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Population (year 2000): 8,438. Estimated
population in July 2005: 10,637 (+26.1% change)
Males: 3,955 (46.9%), Females: 4,483 (53.1%)
Greene County
Zip code:
65738
Median resident age: 33.3 years
Median household income: $34,611 (year 2000)
Median house value: $81,500 (year 2000)
Races in Republic:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.7%)
- American Indian (1.1%)
- Hispanic (1.0%)
- Two or more races (1.0%)
Ancestries: German (18.1%), United States
(14.7%), English (12.5%), Irish (11.2%), French (3.4%), Dutch
(3.1%).
Elevation: 1309 feet
Land area: 5.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Republic
- High school or higher: 82.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.5%
- Unemployed: 3.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 25.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Republic city
- Never married: 17.8%
- Now married: 61.0%
- Separated: 1.4%
- Widowed: 7.5%
- Divorced: 12.2%
0.3% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +1,970 (+30.5%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Republic:
- COX MEDICAL CENTER (about 13 miles; SPRINGFIELD, MO)
- LAKELAND REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 14 miles;
SPRINGFIELD, MO)
- ST JOHNS REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER (about 16 miles;
SPRINGFIELD, MO)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Republic:
- SPRINGFIELD-BRANSON REGIONAL (about 10 miles;
SPRINGFIELD, MO; ID: SGF)
- JOPLIN REGIONAL (about 71 miles; JOPLIN, MO; ID: JLN)
- NORTHWEST ARKANSAS RGNL (about 83 miles;
FAYETTEVILLE/SPRINGDALE/, AR; ID: XNA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Republic:
- AIR PARK SOUTH (about 18 miles; OZARK, MO; ID: 2K2)
- DOWNTOWN (about 18 miles; SPRINGFIELD, MO; ID: 3DW)
- JERRY SUMMERS SR AURORA MUNICIPAL (about 19 miles;
AURORA, MO; ID: 2H2)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Republic:
- DRURY UNIVERSITY (about 13 miles; Springfield, MO;
Full-time enrollment: 3,125)
- OZARKS TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 13 miles;
SPRINGFIELD, MO; FT enrollment: 3,756)
- SOUTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 16 miles;
SPRINGFIELD, MO; FT enrollment: 14,680)
- SOUTHWEST BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (about 35 miles;
BOLIVAR, MO; FT enrollment: 2,612)
- MISSOURI SOUTHERN STATE COLLEGE (about 72 miles;
JOPLIN, MO; FT enrollment: 4,569)
- NORTHWEST ARKANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 75
miles; BENTONVILLE, AR; FT enrollment: 2,197)
- UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS MAIN CAMPUS (about 88 miles;
FAYETTEVILLE, AR; FT enrollment: 13,324)
Public high school in Republic:
- REPUBLIC HIGH (Students: 918; Location: 1
TIGER DR; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Republic:
- REPUBLIC ELEM. III (Students: 558; Location:
201 E HWY 174; Grades: 05 - 06)
- REPUBLIC ELEM. II (Students: 527; Location:
234 E ANDERSON; Grades: 03 - 04)
- REPUBLIC ELEM. I (Students: 521; Location:
235 E ANDERSON; Grades: 01 - 02)
- REPUBLIC MIDDLE (Students: 484; Location: 518
N HAMPTON; Grades: 07 - 08)
- REPUBLIC KINDERGARTEN (Students: 431;
Location: 720 N MAIN; Grades: PK - KG)
- GREENE CO. SPECIAL ED. COOP. (Location: 238 E
ANDERSON; Grades: KG - 12)
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