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Population (year 2000): 2,083. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,954 (-6.2% change)
Males: 1,000 (48.0%), Females: 1,083 (52.0%)
Saline County
Zip code:
65349
Median resident age: 40.1 years
Median household income: $25,270 (year 2000)
Median house value: $32,300 (year 2000)
Races in Slater:
- White Non-Hispanic (86.6%)
- Black (9.6%)
- Two or more races (1.9%)
- Hispanic (1.6%)
- American Indian (1.1%)
- Other race (1.0%)
Ancestries: German (17.0%), United States
(15.2%), Irish (9.2%), English (7.2%), French (2.5%), Scottish
(2.4%).
Elevation: 853 feet
Land area: 1.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Slater
- High school or higher: 69.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.0%
- Unemployed: 5.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Slater city
- Never married: 22.8%
- Now married: 48.8%
- Separated: 1.4%
- Widowed: 12.9%
- Divorced: 14.1%
0.4% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -108 (-4.9%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Slater:
- JOHN FITZGIBBON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 12 miles;
MARSHALL, MO)
- COOPER COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 30 miles;
BOONVILLE, MO)
- CARROLL COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 31 miles;
CARROLLTON, MO)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Slater:
- COLUMBIA REGIONAL (about 65 miles; COLUMBIA, MO; ID:
COU)
- KIRKSVILLE REGIONAL (about 70 miles; KIRKSVILLE, MO;
ID: IRK)
- JEFFERSON CITY MEML (about 77 miles; JEFFERSON CITY,
MO; ID: JEF)
Other public-use airports nearest to Slater:
- SLATER MEMORIAL (about 1 miles; SLATER, MO; ID: 9K5)
- MARSHALL MEML MUNI (about 14 miles; MARSHALL, MO;
ID: MHL)
- CARROLLTON MEMORIAL (about 31 miles; CARROLLTON, MO;
ID: K26)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Slater:
- CENTRAL MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 56 miles;
Warrensburg, MO; Full-time enrollment: 8,957)
- UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-COLUMBIA (about 70 miles;
COLUMBIA, MO; FT enrollment: 21,444)
- COLUMBIA COLLEGE (about 70 miles; COLUMBIA, MO; FT
enrollment: 5,892)
- LINCOLN UNIVERSITY (about 74 miles; JEFFERSON CITY,
MO; FT enrollment: 2,580)
- TRUMAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 74 miles; KIRKSVILLE,
MO; FT enrollment: 5,922)
- METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 96 miles; LEES
SUMMIT, MO; FT enrollment: 4,576)
- METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 101 miles;
KANSAS CITY, MO; FT enrollment: 2,998)
Public high school in Slater:
- SLATER HIGH (Students: 173; Location: 515 N
ELM; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Slater:
- ALEXANDER ELEM. (Students: 280; Location: 515
N ELM; Grades: PK - 08)
- OREARVILLE ELEM. (Students: 56; Location: RTE
2; Grades: KG - 08)
Library in Slater:
- SLATER PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$24,327; Location: 311 N. MAIN; 22,103 books; 46 audio
materials; 64 video materials; 25 serial subscriptions)
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