Melvern, Kansas Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 429. Estimated population in July 2024: 430 (+0.2% change)
Males: 213 (49.7%), Females: 216 (50.3%)
Osage County
Zip code: 66510
Demographics
Median resident age: 37.1 years
Median household income: $32,321
Median house value: $45,000
Population by Race
Races in Melvern:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.4%)
- American Indian (1.4%)
- Hispanic (0.9%)
- Two or more races (0.9%)
Ancestries: German (16.6%), English (14.5%), United States (13.1%), Irish (7.9%), French (6.5%), Scotch-Irish (3.0%).
Elevation: 1012 feet
Land area: 0.3 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Melvern
- High school or higher: 87.2%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 5.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.6%
- Unemployed: 11.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 30.9 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Melvern city
- Never married: 14.1%
- Now married: 67.9%
- Separated: 0.0%
- Widowed: 8.3%
- Divorced: 9.8%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -1 (-0.2%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Melvern:
- COFFEY COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; BURLINGTON, KS)
- RANSOM MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; OTTAWA, KS)
- ANDERSON COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 31 miles; GARNETT, KS)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Melvern:
- FORBES FIELD (about 31 miles; TOPEKA, KS; Abbreviation: FOE)
- MANHATTAN RGNL (about 84 miles; MANHATTAN, KS; Abbreviation: MHK)
- KANSAS CITY INTL (about 84 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; Abbreviation: MCI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Melvern:
- POMONA LAKE (about 13 miles; LYNDON, KS; Abbreviation: 39K)
- OSAGE CITY MUNI (about 15 miles; OSAGE CITY, KS; Abbreviation: 53K)
- COFFEY COUNTY (about 16 miles; BURLINGTON, KS; Abbreviation: UKL)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Melvern:
- WASHBURN UNIVERSITY OF TOPEKA (about 38 miles; TOPEKA, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,472)
- EMPORIA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles; EMPORIA, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,528)
- UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MAIN CAMPUS (about 40 miles; LAWRENCE, KS; Full-time enrollment: 22,506)
- JOHNSON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 71 miles; OVERLAND PARK, KS; Full-time enrollment: 8,857)
- KANSAS CITY KANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 74 miles; KANSAS CITY, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,837)
- UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER (about 74 miles; KANSAS CITY, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,168)
- DEVRY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 81 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; Full-time enrollment: 2,189)
Schools
Public high school in Melvern:
- MARAIS DES CYGNES VALLEY HIGH (Students: 98; Location: 508 NE MAIN; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle school in Melvern:
- MARAIS DES CYGNES VALLEY ELEM (Students: 88; Location: 508 NE MAIN; Grades: KG – 04)