Coldwater, Kansas Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 792. Estimated population in July 2024: 774 (-2.3% change)
Males: 354 (44.7%), Females: 438 (55.3%)
Comanche County
Zip code: 67029
Demographics
Median resident age: 50.2 years
Median household income: $27,167
Median house value: $33,700
Population by Race
Races in Coldwater:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.2%)
- Hispanic (2.1%)
- American Indian (1.4%)
- Two or more races (0.9%)
Ancestries: German (21.6%), English (13.4%), Irish (12.0%), United States (11.0%), Dutch (4.5%), Scotch-Irish (4.3%).
Elevation: 2112 feet
Land area: 2.6 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Coldwater
- High school or higher: 89.6%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 16.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.5%
- Unemployed: 0.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 12.4 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Coldwater city
- Never married: 12.3%
- Now married: 62.7%
- Separated: 0.5%
- Widowed: 14.6%
- Divorced: 10.0%
0.6% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -140 (-15.0%).
Hospitals
Hospital/medical center in Coldwater:
- COMANCHE COUNTY HOSPITAL (2ND & FRISCO STREET)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Coldwater:
- GREAT PLAINS OF KIOWA COUNTY (about 23 miles; GREENSBURG, KS)
- ASHLAND DISTRICT HOSPSITAL (about 32 miles; ASHLAND, KS)
- HARPER COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 35 miles; BUFFALO, OK)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Coldwater:
- DODGE CITY REGIONAL (about 55 miles; DODGE CITY, KS; Abbreviation: DDC)
- GREAT BEND MUNI (about 81 miles; GREAT BEND, KS; Abbreviation: GBD)
- GARDEN CITY REGIONAL (about 106 miles; GARDEN CITY, KS; Abbreviation: GCK)
Other public-use airports nearest to Coldwater:
- COMANCHE COUNTY (about 4 miles; COLDWATER, KS; Abbreviation: 3K8)
- PAUL WINDLE MUNI (about 24 miles; GREENSBURG, KS; Abbreviation: 8K7)
- BUCKLIN (about 29 miles; BUCKLIN, KS; Abbreviation: 8K0)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Coldwater:
- BARTON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 84 miles; GREAT BEND, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,268)
- HUTCHINSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 111 miles; HUTCHINSON, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,268)
- FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 111 miles; HAYS, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,572)
- SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 127 miles; WEATHERFORD, OK; Full-time enrollment: 4,360)
- WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 131 miles; WICHITA, KS; Full-time enrollment: 10,403)
- FRIENDS UNIVERSITY (about 139 miles; WICHITA, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,983)
- COWLEY COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 160 miles; ARKANSAS CITY, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,392)
Schools
Public high school in Coldwater:
- SOUTH CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 105; Location: 600 N LEAVENWORTH; Grades: 09 – 12)
Libraries
Library in Coldwater:
- COLDWATER-WILMORE REGIONAL LIBRARY (Operating income: $54,613; Location: 221 E. MAIN PO BOX 606; 14,862 books; 30 audio materials; 108 video materials; 15 serial subscriptions)