Moving to Glen Elder, Kansas

Population: 439. Estimated population in July 2024: 399 (-9.1% change)
Males: 217 (49.4%), Females: 222 (50.6%)

Mitchell County

Zip code: 67446

Demographics

Median resident age: 43.5 years
Median household income: $26,000
Median house value: $37,000

Population by Race

Races in Glen Elder:

  • White Non-Hispanic (95.7%)
  • Hispanic (1.1%)
  • American Indian (0.9%)
  • Two or more races (0.9%)
  • Black (0.7%)

Ancestries: German (28.9%), United States (9.6%), English (7.1%), Irish (5.5%), French Canadian (2.5%), French (1.8%).

Elevation: 1424 feet

Land area: 0.4 square miles

Map of Glen Elder, KS

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Glen Elder

  • High school or higher: 86.5%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.3%
  • Unemployed: 2.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 12.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Glen Elder city

  • Never married: 17.9%
  • Now married: 59.8%
  • Separated: 1.7%
  • Widowed: 7.7%
  • Divorced: 12.8%

0.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -8 (-1.8%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Glen Elder:

  • MITCHELL COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; BELOIT, KS)
  • JEWELL COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; MANKATO, KS)
  • OSBORNE COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 29 miles; OSBORNE, KS)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Glen Elder:

  • SALINA MUNI (about 68 miles; SALINA, KS; Abbreviation: SLN)
  • HASTINGS MUNI (about 76 miles; HASTINGS, NE; Abbreviation: HSI)
  • HAYS RGNL (about 81 miles; HAYS, KS; Abbreviation: HYS)

Other public-use airports nearest to Glen Elder:

  • CAWKER CITY (about 9 miles; CAWKER CITY, KS; Abbreviation: 8K6)
  • MORITZ MEMORIAL (about 14 miles; BELOIT, KS; Abbreviation: K61)
  • MANKATO (about 22 miles; MANKATO, KS; Abbreviation: TKO)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Glen Elder:

  • FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 83 miles; HAYS, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,572)
  • BARTON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 85 miles; GREAT BEND, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,268)
  • CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 96 miles; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,730)
  • HUTCHINSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 105 miles; HUTCHINSON, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,268)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY (about 107 miles; KEARNEY, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,588)
  • KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 122 miles; MANHATTAN, KS; Full-time enrollment: 19,210)
  • WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 137 miles; WICHITA, KS; Full-time enrollment: 10,403)

Public primary/middle school in Glen Elder:

  • LAKESIDE ELEM AT GLEN ELDER (Students: 33; Location: 518 N NASH; Grades: KG – 03)

Libraries

Library in Glen Elder:

  • GLEN ELDER LIBRARY (Operating income: $7,697; Location: 105 S MILL; 3,908 books; 85 video materials; 18 serial subscriptions)