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Population: 579. Estimated population in July 2024: 582 (+0.5% change)
Males: 275 (47.5%), Females: 304 (52.5%)

Jefferson County

Zip code: 66097

Demographics

Median resident age: 37.9 years
Median household income: $37,143
Median house value: $42,700

Population by Race

Races in Winchester:

  • White Non-Hispanic (95.5%)
  • American Indian (2.4%)
  • Hispanic (1.7%)

Ancestries: German (29.2%), Irish (9.3%), United States (7.3%), English (6.6%), Italian (4.8%), Scotch-Irish (4.8%).

Elevation: 1190 feet

Land area: 0.3 square miles

Map of Winchester, KS

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Winchester

  • High school or higher: 73.6%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 11.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.2%
  • Unemployed: 6.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 29.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Winchester city

  • Never married: 22.1%
  • Now married: 57.9%
  • Separated: 1.6%
  • Widowed: 6.2%
  • Divorced: 12.3%

0.3% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -40 (-6.5%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Winchester:

  • JEFFERSON COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (408 DELAWARE ST)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Winchester:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Winchester:

  • FORBES FIELD (about 37 miles; TOPEKA, KS; Abbreviation: FOE)
  • KANSAS CITY INTL (about 40 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; Abbreviation: MCI)
  • ROSECRANS MEMORIAL (about 40 miles; ST JOSEPH, MO; Abbreviation: STJ)

Other public-use airports nearest to Winchester:

  • AMELIA EARHART (about 19 miles; ATCHISON, KS; Abbreviation: K59)
  • LAWRENCE MUNI (about 23 miles; LAWRENCE, KS; Abbreviation: LWC)
  • SHERMAN AAF (about 26 miles; FORT LEAVENWORTH, KS; Abbreviation: FLV)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Winchester:

  • UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MAIN CAMPUS (about 26 miles; LAWRENCE, KS; Full-time enrollment: 22,506)
  • KANSAS CITY KANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 38 miles; KANSAS CITY, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,837)
  • UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER (about 40 miles; KANSAS CITY, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,168)
  • WASHBURN UNIVERSITY OF TOPEKA (about 40 miles; TOPEKA, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,472)
  • PARK UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles; PARKVILLE, MO; Full-time enrollment: 4,180)
  • MISSOURI WESTERN STATE COLLEGE (about 44 miles; ST JOSEPH, MO; Full-time enrollment: 4,329)
  • JOHNSON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 48 miles; OVERLAND PARK, KS; Full-time enrollment: 8,857)

Schools

Public high school in Winchester:

  • JEFFERSON CO NORTH HIGH (Students: 161; Location: 302 5TH STREET; Grades: 09 – 12)

Libraries

Library in Winchester:

  • WINCHESTER PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $27,536; Location: 208 WINCHESTER STREET; 14,000 books; 440 audio materials; 280 video materials; 15 serial subscriptions)

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