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Population: 1,570. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,414 (-9.9% change)
Males: 765 (48.7%), Females: 805 (51.3%)

Beaver County

Zip code: 73932

Demographics

Median resident age: 39.4 years
Median household income: $37,560
Median house value: $57,100

Population by Race

Races in Beaver:

  • White Non-Hispanic (86.8%)
  • Hispanic (9.7%)
  • Other race (3.7%)
  • American Indian (2.7%)
  • Two or more races (1.5%)
  • Black (0.6%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (14.0%), Irish (12.2%), United States (10.2%), English (10.1%), Scotch-Irish (3.0%), Dutch (2.9%).

Elevation: 2393 feet

Land area: 1.2 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Beaver

  • High school or higher: 75.6%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 19.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.6%
  • Unemployed: 3.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 13.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Beaver city

  • Never married: 14.9%
  • Now married: 66.0%
  • Separated: 1.1%
  • Widowed: 10.5%
  • Divorced: 7.4%

5.1% Foreign born (4.6% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: -19 (-1.2%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Beaver:

  • BEAVER COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (212 EAST 8TH STREET, P O BOX 640)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Beaver:

  • MEADE DISTRICT HOSPITAL (about 31 miles; MEADE, KS)
  • SOUTHWEST MEDICAL CENTER (about 33 miles; LIBERAL, KS)
  • OCHILTREE GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 39 miles; PERRYTON, TX)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Beaver:

  • LIBERAL MUNI (about 34 miles; LIBERAL, KS; Abbreviation: LBL)
  • DODGE CITY REGIONAL (about 76 miles; DODGE CITY, KS; Abbreviation: DDC)
  • GARDEN CITY REGIONAL (about 77 miles; GARDEN CITY, KS; Abbreviation: GCK)

Other public-use airports nearest to Beaver:

  • BEAVER MUNI (about 3 miles; BEAVER, OK; Abbreviation: Q44)
  • PERRYTON OCHILTREE COUNTY (about 32 miles; PERRYTON, TX; Abbreviation: PYX)
  • MEADE MUNI (about 34 miles; MEADE, KS; Abbreviation: MEJ)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Beaver:

  • AMARILLO COLLEGE (about 147 miles; AMARILLO, TX; Full-time enrollment: 4,876)
  • SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 154 miles; WEATHERFORD, OK; Full-time enrollment: 4,360)
  • WEST TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY (about 159 miles; CANYON, TX; Full-time enrollment: 5,476)
  • BARTON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 161 miles; GREAT BEND, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,268)
  • FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 165 miles; HAYS, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,572)
  • WAYLAND BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (about 199 miles; PLAINVIEW, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,578)
  • HUTCHINSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 199 miles; HUTCHINSON, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,268)

Schools

Public high school in Beaver:

  • BEAVER HS (Students: 119; Location: 807 AVE G; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Beaver:

  • BEAVER ES (Students: 266; Location: 807 AVE G; Grades: PK – 08)

Libraries

Library in Beaver:

  • BEAVER COUNTY PIONEER LIBRARY (Operating income: $43,500; Location: 201 DOUGLAS AVE; 12,349 books; 538 audio materials; 265 video materials; 5 serial subscriptions)

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