Moving to Olpe, Kansas

Population: 504. Estimated population in July 2024: 509 (+1.0% change)
Males: 248 (49.2%), Females: 256 (50.8%)

Lyon County

Zip code: 66865

Demographics

Median resident age: 33.0 years
Median household income: $34,643
Median house value: $65,300

Population by Race

Races in Olpe:

• White Non-Hispanic (96.2%)
• Hispanic (2.6%)
• American Indian (0.6%)

Ancestries: German (41.1%), English (10.1%), United States (9.9%), Irish (8.7%), Swedish (2.6%), French (2.0%).

Elevation: 1200 feet

Land area: 0.3 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Olpe

• High school or higher: 84.0%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 13.5%
• Graduate or professional degree: 6.0%
• Unemployed: 0.4%
• Mean travel time to work: 21.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Olpe city

• Never married: 23.9%
• Now married: 58.8%
• Separated: 0.5%
• Widowed: 8.1%
• Divorced: 8.7%

0.6% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +68 (+15.6%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Olpe:

• EMPORIA SURGICAL HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; EMPORIA, KS)
• NEWMAN REGIONAL HEALTH (about 11 miles; EMPORIA, KS)
• COFFEY COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 30 miles; BURLINGTON, KS)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Olpe:

• FORBES FIELD (about 60 miles; TOPEKA, KS; Abbreviation: FOE)
• MANHATTAN RGNL (about 70 miles; MANHATTAN, KS; Abbreviation: MHK)
• MC CONNELL AFB (about 88 miles; WICHITA, KS; Abbreviation: IAB)

Other public-use airports nearest to Olpe:

• EMPORIA MUNI (about 4 miles; EMPORIA, KS; Abbreviation: EMP)
• CHASE COUNTY (about 28 miles; COTTONWOOD FALLS, KS; Abbreviation: 9K0)
• EUREKA MUNI (about 30 miles; EUREKA, KS; Abbreviation: 13K)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Olpe:

• EMPORIA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 11 miles; EMPORIA, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,528)
• BUTLER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 56 miles; EL DORADO, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,250)
• WASHBURN UNIVERSITY OF TOPEKA (about 61 miles; TOPEKA, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,472)
• KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 71 miles; MANHATTAN, KS; Full-time enrollment: 19,210)
• UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MAIN CAMPUS (about 78 miles; LAWRENCE, KS; Full-time enrollment: 22,506)
• FRIENDS UNIVERSITY (about 93 miles; WICHITA, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,983)
• WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 99 miles; WICHITA, KS; Full-time enrollment: 10,403)

Schools

Public high school in Olpe:

• OLPE JR./SR. HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 175; Location: 112 W LISTERCHEID ST; Grades: 07 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Olpe:

• OLPE ELEM K-6 (Students: 144; Location: 112 W LISTERCHEID; Grades: PK – 06)

Private primary/middle school in Olpe:

• ST JOSEPH S ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 66; Location: 307 IOWA PO BOX 147; Grades: PK – 6)