Fairdealing, Missouri
Fairdealing, Missouri | |
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Census-designated place & unincorporated community | |
Fairdealing Location of Fairdealing within the state of Missouri | |
Coordinates: 36°39′46″N 90°37′00″W / 36.66278°N 90.61667°WCoordinates: 36°39′46″N 90°37′00″W / 36.66278°N 90.61667°W[1] | |
Country | United States |
State | Missouri |
County | Ripley |
Area | |
• Total | 5.75 sq mi (14.88 km2) |
• Land | 5.73 sq mi (14.85 km2) |
• Water | 0.008 sq mi (0.02 km2) |
Elevation[1] | 459 ft (140 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 676 |
• Density | 118/sq mi (45.5/km2) |
Fairdealing is an unincorporated community and census-designated place located in northeastern Ripley County in southeastern Missouri, United States. As of the 2010 census, the community had a population of 676.[2] It is located along U.S. Route 160, about 16 miles (26 km) southwest of Poplar Bluff.[3]
A post office has been in operation at Fairdealing since 1883.[4] Several traditions attempt to explain the name.[5]
References
- 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fairdealing, Missouri
- ↑ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Fairdealing CDP, Missouri". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
- ↑ Fairdealing, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1979 (1986rev.)
- ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
- ↑ "Ripley County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
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