Fort Scott, Kansas


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Fort Scott
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Population 2000:8,297
Population 2002:8,113
Elevation:846 feet
Area codes:620
Land area:5.4 square miles
Foreign born:0.9
County:Bourbon
Industries:Educational,health and social services (23.7%), Manufacturing (20.7%), Retail trade (10.3%).
Population growth:-184 (-2.22%)
Races
White Non-Hispanic:90.6%
Black:5.1%
Hispanic:1.7%
American Indian:1.6%
Two or more races:1.4%
Marital Status
Now married:51.4%
Never married:23.0%
Widowed:12.3%
Divorced:11.8%
Separated:1.4%
Median
House value:$43,200
Household income:$26,871
Resident age:37.2 years
Fort Scott Compared to Kansas State Average
House age:above
Median house value:much below
Hispanic race population percentage:much below
Black race population percentage:much below
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher:below
Foreign-born population percentage:much below
Median household income:below
Education
High school or higher:82.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher:17.7%
Graduate or professional degree:9.1%
Unemployed:5.2%
Crime Statistics
Ancestries
German:20.3%
English:12.0%
Irish:11.1%
United States:10.3%
French:3.4%
Scotch-Irish:3.1%
 

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Fort Scott, Kansas ZIP Codes: 66701