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Population (year 2000): 5,634. Estimated
population in July 2005: 5,320 (-5.6% change)
Males: 2,702 (48.0%), Females: 2,932 (52.0%)
Dawes County
Zip code:
69337
Median resident age: 24.9 years
Median household income: $27,400 (year 2000)
Median house value: $60,700 (year 2000)
Races in Chadron:
- White Non-Hispanic (91.8%)
- American Indian (4.0%)
- Hispanic (2.7%)
- Two or more races (1.5%)
- Other race (1.1%)
- Black (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (39.7%), Irish (14.9%),
English (11.8%), United States (5.9%), Czech (5.3%), Swedish
(4.7%).
Elevation: 3369 feet
Land area: 3.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Chadron
- High school or higher: 86.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 13.7%
- Unemployed: 4.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 10.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Chadron city
- Never married: 38.8%
- Now married: 45.1%
- Separated: 1.2%
- Widowed: 6.9%
- Divorced: 8.1%
2.8% Foreign born (1.7% Latin America, 0.8%
Africa).
Population change in the 1990s: +31 (+0.6%).
Hospital/medical center in Chadron:
- CHADRON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL HLTH SRV (821
MOREHEAD STREET)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Chadron:
- PHS INDIAN HOSPITAL (about 34 miles; PINE RIDGE, SD)
- BOX BUTTE GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 49 miles;
ALLIANCE, NE)
- FALL RIVER HOSPITAL - CAH (about 53 miles; HOT
SPRINGS, SD)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Chadron:
- ALLIANCE MUNI (about 56 miles; ALLIANCE, NE; ID:
AIA)
- WESTERN NEB. RGNL/WILLIAM B. HEILIG FIELD (about 78
miles; SCOTTSBLUFF, NE; ID: BFF)
- RAPID CITY REGIONAL (about 83 miles; RAPID CITY, SD;
ID: RAP)
Other public-use airports nearest to Chadron:
- CHADRON MUNI (about 6 miles; CHADRON, NE; ID: CDR)
- HAY SPRINGS MUNI (about 24 miles; HAY SPRINGS, NE;
ID: 4V6)
- PINE RIDGE (about 38 miles; PINE RIDGE, SD; ID: IEN)
College/University in Chadron:
- CHADRON STATE COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment:
2,144; Location: 1000 MAIN ST; Public; Website:
www.csc.edu; Offers Master's degree)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Chadron:
- SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES AND TECHNOLOGY (about
88 miles; RAPID CITY, SD; Full-time enrollment: 2,002)
- BLACK HILLS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 130 miles;
SPEARFISH, SD; FT enrollment: 3,190)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO (about 205 miles;
GREELEY, CO; FT enrollment: 10,983)
- AIMS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 208 miles; GREELEY,
CO; FT enrollment: 3,722)
- UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING (about 208 miles; LARAMIE, WY;
FT enrollment: 9,665)
- CASPER COLLEGE (about 228 miles; CASPER, WY; FT
enrollment: 2,564)
- METROPOLITAN STATE COLLEGE OF DENVER (about 234
miles; DENVER, CO; FT enrollment: 12,938)
Public high schools in Chadron:
- CHADRON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 314;
Location: 450 W NORFOLK; Grades: 09 - 12)
- PINE RIDGE JOB CORPS (Students: 234; Grades:
09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Chadron:
- CHADRON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 244; Grades:
04 - 08)
- CHADRON EAST WARD ELEMENTARY (Students: 213;
Grades: PK - 06)
- KENWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 112;
Grades: PK - 06)
- TRUNK BUTTE PUBLIC SCHOOL (Students: 30;
Grades: PK - 08)
- PRAIRIE HOME PUBLIC SCHOOL (Students: 29;
Grades: PK - 08)
- ALPHA PUBLIC SCHOOL (Students: 23; Grades: PK
- 08)
- TABLE CENTER PUBLIC SCHOOL (Students: 6;
Grades: PK - 08)
Private primary/middle school in Chadron:
- CHADRON ADVENTIST SCHOOL (Students: 5;
Location: 602 BORDEAUX; Grades: KG - 8)
Library in Chadron:
- CHADRON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$186,010; Location: 507 BORDEAUX STREET; 12,541 books;
1,999 audio materials; 558 video materials; 87 serial
subscriptions)
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