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Population: 2,914. Estimated population in July 2024: 2,739 (-6.0% change)
Males: 1,340 (46.0%), Females: 1,574 (54.0%)

Greenwood County

Zip code: 67045

Demographics

Median resident age: 42.3 years
Median household income: $26,410
Median house value: $37,400

Population by Race

Races in Eureka:

  • White Non-Hispanic (94.9%)
  • Hispanic (2.6%)
  • American Indian (2.1%)
  • Two or more races (1.7%)
  • Other race (1.0%)

Ancestries: German (16.5%), Irish (13.5%), United States (12.6%), English (11.1%), French (4.8%), Dutch (3.5%).

Elevation: 1084 feet

Land area: 2.0 square miles

Map of Eureka, KS

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Eureka

  • High school or higher: 78.8%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 13.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.2%
  • Unemployed: 6.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 20.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Eureka city

  • Never married: 20.4%
  • Now married: 54.8%
  • Separated: 1.5%
  • Widowed: 12.6%
  • Divorced: 10.8%

0.9% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -102 (-3.4%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Eureka:

  • GREENWOOD COUNTY HOSPITAL (100 W 16TH STREET)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Eureka:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Eureka:

  • MC CONNELL AFB (about 70 miles; WICHITA, KS; Abbreviation: IAB)
  • WICHITA MID-CONTINENT (about 80 miles; WICHITA, KS; Abbreviation: ICT)
  • FORBES FIELD (about 90 miles; TOPEKA, KS; Abbreviation: FOE)

Other public-use airports nearest to Eureka:

  • EUREKA MUNI (about 2 miles; EUREKA, KS; Abbreviation: 13K)
  • ELK COUNTY (about 32 miles; MOLINE, KS; Abbreviation: 2K6)
  • PATTY FIELD (about 35 miles; EL DORADO, KS; Abbreviation: 9K6)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Eureka:

  • BUTLER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 39 miles; EL DORADO, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,250)
  • EMPORIA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles; EMPORIA, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,528)
  • COWLEY COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 73 miles; ARKANSAS CITY, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,392)
  • FRIENDS UNIVERSITY (about 75 miles; WICHITA, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,983)
  • WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 83 miles; WICHITA, KS; Full-time enrollment: 10,403)
  • WASHBURN UNIVERSITY OF TOPEKA (about 92 miles; TOPEKA, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,472)
  • KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 97 miles; MANHATTAN, KS; Full-time enrollment: 19,210)

Schools

Public high school in Eureka:

  • EUREKA JR/SR HIGH (Students: 364; Location: 815 N. JEFFERSON; Grades: 07 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Eureka:

  • MARSHALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 373; Location: 1015 N JEFFERSON; Grades: PK – 06)

Private primary/middle school in Eureka:

  • EUREKA S D A ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 8; Location: PO BOX 307 1710 E RIVER; Grades: KG – 7)

Libraries

Library in Eureka:

  • EUREKA CARNEGIE LIBRARY (Operating income: $73,680; Location: 520 NORTH MAIN; 17,127 books; 115 audio materials; 982 video materials; 36 serial subscriptions)

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