Population Demographics

Economic Development
Dave Martin, City Manager (email)

123 South Main
P.O. Box 151
Fort Scott, KS 66701
620-223-0550

Emergency	911
non-emergency numbers
Police Dept.	620-223-1700
Fire Dept.	620-223-2140
City Hall	620-223-0550
Water Office	620-223-8133
Public Works	620-223-4360

Fort Scott City Hall: 123 South Main P.O. Box 151 Fort Scott, KS 66701 www.fscity.org phone: 620-223-0550

FORT SCOTT
Total Population	8,297
		Fort Scott	US
GENDER	Number	Pct	Pct
Male	3,831	46.2	49.4
Female	4,466	53.8	50.6

AGE
15 or younger	1,680	20.2	21.9
16-24	1,323	15.9	14.9
25-44	1,966	23.7	28.6
45-64	1,573	19.0	21.4
65+	1,755	21.2	13.3

Average age (years)	39.58		36.2

RACE AND ETHNICITY
White	7,594	91.5	86.1
Black or African American	427	5.1	5.7
American Indian and Alaska native	77	0.9	0.9
Asian	44	0.5	1.7
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific islander	5	0.1	0.0
Some other race	33	0.4	3.4
Two or more races	117	1.4	2.1
Hispanic or Latino	139	1.7	7.0

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 Census

Graduates Entering Workforce (25 mile radius)
High School Graduates	Fort Scott, Uniontown & Pittsburg, KS Nevada, MO:150 of 550 graduates (remainder enter college)
Vo-tech, Community Colleges	Fort Scott Community College: 120 of 240 graduates Business & Technology Institute (BTI) Pittsburg State University: included in PSU
Colleges & Universities Undergraduates	Pittsburg State University (PSU): 1,110 of 1,336 graduates

Student Enrollments (25 mile radius)
K-12 Education	Fort Scott, Uniontown & Pittsburg, KS; Nevada, MO: 7,500
Vo-tech, Community Colleges	Fort Scott Community Co. 1,710
Colleges & Universities	Pittsburg Sate Univ, 6,859