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Population (year 2000): 2,135. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,237 (+4.8% change)
Males: 960 (45.0%), Females: 1,175 (55.0%)
Newton County
Zip code:
64865
Median resident age: 37.8 years
Median household income: $29,441 (year 2000)
Median house value: $60,000 (year 2000)
Races in Seneca:
- White Non-Hispanic (88.4%)
- American Indian (9.9%)
- Two or more races (3.7%)
- Hispanic (1.1%)
Ancestries: United States (13.8%), German
(12.1%), Irish (10.5%), English (7.8%), Dutch (3.4%), French
(1.5%).
Elevation: 853 feet
Land area: 1.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Seneca
- High school or higher: 78.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.4%
- Unemployed: 6.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 22.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Seneca city
- Never married: 18.6%
- Now married: 57.4%
- Separated: 1.5%
- Widowed: 12.2%
- Divorced: 10.3%
0.9% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +243 (+12.8%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Seneca:
- FREEMAN NEOSHO HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; NEOSHO, MO)
- FREEMAN HEALTH SYSTEM - FREEMAN WEST (about 16
miles; JOPLIN, MO)
- ST JOHNS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 16 miles;
JOPLIN, MO)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Seneca:
- JOPLIN REGIONAL (about 24 miles; JOPLIN, MO; ID: JLN)
- NORTHWEST ARKANSAS RGNL (about 45 miles;
FAYETTEVILLE/SPRINGDALE/, AR; ID: XNA)
- DRAKE FIELD (about 66 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; ID:
FYV)
Other public-use airports nearest to Seneca:
- NEOSHO HUGH ROBINSON (about 16 miles; NEOSHO, MO;
ID: EOS)
- GROVE MUNI (about 19 miles; GROVE, OK; ID: GMJ)
- MIAMI MUNI (about 20 miles; MIAMI, OK; ID: MIO)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Seneca:
- MISSOURI SOUTHERN STATE COLLEGE (about 19 miles;
JOPLIN, MO; Full-time enrollment: 4,569)
- PITTSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles;
PITTSBURG, KS; FT enrollment: 5,566)
- NORTHWEST ARKANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 42
miles; BENTONVILLE, AR; FT enrollment: 2,197)
- UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS MAIN CAMPUS (about 65 miles;
FAYETTEVILLE, AR; FT enrollment: 13,324)
- NORTHEASTERN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 68 miles;
TAHLEQUAH, OK; FT enrollment: 6,610)
- OZARKS TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 93 miles;
SPRINGFIELD, MO; FT enrollment: 3,756)
- DRURY UNIVERSITY (about 93 miles; Springfield, MO;
FT enrollment: 3,125)
Public high school in Seneca:
- SENECA HIGH (Students: 567; Location: 1110
NEOSHO ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Seneca:
- SENECA ELEM. (Students: 714; Location: 1815
ST EUGENE ST; Grades: KG - 05)
- IVA E. WELLS MIDDLE (Students: 408; Location:
911 ONEIDA ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
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