Moving to West Mineral, Kansas
Population: 243. Estimated population in July 2024: 234 (-3.7% change)
Males: 120 (49.4%), Females: 123 (50.6%)
Cherokee County
Zip code: 66782
Demographics
Median resident age: 35.7 years
Median household income: $31,042
Median house value: $27,500
Population by Race
Races in West Mineral:
- White Non-Hispanic (94.2%)
- American Indian (3.3%)
- Hispanic (2.5%)
- Two or more races (1.6%)
Ancestries: Irish (17.3%), Italian (11.9%), French (11.1%), English (7.8%), German (7.4%), United States (7.0%).
Elevation: 900 feet
Land area: 0.3 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in West Mineral
- High school or higher: 81.9%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 9.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
- Unemployed: 7.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 26.0 minutes
For population 15 years and over in West Mineral city
- Never married: 19.8%
- Now married: 54.2%
- Separated: 4.7%
- Widowed: 6.3%
- Divorced: 15.1%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +18 (+8.0%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near West Mineral:
- ST JOHNS MAUDE NORTON MEMORIAL HOSP (about 9 miles; COLUMBUS, KS)
- HOSPITAL DISTRICT 1 CRAWFORD COUNTY (about 16 miles; GIRARD, KS)
- OSWEGO HEALTH CENTER (about 17 miles; OSWEGO, KS)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to West Mineral:
- JOPLIN REGIONAL (about 32 miles; JOPLIN, MO; Abbreviation: JLN)
- NORTHWEST ARKANSAS RGNL (about 83 miles; FAYETTEVILLE/SPRINGDALE/, AR; Abbreviation: XNA)
- TULSA INTL (about 101 miles; TULSA, OK; Abbreviation: TUL)
Other public-use airports nearest to West Mineral:
- OSWEGO MUNI (about 12 miles; OSWEGO, KS; Abbreviation: K67)
- ATKINSON MUNI (about 18 miles; PITTSBURG, KS; Abbreviation: PTS)
- MIAMI MUNI (about 27 miles; MIAMI, OK; Abbreviation: MIO)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to West Mineral:
- PITTSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY (about 18 miles; PITTSBURG, KS; Full-time enrollment: 5,566)
- MISSOURI SOUTHERN STATE COLLEGE (about 33 miles; JOPLIN, MO; Full-time enrollment: 4,569)
- NORTHWEST ARKANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 80 miles; BENTONVILLE, AR; Full-time enrollment: 2,197)
- NORTHEASTERN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 94 miles; TAHLEQUAH, OK; Full-time enrollment: 6,610)
- UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS MAIN CAMPUS (about 102 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; Full-time enrollment: 13,324)
- UNIVERSITY OF TULSA (about 106 miles; TULSA, OK; Full-time enrollment: 3,760)
- TULSA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 107 miles; TULSA, OK; Full-time enrollment: 8,727)