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Population (year 2000): 1,103. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,146 (+3.9% change)
Males: 521 (47.2%), Females: 582 (52.8%)
Barry County
Zip code:
65734
Median resident age: 34.5 years
Median household income: $24,318 (year 2000)
Median house value: $51,200 (year 2000)
Races in Purdy:
- White Non-Hispanic (79.1%)
- Hispanic (18.0%)
- Other race (14.7%)
- Two or more races (2.8%)
- American Indian (2.4%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (16.2%), German
(12.4%), Irish (10.5%), English (8.6%), Dutch (2.6%), French
(2.0%).
Elevation: 1485 feet
Land area: 0.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Purdy
- High school or higher: 66.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.9%
- Unemployed: 5.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 18.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Purdy city
- Never married: 19.4%
- Now married: 55.4%
- Separated: 1.9%
- Widowed: 11.6%
- Divorced: 11.6%
12.5% Foreign born (12.1% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +122 (+12.4%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Purdy:
- COX-MONETT HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; MONETT, MO)
- SOUTH BARRY COUNTY MEMORIAL (about 11 miles;
CASSVILLE, MO)
- AURORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; AURORA,
MO)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Purdy:
- JOPLIN REGIONAL (about 46 miles; JOPLIN, MO; ID: JLN)
- NORTHWEST ARKANSAS RGNL (about 47 miles;
FAYETTEVILLE/SPRINGDALE/, AR; ID: XNA)
- SPRINGFIELD-BRANSON REGIONAL (about 47 miles;
SPRINGFIELD, MO; ID: SGF)
Other public-use airports nearest to Purdy:
- MONETT MUNI (about 8 miles; MONETT, MO; ID: M58)
- CASSVILLE MUNI (about 10 miles; CASSVILLE, MO; ID:
94K)
- MOUNT VERNON MUNI (about 18 miles; MOUNT VERNON, MO;
ID: 2MO)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Purdy:
- NORTHWEST ARKANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 39
miles; BENTONVILLE, AR; Full-time enrollment: 2,197)
- MISSOURI SOUTHERN STATE COLLEGE (about 45 miles;
JOPLIN, MO; FT enrollment: 4,569)
- DRURY UNIVERSITY (about 50 miles; Springfield, MO;
FT enrollment: 3,125)
- OZARKS TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 51 miles;
SPRINGFIELD, MO; FT enrollment: 3,756)
- SOUTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 52 miles;
SPRINGFIELD, MO; FT enrollment: 14,680)
- UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS MAIN CAMPUS (about 56 miles;
FAYETTEVILLE, AR; FT enrollment: 13,324)
- SOUTHWEST BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (about 66 miles;
BOLIVAR, MO; FT enrollment: 2,612)
Public high school in Purdy:
- PURDY HIGH (Students: 190; Location: 201 S
3RD ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Purdy:
- PURDY ELEM. (Students: 354; Location: 201 S
3RD ST; Grades: KG - 05)
- PURDY MIDDLE (Students: 186; Location: 201 S
3RD ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
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