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Population (year 2000): 383. Estimated
population in July 2005: 376 (-1.8% change)
Males: 196 (51.2%), Females: 187 (48.8%)
Gage County
Zip code:
68318
Median resident age: 42.1 years
Median household income: $25,000 (year 2000)
Median house value: $32,100 (year 2000)
Races in Blue Springs:
- White Non-Hispanic (95.0%)
- American Indian (4.4%)
- Two or more races (1.3%)
Ancestries: German (44.1%), Irish (15.7%),
United States (15.1%), English (10.4%), French (6.3%), Czech
(3.9%).
Elevation: 1208 feet
Land area: 0.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Blue Springs
- High school or higher: 76.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.3%
- Unemployed: 5.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Blue Springs city
- Never married: 24.1%
- Now married: 57.0%
- Separated: 0.6%
- Widowed: 10.2%
- Divorced: 8.0%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -45 (-10.5%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Blue Springs:
- BEATRICE COMM HOSPITAL & HLTH CENTER (about 11
miles; BEATRICE, NE)
- BEATRICE STATE DEVELOPMENTAL CENTER (about 11 miles;
BEATRICE, NE)
- COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE INC (about 20 miles;
MARYSVILLE, KS)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Blue
Springs:
- LINCOLN MUNI (about 50 miles; LINCOLN, NE; ID: LNK)
- MANHATTAN RGNL (about 70 miles; MANHATTAN, KS; ID:
MHK)
- EPPLEY AIRFIELD (about 97 miles; OMAHA, NE; ID: OMA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Blue Springs:
- BEATRICE MUNICIPAL (about 13 miles; BEATRICE, NE;
ID: BIE)
- MARYSVILLE MUNI (about 21 miles; MARYSVILLE, KS; ID:
MYZ)
- WILBER MUNICIPAL (about 32 miles; WILBER, NE; ID:
0D6)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Blue Springs:
- SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 47 miles;
LINCOLN, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,137)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT LINCOLN (about 47 miles;
LINCOLN, NE; FT enrollment: 19,806)
- KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 66 miles; MANHATTAN,
KS; FT enrollment: 19,210)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA (about 87 miles;
OMAHA, NE; FT enrollment: 10,150)
- CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY (about 87 miles; OMAHA, NE; FT
enrollment: 5,806)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER (about 87
miles; OMAHA, NE; FT enrollment: 2,448)
- BELLEVUE UNIVERSITY (about 87 miles; BELLEVUE, NE;
FT enrollment: 2,723)
Public primary/middle school in Blue Springs:
- SOUTHERN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 261;
Grades: PK - 06)
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