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Population: 2,728. Estimated population in July 2024: 3,774 (+38.3% change)
Males: 1,306 (47.9%), Females: 1,422 (52.1%)

Leavenworth County

Zip code: 66086

Demographics

Median resident age: 32.2 years
Median household income: $44,278
Median house value: $93,700

Population by Race

Races in Tonganoxie:

  • White Non-Hispanic (93.7%)
  • Hispanic (2.3%)
  • American Indian (1.6%)
  • Two or more races (1.4%)
  • Black (1.2%)
  • Other race (0.7%)

Ancestries: German (21.5%), Irish (18.5%), United States (14.4%), English (11.1%), French (3.5%), Italian (2.5%).

Elevation: 853 feet

Land area: 3.1 square miles

Map of Tonganoxie, KS

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Tonganoxie

  • High school or higher: 88.6%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 16.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.2%
  • Unemployed: 3.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 27.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Tonganoxie city

  • Never married: 21.0%
  • Now married: 61.7%
  • Separated: 1.4%
  • Widowed: 6.0%
  • Divorced: 9.9%

2.9% Foreign born (1.9% Latin America, 0.9% Asia).

Population change in the 1990s: +263 (+10.7%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Tonganoxie:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Tonganoxie:

  • KANSAS CITY INTL (about 30 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; Abbreviation: MCI)
  • CHARLES B. WHEELER DOWNTOWN (about 35 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; Abbreviation: MKC)
  • FORBES FIELD (about 41 miles; TOPEKA, KS; Abbreviation: FOE)

Other public-use airports nearest to Tonganoxie:

  • LAWRENCE MUNI (about 11 miles; LAWRENCE, KS; Abbreviation: LWC)
  • CEDAR AIR PARK (about 20 miles; OLATHE, KS; Abbreviation: 51K)
  • VINLAND VALLEY AERODROME (about 20 miles; BALDWIN CITY, KS; Abbreviation: K64)

Amtrak station near Tonganoxie:

  • 14 miles: LAWRENCE (413 E. 7TH ST.). Services: partially wheelchair accessible, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Tonganoxie:

  • UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MAIN CAMPUS (about 17 miles; LAWRENCE, KS; Full-time enrollment: 22,506)
  • KANSAS CITY KANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 23 miles; KANSAS CITY, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,837)
  • UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER (about 24 miles; KANSAS CITY, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,168)
  • PARK UNIVERSITY (about 28 miles; PARKVILLE, MO; Full-time enrollment: 4,180)
  • JOHNSON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 30 miles; OVERLAND PARK, KS; Full-time enrollment: 8,857)
  • METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGES (about 35 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; Full-time enrollment: 2,259)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-KANSAS CITY (about 36 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; Full-time enrollment: 8,830)

Schools

Public high school in Tonganoxie:

  • TONGANOXIE HIGH (Students: 368; Location: 404 E 24/40 HWY; Grades: 10 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Tonganoxie:

  • TONGANOXIE ELEM (Students: 801; Location: 304 SHAWNEE; Grades: KG – 06)
  • TONGANOXIE JR HIGH (Students: 386; Location: 300 E 24/40 HWY; Grades: 07 – 09)

Libraries

Library in Tonganoxie:

  • TONGANOXIE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $128,971; Location: 303 BURY ST. P.O.BOX 890; 18,414 books; 321 audio materials; 890 video materials; 52 serial subscriptions)

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