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Moving to Sweet Springs, Missouri

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Population: 1,628. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,551 (-4.7% change)
Males: 779 (47.9%), Females: 849 (52.1%)

Saline County

Zip code: 65351

Demographics

Median resident age: 39.3 years
Median household income: $33,819
Median house value: $47,300

Population by Race

Races in Sweet Springs:

  • White Non-Hispanic (95.1%)
  • Two or more races (2.1%)
  • Black (1.3%)
  • Hispanic (1.3%)
  • American Indian (1.0%)

Ancestries: German (34.3%), Irish (12.5%), English (9.7%), United States (8.2%), French (4.2%), Scotch-Irish (2.9%).

Elevation: 683 feet

Land area: 1.6 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Sweet Springs

  • High school or higher: 68.7%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 10.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.1%
  • Unemployed: 5.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 22.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Sweet Springs city

  • Never married: 21.5%
  • Now married: 55.4%
  • Separated: 1.3%
  • Widowed: 13.6%
  • Divorced: 8.2%

1.6% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -10 (-0.6%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Sweet Springs:

  • JOHN FITZGIBBON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; MARSHALL, MO)
  • BOTHWELL REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER (about 19 miles; SEDALIA, MO)
  • WESTERN MISSOURI MEDICAL CENTER (about 26 miles; WARRENSBURG, MO)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Sweet Springs:

  • CHARLES B. WHEELER DOWNTOWN (about 82 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; Abbreviation: MKC)
  • COLUMBIA REGIONAL (about 84 miles; COLUMBIA, MO; Abbreviation: COU)
  • LEE C FINE MEMORIAL (about 86 miles; KAISER LAKE OZARK, MO; Abbreviation: AIZ)

Other public-use airports nearest to Sweet Springs:

  • MARSHALL MEML MUNI (about 17 miles; MARSHALL, MO; Abbreviation: MHL)
  • HIGGINSVILLE INDUSTRIAL MUNI (about 19 miles; HIGGINSVILLE, MO; Abbreviation: HIG)
  • WHITEMAN AFB (about 19 miles; KNOB NOSTER, MO; Abbreviation: SZL)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Sweet Springs:

  • CENTRAL MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 26 miles; Warrensburg, MO; Full-time enrollment: 8,957)
  • METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 69 miles; LEES SUMMIT, MO; Full-time enrollment: 4,576)
  • METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 80 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; Full-time enrollment: 2,998)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-KANSAS CITY (about 81 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; Full-time enrollment: 8,830)
  • DEVRY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 81 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; Full-time enrollment: 2,189)
  • METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGES (about 82 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; Full-time enrollment: 2,259)
  • LINCOLN UNIVERSITY (about 86 miles; JEFFERSON CITY, MO; Full-time enrollment: 2,580)

Schools

Public high school in Sweet Springs:

  • SWEET SPRINGS HIGH (Students: 214; Location: 105 MAIN; Grades: 07 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Sweet Springs:

  • SWEET SPRINGS ELEM. (Students: 197; Location: 105 MAIN; Grades: KG – 06)

Libraries

Library in Sweet Springs:

  • SWEET SPRINGS PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $21,468; Location: 217 TURNER STREET; 13,061 books; 126 audio materials; 117 video materials; 17 serial subscriptions)

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