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Population (year 2000): 8,607. Estimated
population in July 2005: 8,457 (-1.7% change)
Males: 3,881 (45.1%), Females: 4,726 (54.9%)
Vernon County
Zip code:
64772
Median resident age: 35.3 years
Median household income: $25,774 (year 2000)
Median house value: $58,900 (year 2000)
Races in Nevada:
- White Non-Hispanic (95.1%)
- American Indian (1.7%)
- Hispanic (1.3%)
- Two or more races (1.3%)
- Black (1.0%)
Ancestries: German (16.8%), United States
(16.3%), Irish (10.7%), English (9.7%), Italian (3.1%), Dutch
(2.9%).
Elevation: 880 feet
Land area: 8.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Nevada
- High school or higher: 73.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.1%
- Unemployed: 6.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 14.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Nevada city
- Never married: 24.1%
- Now married: 47.2%
- Separated: 2.9%
- Widowed: 10.8%
- Divorced: 15.2%
1.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -218 (-2.5%).
Hospitals/medical centers in Nevada:
- HEARTLAND BEHAVORIAL HEALTH SERVICES (1500
WEST ASHLAND)
- NEVADA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (800 SOUTH
ASH)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Nevada:
- BARTON COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 24 miles;
LAMAR, MO)
- CEDAR COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; EL
DORADO SPRINGS, MO)
- MERCY HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; FORT SCOTT, KS)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Nevada:
- JOPLIN REGIONAL (about 49 miles; JOPLIN, MO; ID:
JLN)
- SPRINGFIELD-BRANSON REGIONAL (about 80 miles;
SPRINGFIELD, MO; ID: SGF)
- CHARLES B. WHEELER DOWNTOWN (about 90 miles; KANSAS
CITY, MO; ID: MKC)
Other public-use airports nearest to Nevada:
- NEVADA MUNI (about 4 miles; NEVADA, MO; ID: NVD)
- LAMAR MUNI (about 25 miles; LAMAR, MO; ID: LLU)
- EL DORADO SPRINGS MEML (about 26 miles; EL DORADO
SPRINGS, MO; ID: 87K)
Colleges/Universities in Nevada:
- COTTEY COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 303;
Location: 1000 W AUSTIN; Private, not-for-profit)
- NEVADA REGIONAL TECHNICAL CENTER (FT
enrollment: 41; Location: 900 W ASHLAND; Public)
- NEVADA SCHOOL OF COSMETOLOGY (Location: 104 E
CHERRY; Private, for-profit)
- MISSOURI WELDING INSTITUTE (Location: 3300 N
INDUSTRIAL PKY; Private, for-profit)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Nevada:
- PITTSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY (about 39 miles;
PITTSBURG, KS; Full-time enrollment: 5,566)
- MISSOURI SOUTHERN STATE COLLEGE (about 53 miles;
JOPLIN, MO; FT enrollment: 4,569)
- SOUTHWEST BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (about 68 miles;
BOLIVAR, MO; FT enrollment: 2,612)
- METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 74 miles; LEES
SUMMIT, MO; FT enrollment: 4,576)
- CENTRAL MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 78 miles;
Warrensburg, MO; FT enrollment: 8,957)
- JOHNSON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 79 miles;
OVERLAND PARK, KS; FT enrollment: 8,857)
- DEVRY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 80 miles;
KANSAS CITY, MO; FT enrollment: 2,189)
Public high schools in Nevada:
- NEVADA HIGH (Students: 794; Location: 800 W
HICKORY ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
- NEVADA REGIONAL TECH-CTR. (Location: 900 W
ASHLAND ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Nevada:
- CALVARY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 46;
Location: 113 W ARCH; Grades: KG - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Nevada:
- NEVADA MIDDLE (Students: 622; Location: 900 N
OLIVE ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
- TRUMAN ELEM. (Students: 521; Location: 901 W
ASHLAND; Grades: 03 - 05)
- BRYAN ELEM. (Students: 380; Location: 400 W
LEE ST; Grades: KG - 01)
- BENTON ELEM. (Students: 164; Location: 500 E
VERNON ST; Grades: 02 - 02)
- HEARTLAND TREATMENT CTR. (Students: 41;
Location: 1500 W ASHLAND; Grades: 05 - 12)
- CEDAR RIDGE STATE SCHOOL (Students: 11;
Location: 901 N OLIVE ST; Grades: KG - 12)
Private primary/middle schools in Nevada:
- ST MARY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 43;
Location: 330 NORTH MAIN STREET; Grades: KG - 5)
- NEVADA MO SDA (Students: 26; Location: RT 4
BOX 167 A; Grades: 1 - 11)
Library in Nevada:
- NEVADA PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$200,585; Location: 218 W. WALNUT; 39,233 books; 701
audio materials; 1,033 video materials; 65 serial
subscriptions)
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