Gas, Kansas Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 556. Estimated population in July 2024: 552 (-0.7% change)
Males: 284 (51.1%), Females: 272 (48.9%)
Allen County
Demographics
Median resident age: 37.5 years
Median household income: $35,804
Median house value: $46,000
Population by Race
Races in Gas:
- White Non-Hispanic (93.7%)
- American Indian (3.6%)
- Two or more races (3.1%)
- Hispanic (2.2%)
- Filipino (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (37.9%), Irish (17.6%), United States (14.0%), English (6.8%), Swedish (4.7%), Dutch (3.4%).
Elevation: 1020 feet
Land area: 0.8 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Gas
- High school or higher: 83.1%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 9.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.2%
- Unemployed: 5.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 18.3 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Gas city
- Never married: 18.8%
- Now married: 65.7%
- Separated: 1.9%
- Widowed: 6.0%
- Divorced: 7.6%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +68 (+13.9%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Gas:
- ALLEN COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; IOLA, KS)
- NEOSHO MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; CHANUTE, KS)
- ANDERSON COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; GARNETT, KS)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Gas:
- FORBES FIELD (about 74 miles; TOPEKA, KS; Abbreviation: FOE)
- JOPLIN REGIONAL (about 80 miles; JOPLIN, MO; Abbreviation: JLN)
- CHARLES B. WHEELER DOWNTOWN (about 98 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; Abbreviation: MKC)
Other public-use airports nearest to Gas:
- ALLEN COUNTY (about 5 miles; IOLA, KS; Abbreviation: K88)
- CHANUTE MARTIN JOHNSON (about 21 miles; CHANUTE, KS; Abbreviation: CNU)
- GARNETT MUNI (about 26 miles; GARNETT, KS; Abbreviation: K68)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Gas:
- PITTSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY (about 57 miles; PITTSBURG, KS; Full-time enrollment: 5,566)
- EMPORIA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 68 miles; EMPORIA, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,528)
- UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MAIN CAMPUS (about 71 miles; LAWRENCE, KS; Full-time enrollment: 22,506)
- MISSOURI SOUTHERN STATE COLLEGE (about 82 miles; JOPLIN, MO; Full-time enrollment: 4,569)
- JOHNSON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 82 miles; OVERLAND PARK, KS; Full-time enrollment: 8,857)
- WASHBURN UNIVERSITY OF TOPEKA (about 83 miles; TOPEKA, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,472)
- DEVRY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 90 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; Full-time enrollment: 2,189)