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Meade, Kansas Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

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Population: 1,672. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,629 (-2.6% change)
Males: 799 (47.8%), Females: 873 (52.2%)

Meade County

Zip code: 67864

Demographics

Median resident age: 39.6 years
Median household income: $32,583
Median house value: $48,300

Population by Race

Races in Meade:

  • White Non-Hispanic (92.0%)
  • Hispanic (5.6%)
  • Other race (3.2%)
  • Two or more races (1.1%)
  • American Indian (0.8%)
  • Black (0.6%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (30.6%), English (11.1%), United States (10.2%), Irish (7.6%), Dutch (2.9%), French (2.6%).

Elevation: 2497 feet

Land area: 1.0 square miles

Map of Meade, KS

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Meade

  • High school or higher: 76.6%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 19.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.5%
  • Unemployed: 3.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 14.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Meade city

  • Never married: 16.2%
  • Now married: 66.8%
  • Separated: 0.8%
  • Widowed: 10.2%
  • Divorced: 6.1%

4.3% Foreign born (2.8% Latin America, 0.7% Europe, 0.5% Asia).

Population change in the 1990s: +148 (+9.7%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Meade:

  • MEADE DISTRICT HOSPITAL (510 E CARTHAGE PO BOX 680)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Meade:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Meade:

  • DODGE CITY REGIONAL (about 42 miles; DODGE CITY, KS; Abbreviation: DDC)
  • LIBERAL MUNI (about 46 miles; LIBERAL, KS; Abbreviation: LBL)
  • GARDEN CITY REGIONAL (about 51 miles; GARDEN CITY, KS; Abbreviation: GCK)

Other public-use airports nearest to Meade:

  • MEADE MUNI (about 2 miles; MEADE, KS; Abbreviation: MEJ)
  • FOWLER (about 13 miles; FOWLER, KS; Abbreviation: 18K)
  • MONTEZUMA MUNICIPAL (about 23 miles; MONTEZUMA, KS; Abbreviation: K17)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Meade:

  • FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 131 miles; HAYS, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,572)
  • BARTON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 131 miles; GREAT BEND, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,268)
  • SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 166 miles; WEATHERFORD, OK; Full-time enrollment: 4,360)
  • HUTCHINSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 175 miles; HUTCHINSON, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,268)
  • AMARILLO COLLEGE (about 180 miles; AMARILLO, TX; Full-time enrollment: 4,876)
  • WEST TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY (about 193 miles; CANYON, TX; Full-time enrollment: 5,476)
  • WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 200 miles; WICHITA, KS; Full-time enrollment: 10,403)

Schools

Public high school in Meade:

  • MEADE HIGH (Students: 187; Location: 409 SCHOOL ADDITION; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Meade:

  • MEADE ELEM (Students: 340; Location: 310 E GRANT; Grades: KG – 08)

Libraries

Library in Meade:

  • MEADE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $69,866; Location: 104 E WEST PLAINS, BOX 609; 22,543 books; 581 audio materials; 958 video materials; 51 serial subscriptions)

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