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

Map of Melvern, KS

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)