Moving to Quinter, Kansas

Population: 961. Estimated population in July 2024: 846 (-12.0% change)
Males: 431 (44.8%), Females: 530 (55.2%)

Gove County

Zip code: 67752

Demographics

Median resident age: 46.0 years
Median household income: $32,098
Median house value: $59,300

Population by Race

Races in Quinter:

• White Non-Hispanic (97.1%)
• Hispanic (1.2%)
• Two or more races (1.2%)
• Other race (0.9%)

Ancestries: German (41.3%), English (13.3%), United States (9.9%), Irish (8.6%), Swedish (3.5%), Scotch-Irish (2.5%).

Elevation: 2677 feet

Land area: 1.0 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Quinter

• High school or higher: 81.3%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 18.8%
• Graduate or professional degree: 8.5%
• Unemployed: 4.0%
• Mean travel time to work: 11.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Quinter city

• Never married: 14.4%
• Now married: 68.0%
• Separated: 0.3%
• Widowed: 11.8%
• Divorced: 5.5%

0.8% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +61 (+6.8%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Quinter:

• GOVE COUNTY HOSPITAL (5TH & GARFIELD)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Quinter:

• SHERIDAN COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; HOXIE, KS)
• TREGO COUNTY-LEMKE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; WAKEENEY, KS)
• GRAHAM COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 34 miles; HILL CITY, KS)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Quinter:

• HAYS RGNL (about 69 miles; HAYS, KS; Abbreviation: HYS)
• MC COOK MUNI (about 82 miles; MC COOK, NE; Abbreviation: MCK)
• GARDEN CITY REGIONAL (about 86 miles; GARDEN CITY, KS; Abbreviation: GCK)

Other public-use airports nearest to Quinter:

• HOXIE-SHERIDAN COUNTY (about 25 miles; HOXIE, KS; Abbreviation: 1F5)
• TREGO WAKEENEY (about 25 miles; WAKEENEY, KS; Abbreviation: 0H1)
• HILL CITY MUNI (about 36 miles; HILL CITY, KS; Abbreviation: HLC)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Quinter:

• FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 65 miles; HAYS, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,572)
• BARTON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 112 miles; GREAT BEND, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,268)
• UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY (about 147 miles; KEARNEY, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,588)
• CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 173 miles; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,730)
• HUTCHINSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 175 miles; HUTCHINSON, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,268)
• WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 213 miles; WICHITA, KS; Full-time enrollment: 10,403)
• FRIENDS UNIVERSITY (about 221 miles; WICHITA, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,983)

Schools

Public high school in Quinter:

• QUINTER JR-SR HIGH (Students: 180; Location: 600 LONG; Grades: 07 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Quinter:

• QUINTER ELEM (Students: 189; Location: 601 GOVE; Grades: PK – 06)

Libraries

Library in Quinter:

• QUINTER/JAY JOHNSON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $52,304; Location: 411 MAIN STREET; 8,286 books; 169 audio materials; 1,021 video materials; 43 serial subscriptions)