Richards is a town in Vernon County, Missouri, home to about 49 people across 0.3 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 64778.
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| Nearest major airport | Kansas City International Airport (MCI)97 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Joplin Regional Airport (JLN)52 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Kansas City, MO84 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Dallas, TX374 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Richards; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Richards had 43 residents in the 2020 census, down 55% since 2000.
It’s the 981st largest of 1,060 towns in Missouri by population.
Vernon County grew from 31,619 residents in 1900 to 19,707 in 2020.
Vernon County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 91°F in summer, and winter lows average 22°F. About 44.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 8 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Ft Scott, KS weather station (10 miles away).
5,612 jobs at 436 businesses in Vernon County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
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