Moving to Glen Elder, Kansas
Population: 439. Estimated population in July 2024: 399 (-9.1% change)
Males: 217 (49.4%), Females: 222 (50.6%)
Mitchell County
Zip code: 67446
Demographics
Median resident age: 43.5 years
Median household income: $26,000
Median house value: $37,000
Population by Race
Races in Glen Elder:
- White Non-Hispanic (95.7%)
- Hispanic (1.1%)
- American Indian (0.9%)
- Two or more races (0.9%)
- Black (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (28.9%), United States (9.6%), English (7.1%), Irish (5.5%), French Canadian (2.5%), French (1.8%).
Elevation: 1424 feet
Land area: 0.4 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Glen Elder
- High school or higher: 86.5%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.3%
- Unemployed: 2.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 12.5 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Glen Elder city
- Never married: 17.9%
- Now married: 59.8%
- Separated: 1.7%
- Widowed: 7.7%
- Divorced: 12.8%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -8 (-1.8%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Glen Elder:
- MITCHELL COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; BELOIT, KS)
- JEWELL COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; MANKATO, KS)
- OSBORNE COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 29 miles; OSBORNE, KS)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Glen Elder:
- SALINA MUNI (about 68 miles; SALINA, KS; Abbreviation: SLN)
- HASTINGS MUNI (about 76 miles; HASTINGS, NE; Abbreviation: HSI)
- HAYS RGNL (about 81 miles; HAYS, KS; Abbreviation: HYS)
Other public-use airports nearest to Glen Elder:
- CAWKER CITY (about 9 miles; CAWKER CITY, KS; Abbreviation: 8K6)
- MORITZ MEMORIAL (about 14 miles; BELOIT, KS; Abbreviation: K61)
- MANKATO (about 22 miles; MANKATO, KS; Abbreviation: TKO)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Glen Elder:
- FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 83 miles; HAYS, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,572)
- BARTON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 85 miles; GREAT BEND, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,268)
- CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 96 miles; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,730)
- HUTCHINSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 105 miles; HUTCHINSON, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,268)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY (about 107 miles; KEARNEY, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,588)
- KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 122 miles; MANHATTAN, KS; Full-time enrollment: 19,210)
- WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 137 miles; WICHITA, KS; Full-time enrollment: 10,403)
Public primary/middle school in Glen Elder:
- LAKESIDE ELEM AT GLEN ELDER (Students: 33; Location: 518 N NASH; Grades: KG – 03)
Libraries
Library in Glen Elder:
- GLEN ELDER LIBRARY (Operating income: $7,697; Location: 105 S MILL; 3,908 books; 85 video materials; 18 serial subscriptions)