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Population (year 2000): 7,668. Estimated
population in July 2005: 7,297 (-4.8% change)
Males: 3,676 (47.9%), Females: 3,992 (52.1%)
Kay
County
Zip code:
74631
Median resident age: 37.7 years
Median household income: $25,835 (year 2000)
Median house value: $36,100 (year 2000)
Races in Blackwell:
- White Non-Hispanic (85.2%)
- American Indian (8.1%)
- Hispanic (5.9%)
- Two or more races (4.8%)
- Other race (3.2%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (15.2%), United States
(13.2%), English (10.7%), Irish (10.6%), Dutch (3.8%), French
(3.0%).
Elevation: 1014 feet
Land area: 5.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Blackwell
- High school or higher: 73.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.4%
- Unemployed: 7.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 17.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Blackwell city
- Never married: 18.7%
- Now married: 59.0%
- Separated: 1.5%
- Widowed: 9.3%
- Divorced: 11.5%
2.9% Foreign born (2.3% Latin America, 0.4%
Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +39 (+0.5%).
Hospital/medical center in Blackwell:
- INTEGRIS BLACKWELL REGIONAL HOSPITAL (710
SOUTH 13TH STREET)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Blackwell:
- VIA CHRISTI OKLA REG MEDICAL CENTER (about 13 miles;
PONCA CITY, OK)
- SOUTH CENTRAL KS REGIONAL MED CENTER (about 26
miles; ARKANSAS CITY, KS)
- SUMNER COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT #1 (about 29 miles;
CALDWELL, KS)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Blackwell:
- STILLWATER RGNL (about 48 miles; STILLWATER, OK; ID:
SWO)
- VANCE AFB (about 54 miles; ENID, OK; ID: END)
- MC CONNELL AFB (about 57 miles; WICHITA, KS; ID:
IAB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Blackwell:
- BLACKWELL-TONKAWA MUNI (about 6 miles; BLACKWELL,
OK; ID: 4O3)
- PONCA CITY RGNL (about 16 miles; PONCA CITY, OK; ID:
PNC)
- SKY PARK (about 20 miles; NEWKIRK, OK; ID: 4K8)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Blackwell:
- COWLEY COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 26 miles;
ARKANSAS CITY, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,392)
- OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 53
miles; STILLWATER, OK; FT enrollment: 16,937)
- LANGSTON UNIVERSITY (about 60 miles; LANGSTON, OK;
FT enrollment: 2,324)
- FRIENDS UNIVERSITY (about 60 miles; WICHITA, KS; FT
enrollment: 2,983)
- WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 63 miles; WICHITA,
KS; FT enrollment: 10,403)
- BUTLER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 78 miles; EL
DORADO, KS; FT enrollment: 4,250)
- UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA (about 78 miles;
EDMOND, OK; FT enrollment: 10,926)
Public high school in Blackwell:
- BLACKWELL HS (Students: 432; Location: 303
EAST COOLIDGE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Blackwell:
- PARKSIDE CTR ES (Students: 367; Location: 502
EAST COLLEGE; Grades: PK - 01)
- BLACKWELL MS (Students: 317; Location: 1041
S. FIRST; Grades: 06 - 08)
- HUSTON CTR ES (Students: 222; Location: 304
VINNEDGE; Grades: 04 - 05)
- WASHINGTON CTR ES (Students: 206; Location:
723 W. COLLEGE; Grades: 02 - 03)
Library in Blackwell:
- BLACKWELL PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$105,278; Location: 123 WEST PADON; 32,983 books; 2,152
audio materials; 204 video materials; 83 serial
subscriptions)
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