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Population (year 2000): 582. Estimated
population in July 2005: 602 (+3.4% change)
Males: 283 (48.6%), Females: 299 (51.4%)
Caldwell County
Zip code:
64671
Median resident age: 35.8 years
Median household income: $34,250 (year 2000)
Median house value: $59,100 (year 2000)
Races in Polo:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.3%)
- Hispanic (1.4%)
Ancestries: German (16.3%), Irish (13.9%),
United States (11.9%), English (9.1%), French (2.7%), Italian
(2.4%).
Elevation: 315 feet
Land area: 0.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Polo
- High school or higher: 73.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
- Unemployed: 4.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 39.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Polo city
- Never married: 17.7%
- Now married: 54.7%
- Separated: 1.5%
- Widowed: 14.9%
- Divorced: 11.3%
0.3% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +40 (+7.4%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Polo:
- RAY COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 18 miles;
RICHMOND, MO)
- CAMERON REGIONAL MEDICAL (about 19 miles; CAMERON,
MO)
- EXCELSIOR SPRINGS MEDICAL CENTER (about 20 miles;
EXCELSIOR SPRINGS, MO)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Polo:
- CHARLES B. WHEELER DOWNTOWN (about 49 miles; KANSAS
CITY, MO; ID: MKC)
- KANSAS CITY INTL (about 50 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO;
ID: MCI)
- ROSECRANS MEMORIAL (about 62 miles; ST JOSEPH, MO;
ID: STJ)
Other public-use airports nearest to Polo:
- EXCELSIOR SPRINGS MEMORIAL (about 19 miles;
EXCELSIOR SPRINGS, MO; ID: 3EX)
- CAMERON MEMORIAL (about 20 miles; CAMERON, MO; ID:
EZZ)
- CLAY COUNTY REGIONAL (about 25 miles; MOSBY, MO; ID:
GPH)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Polo:
- METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 38 miles;
KANSAS CITY, MO; Full-time enrollment: 2,998)
- METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 51 miles; LEES
SUMMIT, MO; FT enrollment: 4,576)
- PARK UNIVERSITY (about 52 miles; PARKVILLE, MO; FT
enrollment: 4,180)
- UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-KANSAS CITY (about 52 miles;
KANSAS CITY, MO; FT enrollment: 8,830)
- METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGES (about 52 miles;
KANSAS CITY, MO; FT enrollment: 2,259)
- DEVRY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 55 miles;
KANSAS CITY, MO; FT enrollment: 2,189)
- MISSOURI WESTERN STATE COLLEGE (about 55 miles; ST
JOSEPH, MO; FT enrollment: 4,329)
Public high school in Polo:
- POLO HIGH (Students: 141; Location: 300 W
SCHOOL ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Polo:
- POLO ELEM. (Students: 142; Location: 300 W
SCHOOL ST; Grades: KG - 04)
- POLO MIDDLE (Students: 118; Location: 300 W
SCHOOL ST; Grades: 05 - 08)
- MIRABILE ELEM. (Students: 37; Location: 2954
SW STATE RTE D; Grades: KG - 08)
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