Moving to Fair Play, Missouri
Population: 418. Estimated population in July 2024: 439 (+5.0% change)
Males: 203 (48.6%), Females: 215 (51.4%)
Polk County
Zip code: 65649
Demographics
Median resident age: 33.6 years
Median household income: $20,437
Median house value: $36,500
Population by Race
Races in Fair Play:
- White Non-Hispanic (95.2%)
- American Indian (3.1%)
- Hispanic (0.7%)
Ancestries: United States (22.5%), German (10.3%), English (9.6%), Irish (9.6%), Dutch (2.6%), Norwegian (2.2%).
Elevation: 994 feet
Land area: 0.3 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Fair Play
- High school or higher: 65.2%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 6.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
- Unemployed: 6.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 36.9 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Fair Play city
- Never married: 16.5%
- Now married: 63.1%
- Separated: 0.0%
- Widowed: 13.6%
- Divorced: 6.8%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -26 (-5.9%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Fair Play:
- CITIZENS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; BOLIVAR, MO)
- SAC-OSAGE HOSPITAL (about 29 miles; OSCEOLA, MO)
- DOCTOR’S HOSPISTAL OF SPRINGFIELD (about 33 miles; SPRINGFIELD, MO)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Fair Play:
- SPRINGFIELD-BRANSON REGIONAL (about 31 miles; SPRINGFIELD, MO; Abbreviation: SGF)
- JOPLIN REGIONAL (about 72 miles; JOPLIN, MO; Abbreviation: JLN)
- LEE C FINE MEMORIAL (about 79 miles; KAISER LAKE OZARK, MO; Abbreviation: AIZ)
Other public-use airports nearest to Fair Play:
- STOCKTON LAKE (about 13 miles; STOCKTON, MO; Abbreviation: 2M5)
- STOCKTON MUNI (about 17 miles; STOCKTON, MO; Abbreviation: MO3)
- BOLIVAR MUNICIPAL (about 18 miles; BOLIVAR, MO; Abbreviation: M17)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fair Play:
- SOUTHWEST BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (about 13 miles; BOLIVAR, MO; Full-time enrollment: 2,612)
- OZARKS TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 31 miles; SPRINGFIELD, MO; Full-time enrollment: 3,756)
- DRURY UNIVERSITY (about 34 miles; Springfield, MO; Full-time enrollment: 3,125)
- SOUTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles; SPRINGFIELD, MO; Full-time enrollment: 14,680)
- MISSOURI SOUTHERN STATE COLLEGE (about 74 miles; JOPLIN, MO; Full-time enrollment: 4,569)
- CENTRAL MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 80 miles; Warrensburg, MO; Full-time enrollment: 8,957)
- PITTSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY (about 80 miles; PITTSBURG, KS; Full-time enrollment: 5,566)
Schools
Public high school in Fair Play:
- FAIR PLAY HIGH (Students: 179; Location: 301 N WALNUT; Grades: 07 – 12)
Public primary/middle school in Fair Play:
- FAIR PLAY ELEM. (Students: 193; Location: 301 N WALNUT; Grades: KG – 06)