Moving to Dwight, Kansas

Population: 330. Estimated population in July 2024: 332 (+0.6% change)
Males: 165 (50.0%), Females: 165 (50.0%)

Morris County

Zip code: 66849

Demographics

Median resident age: 39.0 years
Median household income: $25,909
Median house value: $38,300

Population by Race

Races in Dwight:

• White Non-Hispanic (91.8%)
• Hispanic (4.8%)
• Two or more races (2.1%)
• Other race (1.5%)
• American Indian (1.5%)
• Japanese (0.6%)

Ancestries: German (19.1%), Swedish (9.4%), English (7.3%), Irish (6.7%), United States (6.4%), French (5.2%).

Elevation: 1490 feet

Land area: 0.4 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Dwight

• High school or higher: 77.5%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 7.0%
• Graduate or professional degree: 4.0%
• Unemployed: 7.6%
• Mean travel time to work: 37.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Dwight city

• Never married: 17.7%
• Now married: 61.8%
• Separated: 1.2%
• Widowed: 11.6%
• Divorced: 7.6%

5.2% Foreign born (1.8% Europe, 1.8% Latin America, 1.5% Asia).

Population change in the 1990s: -6 (-1.8%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Dwight:

• MORRIS COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; COUNCIL GROVE, KS)
• GEARY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; JUNCTION CITY, KS)
• MANHATTAN SURGICAL HOSPITAL LLC (about 24 miles; MANHATTAN, KS)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Dwight:

• MANHATTAN RGNL (about 21 miles; MANHATTAN, KS; Abbreviation: MHK)
• FORBES FIELD (about 66 miles; TOPEKA, KS; Abbreviation: FOE)
• SALINA MUNI (about 74 miles; SALINA, KS; Abbreviation: SLN)

Other public-use airports nearest to Dwight:

• COUNCIL GROVE MUNI (about 13 miles; COUNCIL GROVE, KS; Abbreviation: K63)
• HERINGTON REGIONAL (about 18 miles; HERINGTON, KS; Abbreviation: HRU)
• FREEMAN FIELD (about 21 miles; JUNCTION CITY, KS; Abbreviation: 3JC)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Dwight:

• KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 25 miles; MANHATTAN, KS; Full-time enrollment: 19,210)
• EMPORIA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles; EMPORIA, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,528)
• WASHBURN UNIVERSITY OF TOPEKA (about 59 miles; TOPEKA, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,472)
• BUTLER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 72 miles; EL DORADO, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,250)
• UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MAIN CAMPUS (about 92 miles; LAWRENCE, KS; Full-time enrollment: 22,506)
• FRIENDS UNIVERSITY (about 97 miles; WICHITA, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,983)
• WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 101 miles; WICHITA, KS; Full-time enrollment: 10,403)

Public primary/middle school in Dwight:

• PRAIRIE HEIGHTS ELEM (Students: 72; Location: 9TH & CYPRESS; Grades: KG – 04)

Libraries

Library in Dwight:

• DWIGHT PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $3,255; Location: P.O. BOX 278 637 MAIN; 4,114 books; 59 audio materials; 17 video materials; 21 serial subscriptions)