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Population (year 2000): 1,871. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,050 (+9.6% change)
Males: 847 (45.3%), Females: 1,024 (54.7%)
Knox County
Zip code:
43022
Median resident age: 20.7 years
Median household income: $51,964 (year 2000)
Median house value: $115,300 (year 2000)
Races in Gambier:
- White Non-Hispanic (92.8%)
- Black (2.5%)
- Hispanic (1.7%)
- Two or more races (1.7%)
Ancestries: German (10.5%), English (7.4%),
Irish (5.7%), Scottish (2.0%), United States (2.0%).
Elevation: 1080 feet
Land area: 0.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Gambier
- High school or higher: 89.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 56.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 36.4%
- Unemployed: 41.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 11.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Gambier village
- Never married: 79.0%
- Now married: 15.4%
- Separated: 0.2%
- Widowed: 1.9%
- Divorced: 3.5%
1.2% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -201 (-9.7%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Gambier:
- KNOX COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; MOUNT
VERNON, OH)
- LICKING MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; NEWARK,
OH)
- MEDCENTRAL HEALTH SYSTEM (about 29 miles; MANSFIELD,
OH)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Gambier:
- MANSFIELD LAHM REGIONAL (about 32 miles; MANSFIELD,
OH; ID: MFD)
- PORT COLUMBUS INTL (about 44 miles; COLUMBUS, OH;
ID: CMH)
- OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 51 miles; COLUMBUS, OH;
ID: OSU)
Other public-use airports nearest to Gambier:
- WYNKOOP (about 7 miles; MOUNT VERNON, OH; ID: 6G4)
- KNOX COUNTY (about 10 miles; MOUNT VERNON, OH; ID:
4I3)
- NEWARK-HEATH (about 25 miles; NEWARK, OH; ID: VTA)
College/University in Gambier:
- KENYON COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 1,586;
Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.kenyon.edu)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Gambier:
- DENISON UNIVERSITY (about 23 miles; GRANVILLE, OH;
Full-time enrollment: 2,101)
- ASHLAND UNIVERSITY (about 35 miles; ASHLAND, OH; FT
enrollment: 4,404)
- OTTERBEIN COLLEGE (about 41 miles; WESTERVILLE, OH;
FT enrollment: 2,226)
- CAPITAL UNIVERSITY (about 47 miles; COLUMBUS, OH; FT
enrollment: 3,187)
- DEVRY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 47 miles;
COLUMBUS, OH; FT enrollment: 2,999)
- OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 51 miles;
COLUMBUS, OH; FT enrollment: 42,666)
- COLUMBUS STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 51 miles;
COLUMBUS, OH; FT enrollment: 10,583)
Public primary/middle school in Gambier:
- WIGGIN STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
205; Location: 207 WIGGIN STREET; Grades: PK - 05)
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