Fairway, Kansas

**Fairway** is a city in Johnson County, Kansas, United States. It is part of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. In 2020, 4,170 people lived there.

## History

In the 1820s, this area was used by the Shawnee people, who had ceded lands east of the Mississippi River to the United States government. The Shawnee Methodist Mission was moved here in 1839. This was when a school for the Shawnee people was created. During Territorial Kansas, it was the pro-slavery capital for a short time. After the American Civil War, the Shawnee were moved to the Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma). The mission is a National Historic Landmark, and is used as a museum.

In the 1930s, as Kansas City suburbs were developing, a developer laid out a subdivision near a golf course. It was named Fairway because it was close to several driving ranges. Fairway was incorporated in 1949, it and is known as "The City of Trees".

## Geography

Fairway is at  (39.023988, -94.629213).  The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . All of it is land.

### 2020 census

The 2020 census says that there were 4,170 people, 1,755 households, and 1,154 families living in Fairway. Of the households, 85.8% owned their home and 14.2% rented their home.

The median age was 39.0 years. Of the people, 90.0% were White, 2.0% were Asian, 0.9% were Black, 0.1% were Native American, 0.7% were from some other race, and 6.3% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.5% of the people.

### 2010 census

In 2010, there were 3,882 people, 1,749 households, and 1,062 families living in Fairway. The population density was . 95.3% of the people were White, 0.8% were African American, 0.3% were Native American, 1.4% were Asian, 0.7% were from other races, and 1.4% were from two or more races. 3.0% of the people were Hispanic or Latino of any race .

### 2000 census

In 2000, there were 3,952 people, 1,781 households, and 1,102 families living in Fairway. The population density was 3,468.8 people per square mile (1,338.5/km²).

## Education

The Johnson County Library services Fairway, KS. The library has 13 locations in Johnson County.

## Famous people

Famous people who were born in and/or have lived in Fairway include:
- Frank L. Hagaman (1894-1966), 31st Governor of Kansas
- Melissa Rooker (1964- ), Kansas state legislator
- Greg Orman, Kansas Gubernatorial Candidate

## More reading

- "Thomas Johnson's Story and the History of Fairway, Kansas". Joe H. Vaughan, Author. (2014) ISBN No. 978-63173-140-2. Two Trails Publishing Co., Inc., Independence, Mo. 64052.

## Other websites

- City
- City of Fairway
- Fairway - Directory of Public Officials
- Maps
- Fairway City Map , KDOT

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Fairway, Kansas
- **settlement type**: City
- **image map**: Johnson_County_Kansas_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Fairway_Highlighted.svg
- **map caption**: Location within Johnson County, Kansas, Johnson County and Kansas
- **image map1**: Map of Johnson County, Kansas, U.S..png
- **map caption1**: Kansas Department of Transportation, KDOT map of Johnson County, Kansas, Johnson County (:File:Kansas official transportation map legend.png, legend)
- **subdivision type**: List of sovereign states, Country
- **subdivision name**: United States
- **subdivision type1**: U.S. state, State
- **subdivision name1**: Kansas
- **subdivision type2**: List of counties in Kansas, County
- **subdivision name2**: Johnson County, Kansas, Johnson
- **subdivision type3**: List of townships in Kansas, Township
- **established title**: Founded
- **established date**: 1930s
- **established title1**: Platted
- **established title2**: Municipal corporation, Incorporated
- **established date2**: 1949
- **leader title**: Mayor
- **area total sq mi**: 1.13
- **area land sq mi**: 1.13
- **area water sq mi**: 0.00
- **area total km2**: 2.92
- **area land km2**: 2.92
- **area water km2**: 0.00
- **unit pref**: Imperial
- **elevation ft**: 955
- **population as of**: 2020 United States census, 2020
- **population total**: 4170
- **population density sq mi**: auto
- **population density km2**: auto
- **timezone**: Central Time Zone, CST
- **utc offset**: -6
- **timezone dst**: CDT
- **utc offset dst**: -5
- **postal code type**: ZIP code
- **postal code**: 66205
- **area code type**: North American Numbering Plan, Area code
- **area code**: Area code 913, 913
- **blank name**: Federal Information Processing Standard, FIPS code
- **blank info**: 20-22700
- **blank1 name**: Geographic Names Information System, GNIS ID
- **blank1 info**: 485573