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Population (year 2000): 1,006. Estimated
population in July 2005: 914 (-9.1% change)
Males: 445 (44.2%), Females: 561 (55.8%)
Dundy County
Zip code:
69021
Median resident age: 47.2 years
Median household income: $27,788 (year 2000)
Median house value: $31,900 (year 2000)
Races in Benkelman:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.4%)
- American Indian (1.5%)
- Two or more races (0.9%)
Ancestries: German (37.4%), English (13.5%),
Irish (8.9%), United States (7.8%), Welsh (3.3%), Czech (3.0%).
Elevation: 3000 feet
Land area: 0.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Benkelman
- High school or higher: 81.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.6%
- Unemployed: 2.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 10.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Benkelman city
- Never married: 15.4%
- Now married: 61.6%
- Separated: 0.9%
- Widowed: 14.7%
- Divorced: 7.4%
1.2% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -193 (-16.1%).
Hospital/medical center in Benkelman:
- DUNDY COUNTY HOSPITAL (1313 N CHEYENNE ST PO
BOX 626)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Benkelman:
- CHEYENNE COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; SAINT
FRANCIS, KS)
- RAWLINS COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 34 miles; ATWOOD, KS)
- CHASE COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 35 miles;
IMPERIAL, NE)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Benkelman:
- RENNER FLD /GOODLAND MUNI/ (about 49 miles;
GOODLAND, KS; ID: GLD)
- MC COOK MUNI (about 67 miles; MC COOK, NE; ID: MCK)
- NORTH PLATTE RGNL AIRPORT LEE BIRD FIELD (about 94
miles; NORTH PLATTE, NE; ID: LBF)
Other public-use airports nearest to Benkelman:
- JONES (about 1 miles; BENKELMAN, NE; ID: 42V)
- BRESSLER FIELD (about 22 miles; BIRD CITY, KS; ID:
5K0)
- CHEYENNE COUNTY MUNI (about 27 miles; ST FRANCIS,
KS; ID: SYF)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Benkelman:
- FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 173 miles; HAYS,
KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,572)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY (about 179 miles;
KEARNEY, NE; FT enrollment: 5,588)
- METROPOLITAN STATE COLLEGE OF DENVER (about 200
miles; DENVER, CO; FT enrollment: 12,938)
- UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT DENVER (about 200 miles;
DENVER, CO; FT enrollment: 8,839)
- UNIVERSITY OF DENVER (about 200 miles; DENVER, CO;
FT enrollment: 7,592)
- COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF DENVER (about 200 miles;
DENVER, CO; FT enrollment: 3,352)
- ARAPAHOE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 200 miles;
LITTLETON, CO; FT enrollment: 3,666)
Public high school in Benkelman:
- DUNDY COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 146;
Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Benkelman:
- BENKELMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 146;
Grades: PK - 06)
Library in Benkelman:
- DUNDY COUNTY LIBRARY (Operating income: $983;
Location: 126 7TH AVENUE EAST; 11,207 books)
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