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Population (year 2000): 3,467. Estimated
population in July 2005: 3,443 (-0.7% change)
Males: 1,625 (46.9%), Females: 1,842 (53.1%)
Marion County
Zip code:
63461
Median resident age: 38.1 years
Median household income: $31,284 (year 2000)
Median house value: $72,300 (year 2000)
Races in Palmyra:
- White Non-Hispanic (95.7%)
- Black (2.6%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
- Hispanic (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (29.2%), United States
(14.7%), English (9.3%), Irish (9.3%), French (2.9%),
Scotch-Irish (1.7%).
Elevation: 641 feet
Land area: 2.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Palmyra
- High school or higher: 80.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.8%
- Unemployed: 6.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Palmyra city
- Never married: 18.5%
- Now married: 60.4%
- Separated: 1.2%
- Widowed: 10.3%
- Divorced: 9.5%
0.5% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +120 (+3.6%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Palmyra:
- HANNIBAL REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 12 miles;
HANNIBAL, MO)
- BLESSING HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; QUINCY, IL)
- PIKE COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 40 miles;
LOUISIANA, MO)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Palmyra:
- QUINCY REGIONAL-BALDWIN FIELD (about 26 miles;
QUINCY, IL; ID: UIN)
- SOUTHEAST IOWA REGIONAL (about 73 miles; BURLINGTON,
IA; ID: BRL)
- KIRKSVILLE REGIONAL (about 73 miles; KIRKSVILLE, MO;
ID: IRK)
Other public-use airports nearest to Palmyra:
- HANNIBAL MUNI (about 9 miles; HANNIBAL, MO; ID: HAE)
- MONROE CITY REGIONAL (about 18 miles; MONROE CITY,
MO; ID: K52)
- LEWIS COUNTY REGIONAL (about 25 miles; MONTICELLO,
MO; ID: 6M6)
Amtrak station near Palmyra:
- 16 miles: QUINCY (30TH ST. & WISMANN LN.). Services:
enclosed waiting area, free short-term parking, free
long-term parking, call for taxi service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Palmyra:
- UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-COLUMBIA (about 74 miles;
COLUMBIA, MO; Full-time enrollment: 21,444)
- COLUMBIA COLLEGE (about 74 miles; COLUMBIA, MO; FT
enrollment: 5,892)
- WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 75 miles; MACOMB,
IL; FT enrollment: 11,096)
- TRUMAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 78 miles; KIRKSVILLE,
MO; FT enrollment: 5,922)
- ST CHARLES COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 94 miles;
ST PETERS, MO; FT enrollment: 3,301)
- LINDENWOOD UNIVERSITY (about 98 miles; ST CHARLES,
MO; FT enrollment: 5,116)
- LINCOLN UNIVERSITY (about 101 miles; JEFFERSON CITY,
MO; FT enrollment: 2,580)
Public high school in Palmyra:
- PALMYRA HIGH (Students: 365; Location: 1723 S
MAIN ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Palmyra:
- PALMYRA ELEM. (Students: 458; Location: 605 S
ASHLAND AVE; Grades: PK - 04)
- PALMYRA MIDDLE (Students: 344; Location: 600
W LINE ST; Grades: 05 - 08)
Private primary/middle school in Palmyra:
- ZION LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 58; Location:
120 S SPRING; Grades: PK - 8)
Library in Palmyra:
- PALMYRA BICENTENNIAL PUBLIC LIBRARY
(Operating income: $74,402; Location: 212 S. MAIN ST.;
19,302 books; 413 audio materials; 546 video materials;
94 serial subscriptions)
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