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

Map of Cawker City, KS

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)