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Population (year 2000): 2,604. Estimated
population in July 2005: 3,832 (+47.2% change)
Males: 1,261 (48.4%), Females: 1,343 (51.6%)
Cass County
Zip code:
64078
Median resident age: 31.2 years
Median household income: $44,769 (year 2000)
Median house value: $96,900 (year 2000)
Races in Peculiar:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.1%)
- Two or more races (1.5%)
- Hispanic (1.5%)
- American Indian (1.3%)
Ancestries: German (19.9%), United States
(17.3%), Irish (15.2%), English (11.4%), Dutch (3.0%), French
(3.0%).
Elevation: 1004 feet
Land area: 3.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Peculiar
- High school or higher: 85.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.5%
- Unemployed: 3.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 30.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Peculiar city
- Never married: 18.6%
- Now married: 61.9%
- Separated: 1.0%
- Widowed: 6.1%
- Divorced: 12.4%
0.7% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +666 (+34.4%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Peculiar:
- CASS MEDICAL CENTER (about 10 miles; HARRISONVILLE,
MO)
- LEES SUMMIT HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; LEES SUMMIT,
MO)
- CRITTENTON BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CENTER (about 15 miles;
KANSAS CITY, MO)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Peculiar:
- CHARLES B. WHEELER DOWNTOWN (about 29 miles; KANSAS
CITY, MO; ID: MKC)
- KANSAS CITY INTL (about 43 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO;
ID: MCI)
- ROSECRANS MEMORIAL (about 79 miles; ST JOSEPH, MO;
ID: STJ)
Other public-use airports nearest to Peculiar:
- HILLSIDE (about 12 miles; STILWELL, KS; ID: 63K)
- LAWRENCE SMITH MEMORIAL (about 12 miles;
HARRISONVILLE, MO; ID: LRY)
- LEE'S SUMMIT MUNICIPAL (about 17 miles; LEE'S
SUMMIT, MO; ID: LXT)
Amtrak station near Peculiar:
- 15 miles: LEE'S SUMMIT (220 S. MAIN ST.). Services:
enclosed waiting area, public payphones, free short-term
parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Peculiar:
- METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 14 miles; LEES
SUMMIT, MO; Full-time enrollment: 4,576)
- DEVRY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 20 miles;
KANSAS CITY, MO; FT enrollment: 2,189)
- JOHNSON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 23 miles;
OVERLAND PARK, KS; FT enrollment: 8,857)
- UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-KANSAS CITY (about 23 miles;
KANSAS CITY, MO; FT enrollment: 8,830)
- METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGES (about 25 miles;
KANSAS CITY, MO; FT enrollment: 2,259)
- UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER (about 33 miles;
KANSAS CITY, KS; FT enrollment: 2,168)
- KANSAS CITY KANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 35
miles; KANSAS CITY, KS; FT enrollment: 2,837)
Public high school in Peculiar:
- RAYMORE-PECULIAR SR. HIGH (Students: 1,454;
Location: 20801 SCHOOL RD; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Peculiar:
- RAYMORE-PECULIAR MIDDLE (Students: 785;
Location: 21001 SCHOOL RD; Grades: 07 - 08)
- PECULIAR ELEM. (Students: 490; Location: 201
E 3RD ST; Grades: KG - 04)
- SHULL INTERMEDIATE (Students: 334; Location:
11706 E 211TH ST; Grades: 05 - 06)
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