Moving to Atwood, Kansas

Population: 1,279. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,139 (-10.9% change)
Males: 605 (47.3%), Females: 674 (52.7%)

Rawlins County

Zip code: 67730

Demographics

Median resident age: 47.6 years
Median household income: $30,221
Median house value: $48,000

Population by Race

Races in Atwood:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.4%)
  • Two or more races (0.9%)
  • American Indian (0.9%)

Ancestries: German (38.2%), Irish (10.7%), United States (9.1%), Czech (9.0%), English (8.8%), Swedish (4.3%).

Elevation: 2850 feet

Land area: 1.0 square miles

Map of Atwood, KS

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Atwood

  • High school or higher: 83.6%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 13.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.5%
  • Unemployed: 1.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 12.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Atwood city

  • Never married: 18.0%
  • Now married: 59.3%
  • Separated: 0.4%
  • Widowed: 13.6%
  • Divorced: 8.7%

0.4% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -117 (-8.4%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Atwood:

  • RAWLINS COUNTY HOSPITAL (707 GRANT ST PO BOX 47)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Atwood:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Atwood:

  • MC COOK MUNI (about 42 miles; MC COOK, NE; Abbreviation: MCK)
  • RENNER FLD /GOODLAND MUNI/ (about 54 miles; GOODLAND, KS; Abbreviation: GLD)
  • NORTH PLATTE RGNL AIRPORT LEE BIRD FIELD (about 94 miles; NORTH PLATTE, NE; Abbreviation: LBF)

Other public-use airports nearest to Atwood:

  • ATWOOD-RAWLINS COUNTY CITY-COUNTY (about 2 miles; ATWOOD, KS; Abbreviation: ADT)
  • TRENTON MUNI (about 26 miles; TRENTON, NE; Abbreviation: 9V2)
  • SHALZ FIELD (about 27 miles; COLBY, KS; Abbreviation: CBK)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Atwood:

  • FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 135 miles; HAYS, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,572)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY (about 154 miles; KEARNEY, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,588)
  • BARTON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 185 miles; GREAT BEND, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,268)
  • CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 191 miles; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,730)
  • METROPOLITAN STATE COLLEGE OF DENVER (about 233 miles; DENVER, CO; Full-time enrollment: 12,938)
  • UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT DENVER (about 233 miles; DENVER, CO; Full-time enrollment: 8,839)
  • UNIVERSITY OF DENVER (about 233 miles; DENVER, CO; Full-time enrollment: 7,592)

Schools

Public high school in Atwood:

  • ATWOOD HIGH (Students: 174; Location: 100 N 8TH; Grades: 07 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Atwood:

  • ATWOOD ELEM (Students: 154; Location: 205 N 4TH; Grades: KG – 06)

Libraries

Library in Atwood:

  • ATWOOD PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $69,406; Location: 102 SOUTH SIXTH ST.; 25,659 books; 551 audio materials; 847 video materials; 53 serial subscriptions)