Knox City, Missouri Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 223. Estimated population in July 2024: 215 (-3.6% change)
Males: 104 (46.6%), Females: 119 (53.4%)

Knox County

Zip code: 63446

Demographics

Median resident age: 48.1 years
Median household income: $18,417
Median house value: $19,000

Population by Race

Races in Knox City:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.3%)
  • Hispanic (1.8%)
  • Two or more races (0.9%)

Ancestries: German (28.3%), United States (26.0%), Irish (10.3%), English (7.2%), Scotch-Irish (2.7%), Dutch (1.8%).

Elevation: 765 feet

Land area: 0.2 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Knox City

  • High school or higher: 74.0%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 3.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.2%
  • Unemployed: 13.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 31.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Knox City city

  • Never married: 25.0%
  • Now married: 54.0%
  • Separated: 1.3%
  • Widowed: 12.5%
  • Divorced: 7.1%

0.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -39 (-14.9%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Knox City:

  • SCOTLAND COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; MEMPHIS, MO)
  • NORTHEAST REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEMS (about 40 miles; KIRKSVILLE, MO)
  • VAN BUREN COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 42 miles; KEOSAUQUA, IA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Knox City:

  • KIRKSVILLE REGIONAL (about 37 miles; KIRKSVILLE, MO; Abbreviation: IRK)
  • QUINCY REGIONAL-BALDWIN FIELD (about 60 miles; QUINCY, IL; Abbreviation: UIN)
  • OTTUMWA INDUSTRIAL (about 72 miles; OTTUMWA, IA; Abbreviation: OTM)

Other public-use airports nearest to Knox City:

  • SHELBY COUNTY (about 23 miles; SHELBYVILLE, MO; Abbreviation: 6K2)
  • LEWIS COUNTY REGIONAL (about 24 miles; MONTICELLO, MO; Abbreviation: 6M6)
  • MEMPHIS MEMORIAL (about 25 miles; MEMPHIS, MO; Abbreviation: 03D)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Knox City:

  • TRUMAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles; KIRKSVILLE, MO; Full-time enrollment: 5,922)
  • INDIAN HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 67 miles; OTTUMWA, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,744)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-COLUMBIA (about 86 miles; COLUMBIA, MO; Full-time enrollment: 21,444)
  • COLUMBIA COLLEGE (about 86 miles; COLUMBIA, MO; Full-time enrollment: 5,892)
  • WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 96 miles; MACOMB, IL; Full-time enrollment: 11,096)
  • UNIVERSITY OF IOWA (about 110 miles; IOWA CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 24,766)
  • LINCOLN UNIVERSITY (about 113 miles; JEFFERSON CITY, MO; Full-time enrollment: 2,580)