%), French (3.1%),
Scotch-Irish (2.3%).
Elevation: 836 feet
Land area: 3.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Higginsville
- High school or higher: 76.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.0%
- Unemployed: 3.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Higginsville city
- Never married: 20.3%
- Now married: 55.7%
- Separated: 1.4%
- Widowed: 13.0%
- Divorced: 9.5%
0.4% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -130 (-2.7%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Higginsville:
- LAFAYETTE REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER (about 13 miles;
LEXINGTON, MO)
- WESTERN MISSOURI MEDICAL CENTER (about 21 miles;
WARRENSBURG, MO)
- RAY COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 24 miles;
RICHMOND, MO)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Higginsville:
- CHARLES B. WHEELER DOWNTOWN (about 60 miles; KANSAS
CITY, MO; ID: MKC)
- KANSAS CITY INTL (about 70 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO;
ID: MCI)
- ROSECRANS MEMORIAL (about 95 miles; ST JOSEPH, MO;
ID: STJ)
Other public-use airports nearest to Higginsville:
- HIGGINSVILLE INDUSTRIAL MUNI (about 4 miles;
HIGGINSVILLE, MO; ID: HIG)
- LEXINGTON MUNI (about 17 miles; LEXINGTON, MO; ID:
4K3)
- SKYHAVEN (about 21 miles; WARRENSBURG, MO; ID: 9K4)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Higginsville:
- CENTRAL MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 21 miles;
Warrensburg, MO; Full-time enrollment: 8,957)
- METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 49 miles; LEES
SUMMIT, MO; FT enrollment: 4,576)
- METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 57 miles;
KANSAS CITY, MO; FT enrollment: 2,998)
- UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-KANSAS CITY (about 59 miles;
KANSAS CITY, MO; FT enrollment: 8,830)
- DEVRY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 60 miles;
KANSAS CITY, MO; FT enrollment: 2,189)
- METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGES (about 61 miles;
KANSAS CITY, MO; FT enrollment: 2,259)
- PARK UNIVERSITY (about 69 miles; PARKVILLE, MO; FT
enrollment: 4,180)
Public high school in Higginsville:
- LAFAYETTE CO. HIGH (Students: 361; Location:
807A W 31ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Higginsville:
- GRANDVIEW ELEM. (Students: 439; Location: 705
W 31ST; Grades: KG - 05)
- LAFAYETTE CO. MIDDLE (Students: 262;
Location: 807B W 31ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
- ROLLING MEADOW STATE SCHOOL (Students: 12;
Location: 1101 W 30TH ST; Grades: KG - 12)
Private primary/middle school in Higginsville:
- IMMANUEL LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 97;
Location: 1500 LIPPER AVE PO BOX 267; Grades: PK - 8)
Library in Higginsville:
- ROBERTSON MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating income:
$56,613; Location: 19 WEST 20TH ST.; 14,805 books; 223
audio materials; 142 video materials; 65 serial
subscriptions)
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