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Population in July 2008: 455. Population change since 2000: +8.9%

Males: 220	(48.6%)
Females: 235	(51.4%)

Median resident age:	33.6 years
Missouri median age:	36.1 years

Zip codes: 65649.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $25,878 (it was $20,438 in 2000)

Fair Play:	$25,878
Missouri:	$45,114

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $11,694

Fair Play:	$11,694
Missouri:	$23,915

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $58,789 (it was $36,300 in 2000)

Fair Play:	$58,789
Missouri:	$138,600

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $67,291; Detached houses: $68,427; Townhouses or other attached units: $48,693; Mobile homes: $37,000
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Races in Fair Play:

White Non-Hispanic (95.2%)
American Indian (3.1%)
Hispanic (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Fair Play: 74.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (22.5%), German (10.3%), English (9.6%), Irish (9.6%), Dutch (2.6%), Norwegian (2.2%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated in 1898

Elevation: 994 feet

Land area: 0.30 square miles.

Population density: 1516 people per square mile

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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 residents are foreign born

This city:	0.0%
Missouri:	2.7%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this city in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Fair Play:	0.7% ($259)
Missouri:	1.0% ($851)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Springfield, MO (34.2 miles , pop. 151,580).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Kansas City, MO (113.1 miles , pop. 441,545).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (380.3 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Aldrich, MO (2.4 miles) , Bolivar, MO (3.0 miles ), Humansville, MO (3.4 miles ), Dadeville, MO (3.5 miles ), Umber View Heights, MO (3.5 miles) , Flemington, MO (3.5 miles) , Stockton, MO (3.6 miles ), Morrisville, MO (3.6 miles ).

Latitude: 37.63 N, Longitude: 93.58 W

Area code: 417

Population change in the 1990s: -26 (-5.9%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (19%)
Transportation equipment (16%)
Repair and maintenance (13%)
Machinery (8%)
Public administration (8%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
Health care (6%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (19%)
Finance and insurance (11%)
Educational services (11%)
Paper (10%)
Accommodation and food services (10%)
Personal and laundry services (10%)
Food and beverage stores (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Assemblers and fabricators (16%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (13%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
Fire fighting and prevention workers including supervisors (5%)
Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Cooks and food preparation workers (13%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
Personal appearance workers (6%)
Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)

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Crime in Fair Play by Year
Type	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Murders	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	0	0	0	0	1
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	221.7
Robberies	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Assaults	1	0	4	0	4	0
per 100,000	235.8	0.0	917.4	0.0	905.0	0.0
Burglaries	3	2	13	6	5	12
per 100,000	707.5	466.2	2981.7	1376.1	1131.2	2660.8
Thefts	10	20	12	9	21	3
per 100,000	2358.5	4662.0	2752.3	2064.2	4751.1	665.2
Auto thefts	0	0	4	0	0	2
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	917.4	0.0	0.0	443.5
Arson	0	0	0	0	1	1
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	226.2	221.7
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	191.0	219.1	575.7	178.9	450.2	425.7

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 1 (1 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	2.20
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Fair Play, Missouri

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Fair Play-area historical tornado activity is near Missouri state average. It is 81% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/20/1973, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 13.0 miles away from the Fair Play city center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 11/29/1991, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 35.7 miles away from the city center killed 2 people and injured 64 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Fair Play-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Missouri state average. It is 96% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/18/2005 at 19:59:42, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 61.1 miles away from Fair Play center
On 3/30/2001 at 17:13:55, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 24.8 miles away from the city center
On 7/31/2005 at 07:07:07, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 88.2 miles away from the city center
On 1/21/1992 at 11:36:21, a magnitude 3.1 (2.3 LG, 3.1 MD, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 55.6 miles away from Fair Play center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), duration magnitude (MD)

Fair Play topographic map

Hospitals/medical centers near Fair Play:

CITIZENS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; BOLIVAR, MO)
CEDAR COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; EL DORADO SPRINGS, MO)
SAC-OSAGE HOSPITAL (about 29 miles; OSCEOLA, MO)

Political contributions by individuals in Fair Play, MO

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fair Play:

SOUTHWEST BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (about 9 miles; BOLIVAR, MO; Full-time enrollment: 2,612)
OZARKS TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 29 miles; SPRINGFIELD, MO; FT enrollment: 3,756)
DRURY UNIVERSITY (about 33 miles; Springfield, MO; FT enrollment: 3,125)
SOUTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 38 miles; SPRINGFIELD, MO; FT enrollment: 14,680)
MISSOURI SOUTHERN STATE COLLEGE (about 63 miles; JOPLIN, MO; FT enrollment: 4,569)
PITTSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY (about 64 miles; PITTSBURG, KS; FT enrollment: 5,566)
CENTRAL MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 80 miles; Warrensburg, MO; FT enrollment: 8,957)

Public high school in Fair Play:

Fair Play High (Students: 171; Location: 301 N Walnut; Grades: 07-12)

Public elementary/middle school in Fair Play:

Fair Play Elem. (Students: 206; Location: 301 N Walnut; Grades: K-06)

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Drinking water stations with addresses in Fair Play and their reported violations in the past:

FAIR PLAY (Population served: 442, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-18-1997), St Formal NOV issued (JUL-18-1997), St Public Notif received (AUG-08-1997)

Past monitoring violations:

Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-11-2000 and JUN-27-2001, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUN-27-2001)

Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-1997 and SEP-1997, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (SEP-30-1997)

Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JAN-1996 and DEC-1995, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St BCA signed (OCT-04-1995), St Compliance achieved (DEC-31-1995)

3 routine major monitoring violations

2 minor monitoring violations

2 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:

This city:	2.6 people
Missouri:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	66.9%
Whole state:	67.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	5.0%
Whole state:	5.1%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	29.9%
Whole state:	11.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	9.0%
Whole state:	5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Fair Play, MO

Fair Play compared to Missouri state average:

Median household income significantly below state average.
Median house value significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Number of college students significantly below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Banks with branches in Fair Play (2009 data):

Sun Security Bank: Fair Play Branch at 201 West 1st, branch established on 1997-04-14. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $381.6 mil, Deposits: $286.7 mil, headquarters in Ellington, MO, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 29 total offices, Holding Company: Sun Financial Corporation

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School Enrollment by Level of School

Fair Play mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Polk County Missouri:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (57%) Electricity (36%) Wood (7%)

Religion statistics for Fair Play

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	Old Missionary Baptists Associations	United Methodist Church	Assemblies of God	Catholic Church
Adherents	39.9%	23.2%	10.1%	8.4%	4.3%
Congregations	19.5%	33.8%	10.4%	10.4%	2.6%

Name	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)	Lutheran Church	Churches of Christ	Other religions
Adherents	3.0%	2.9%	1.7%	1.3%	5.3%
Congregations	1.3%	2.6%	1.3%	2.6%	15.6%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.

Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration	0	$0		1	$1,507
Other Government Administration	0	$0		6	$140
Police Protection - Officers	1	$1,878	$22,536	0	$0
Streets and Highways	2	$3,364	$20,184	0	$0
Totals for Government	3	$5,242	$20,968	7	$1,647

9.64% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,132 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.64%
Missouri average:	7.87%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Greene County, MO	2.92% ($30,445 average AGI)
from Hickory County, MO	0.49% ($21,723)
from Dallas County, MO	0.42% ($26,195)

8.32% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,010 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.32%
Missouri average:	7.66%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Greene County, MO	2.95% ($27,669 average AGI)
to Dallas County, MO	0.41% ($26,744)
to Christian County, MO	0.40% ($24,184)

Strongest AM radio stations in Fair Play:

KYOO (1200 AM; daytime; 1 kW; BOLIVAR, MO; Owner: KYOO COMMUNICATIONS)
KSGF (1260 AM; 5 kW; SPRINGFIELD, MO; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
KKOW (860 AM; 10 kW; PITTSBURG, KS; Owner: AMERICAN MEDIA INVESTMENTS)
KWTO (560 AM; 5 kW; SPRINGFIELD, MO; Owner: KWTO, INC.)
KLFJ (1550 AM; 5 kW; SPRINGFIELD, MO; Owner: 127, INC.)
KBNN (750 AM; daytime; 5 kW; LEBANON, MO; Owner: OZARK BROADCASTING, INC.)
KRMS (1150 AM; 10 kW; OSAGE BEACH, MO; Owner: VIPER COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
KMRF (1510 AM; daytime; 5 kW; MARSHFIELD, MO; Owner: NEW LIFE EVANGELISTIC CENTER, INC.)
KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
KFAQ (1170 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
KKLL (1100 AM; daytime; 5 kW; WEBB CITY, MO; Owner: NEW LIFE EVANGELISTIC CENTER, INC.)
KBTN (1420 AM; 10 kW; NEOSHO, MO; Owner: PETRACOM OF JOPLIN, L.L.C.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Fair Play:

K265DR (100.9 FM; BOLIVAR, MO; Owner: RADIO TRAINING NETWORK, INC.)
KYOO-FM (99.1 FM; HALF WAY, MO; Owner: KYOO COMMUNICATIONS)
KTTS-FM (94.7 FM; SPRINGFIELD, MO; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
KRLK (107.7 FM; STOCKTON, MO; Owner: KRLK RADIO, INC.)
KGBX-FM (105.9 FM; NIXA, MO; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KTXR (101.3 FM; SPRINGFIELD, MO; Owner: STEREO BROADCASTING, INC.)
KTOZ-FM (95.5 FM; PLEASANT HOPE, MO; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KJEL (103.7 FM; LEBANON, MO; Owner: OZARK BROADCASTING, INC.)
KOSP (105.1 FM; WILLARD, MO; Owner: MW SPRINGMO, INC.)
KWFC (89.1 FM; SPRINGFIELD, MO; Owner: BAPTIST BIBLE COLLEGE, INC.)
KXUS (97.3 FM; SPRINGFIELD, MO; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KZRQ (104.1 FM; ASH GROVE, MO; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KBFL (99.9 FM; BUFFALO, MO; Owner: MEYER-BALDRIDGE, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Fair Play:

KYTV (Channel 3; SPRINGFIELD, MO; Owner: KY3, INC.)
KSPR (Channel 33; SPRINGFIELD, MO; Owner: PIEDMONT TELEVISION OF SPRINGFIELD LICENSE LLC)
KOZK (Channel 21; SPRINGFIELD, MO; Owner: BD. OF GOVERNORS OF SW MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY)
KOLR (Channel 10; SPRINGFIELD, MO; Owner: VHR SPRINGFIELD LICENSE, INC.)
KDEB-TV (Channel 27; SPRINGFIELD, MO; Owner: QUORUM OF MISSOURI LICENSE, LLC)
K15CZ (Channel 15; SPRINGFIELD, MO; Owner: KY3, INC.)

Fair Play fatal accident list:
Oct 13, 2002 10:30 AM, Sr-123, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1
Jan 9, 1986 01:15 AM, 32, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 5, Fatalities: 1

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 3

Christine A Verre, Se Corner Of Hwy 32 & Cr 2375, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 97.5 m
Registrant: Crown Castle Usa, 2000 Corporate Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317, Phone: (336) 643-2524, Email:
Dane F Ershen, 195 Highway 32, Type: Tower, Structure height: 104.2 m, Overall height: 106.1 m
Registrant: At&t Mobility LLC, 5601 Legacy Drive, Ms: A-3, Plano, TX 75024, Phone: (469) 229-7422, Email:
Jerri L Janjua, Ne 1/4 Ne 1/4 Section 28, Township 24 N, Range 25 W, Type: Tower, Structure height: 97.5 m, Overall height: 100 m
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy #150 Gasareg, Alpharetta, GA 30009-7630, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 4

Call Sign: KC0DYU, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01376222
Grant Date: 11/25/2008, Expiration Date: 11/25/2018
Registrant: Gregory V Ross, 4715 South Hwy 123, Fair Play, MO 65649
Call Sign: KE0BJ, Previous Call Sign: KB1JS, Licensee ID: L00262707
Grant Date: 04/12/2003, Expiration Date: 06/23/2012
Registrant: Thomas C Murphy, 17025 S 2025 Rd, Fair Play, MO 65649
Call Sign: N0JTP, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00318528
Grant Date: 04/24/2008, Expiration Date: 07/22/2018, Certifier: Omer E Boyce
Registrant: Omer E Boyce, 256 Hwy V V, Fair Play, MO 65649-9269
Call Sign: W9BH, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00793815
Grant Date: 11/14/2006, Expiration Date: 11/14/2016, Certifier: William E Hill
Registrant: William E Hill, 607 W 3rd, Fair Play, MO 65649

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1

Aircraft: PIPER PA-28-180 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 107 mph), Engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 6513J , Serial Number: 28-4950, Year manufactured: 1968, Airworthiness Date: 05/21/1968
Registrant (Co-Owned): Sam L Alexander, Rr 2 Box 2205, Fair Play, MO 65649, Other Owners: Marsha A Alexander

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