Population: 966. Estimated population in 2021: 964 (-0.2% change)
Males: 429 (44.4%), Females: 537 (55.6%)
Gray County
Zip code: 67867
Median resident age: 39.4 years
Median household income: $36,719
Median house value: $68,000
Races in Montezuma:
- White Non-Hispanic (89.4%)
- Hispanic (9.2%)
- Other race (3.7%)
- Two or more races (2.3%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (29.3%), United States (12.7%), Dutch (9.9%), Polish (5.7%), Russian (4.0%), Irish (3.4%).
Elevation: 2785 feet
Land area: 0.7 square miles
Population
For population 25 years and over in Montezuma
- High school or higher: 55.2%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.9%
- Unemployed: 5.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 14.8 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Montezuma city
- Never married: 15.8%
- Now married: 72.4%
- Separated: 0.4%
- Widowed: 6.8%
- Divorced: 4.6%
11.6% Foreign born (11.3% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +118 (+13.9%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Montezuma:
- MEADE DISTRICT HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; MEADE, KS)
- WESTERN PLAINS MEDICAL COMPLEX (about 31 miles; DODGE CITY, KS)
- MINNEOLA DISTRICT HOSPITAL (about 36 miles; MINNEOLA, KS)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Montezuma:
- GARDEN CITY REGIONAL (about 30 miles; GARDEN CITY, KS; Abbreviation: GCK)
- DODGE CITY REGIONAL (about 36 miles; DODGE CITY, KS; Abbreviation: DDC)
- LIBERAL MUNI (about 53 miles; LIBERAL, KS; Abbreviation: LBL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Montezuma:
- MONTEZUMA MUNICIPAL (about 2 miles; MONTEZUMA, KS; Abbreviation: K17)
- CIMARRON MUNI (about 17 miles; CIMARRON, KS; Abbreviation: 8K8)
- INGALLS MUNI (about 22 miles; INGALLS, KS; Abbreviation: 30K)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Montezuma:
- FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 118 miles; HAYS, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,572)
- BARTON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 127 miles; GREAT BEND, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,268)
- HUTCHINSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 177 miles; HUTCHINSON, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,268)
- SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 186 miles; WEATHERFORD, OK; Full-time enrollment: 4,360)
- AMARILLO COLLEGE (about 194 miles; AMARILLO, TX; Full-time enrollment: 4,876)
- WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 205 miles; WICHITA, KS; Full-time enrollment: 10,403)
- WEST TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY (about 207 miles; CANYON, TX; Full-time enrollment: 5,476)
Schools
Public high school in Montezuma:
- SOUTH GRAY HIGH (Students: 85; Location: 101 S AZTEC; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle school in Montezuma:
- MONTEZUMA ELEM (Students: 119; Location: 103 W. SUNNYSIDE; Grades: KG – 05)
Libraries
Library in Montezuma:
- MONTEZUMA TOWNSHIP LIBRARY (Operating income: $17,313; Location: 309 N AZTEC; 16,727 books; 234 audio materials; 235 video materials; 4 serial subscriptions)