Cawker City, Kansas Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 521. Estimated population in July 2024: 474 (-9.0% change)
Males: 259 (49.7%), Females: 262 (50.3%)
Mitchell County
Zip code: 67430
Demographics
Median resident age: 49.4 years
Median household income: $24,833
Median house value: $42,000
Population by Race
Races in Cawker City:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.1%)
- American Indian (1.9%)
- Hispanic (0.8%)
Ancestries: German (28.6%), English (13.2%), Irish (9.2%), United States (7.9%), Dutch (4.4%), Scotch-Irish (3.1%).
Elevation: 1500 feet
Land area: 1.0 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Cawker City
- High school or higher: 81.3%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 7.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.2%
- Unemployed: 4.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.4 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Cawker City city
- Never married: 17.1%
- Now married: 55.4%
- Separated: 0.7%
- Widowed: 12.9%
- Divorced: 13.9%
1.2% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -53 (-9.2%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Cawker City:
- OSBORNE COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; OSBORNE, KS)
- JEWELL COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; MANKATO, KS)
- MITCHELL COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; BELOIT, KS)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Cawker City:
- SALINA MUNI (about 74 miles; SALINA, KS; Abbreviation: SLN)
- HAYS RGNL (about 74 miles; HAYS, KS; Abbreviation: HYS)
- HASTINGS MUNI (about 75 miles; HASTINGS, NE; Abbreviation: HSI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Cawker City:
- CAWKER CITY (about 1 miles; CAWKER CITY, KS; Abbreviation: 8K6)
- OSBORNE MUNI (about 18 miles; OSBORNE, KS; Abbreviation: K75)
- MORITZ MEMORIAL (about 23 miles; BELOIT, KS; Abbreviation: K61)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Cawker City:
- FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 76 miles; HAYS, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,572)
- BARTON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 83 miles; GREAT BEND, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,268)
- CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 94 miles; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,730)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY (about 103 miles; KEARNEY, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,588)
- HUTCHINSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 108 miles; HUTCHINSON, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,268)
- KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 131 miles; MANHATTAN, KS; Full-time enrollment: 19,210)
- WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 142 miles; WICHITA, KS; Full-time enrollment: 10,403)
Public primary/middle schools in Cawker City:
- LAKESIDE JUNIOR HIGH (Students: 68; Location: 913 7TH ST; Grades: 07 – 08)
- LAKESIDE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL (Students: 67; Location: 605 MAPLE; Grades: 04 – 06)