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Population (year 2000): 1,041. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,034 (-0.7% change)
Males: 508 (48.8%), Females: 533 (51.2%)
Buchanan County
Zip code:
50629
Median resident age: 36.8 years
Median household income: $36,900 (year 2000)
Median house value: $77,100 (year 2000)
Races in Fairbank:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.8%)
- Hispanic (1.0%)
Ancestries: German (47.2%), Irish (14.8%),
United States (6.8%), Norwegian (5.9%), English (5.8%), Polish
(3.1%).
Elevation: 980 feet
Land area: 0.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Fairbank
- High school or higher: 88.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.2%
- Unemployed: 3.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Fairbank city
- Never married: 17.5%
- Now married: 64.7%
- Separated: 0.5%
- Widowed: 8.6%
- Divorced: 8.6%
0.2% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +32 (+3.2%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Fairbank:
- MERCY HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; OELWEIN, IA)
- MERCY HOSPITAL OF FRANCISCAN SISTERS (about 10
miles; OELWEIN, IA)
- COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; SUMNER,
IA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Fairbank:
- WATERLOO MUNI (about 26 miles; WATERLOO, IA; ID:
ALO)
- THE EASTERN IOWA (about 58 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA;
ID: CID)
- ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL (about 92 miles; ROCHESTER,
MN; ID: RST)
Other public-use airports nearest to Fairbank:
- OELWEIN MUNI (about 6 miles; OELWEIN, IA; ID: OLZ)
- INDEPENDENCE MUNI (about 16 miles; INDEPENDENCE, IA;
ID: IIB)
- VINTON VETERANS MEML ARPK (about 30 miles; VINTON,
IA; ID: VTI)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Fairbank:
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA (about 22 miles; CEDAR
FALLS, IA; Full-time enrollment: 12,524)
- UPPER IOWA UNIVERSITY (about 22 miles; FAYETTE, IA;
FT enrollment: 3,173)
- HAWKEYE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 25 miles; WATERLOO,
IA; FT enrollment: 3,292)
- KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 31 miles; CEDAR
RAPIDS, IA; FT enrollment: 7,991)
- NORTHEAST IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-CALMAR (about 40
miles; CALMAR, IA; FT enrollment: 2,393)
- LUTHER COLLEGE (about 53 miles; DECORAH, IA; FT
enrollment: 2,566)
- UNIVERSITY OF IOWA (about 76 miles; IOWA CITY, IA;
FT enrollment: 24,766)
Public high school in Fairbank:
- WAPSIE VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 309;
Location: 2535 VIKING AVE; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Fairbank:
- FAIRBANK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 184;
Location: 505 FOREST; Grades: KG - 06)
- RURAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL #4 (Students: 27;
Location: 1153 DENISON AVE; Grades: KG - 08)
- RURAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL #3 (Students: 23;
Location: 1503 130TH ST; Grades: KG - 08)
- RURAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL #2 (Students: 20;
Location: #2 AMISH BLVD; Grades: KG - 08)
- RURAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL #1 (Students: 16;
Location: 1099 AMISH BLVD; Grades: KG - 08)
Library in Fairbank:
- FAIRBANK PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$35,574; Location: 212 MAIN, BOX 426; 14,933 books; 354
audio materials; 229 video materials; 31 serial
subscriptions)
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