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Population (year 2000): 1,295. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,279 (-1.2% change)
Males: 599 (46.3%), Females: 696 (53.7%)
Renville County
Zip code:
55332
Median resident age: 41.1 years
Median household income: $33,700 (year 2000)
Median house value: $49,900 (year 2000)
Races in Fairfax:
- White Non-Hispanic (91.1%)
- Hispanic (7.6%)
- Other race (5.6%)
- American Indian (0.9%)
- Two or more races (0.8%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (56.9%), Norwegian (17.1%),
Irish (8.1%), Swedish (3.9%), French (2.8%), English (2.0%).
Elevation: 1030 feet
Land area: 1.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Fairfax
- High school or higher: 74.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.2%
- Unemployed: 3.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Fairfax city
- Never married: 21.5%
- Now married: 59.1%
- Separated: 0.2%
- Widowed: 14.5%
- Divorced: 4.8%
2.5% Foreign born (2.5% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: -26 (-2.0%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Fairfax:
- SLEEPY EYE MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL (about 16 miles;
SLEEPY EYE, MN)
- NEW ULM MEDICAL CENTER (about 24 miles; NEW ULM, MN)
- RENVILLE COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; OLIVIA,
MN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Fairfax:
- ST CLOUD REGIONAL (about 84 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; ID:
STC)
- MINNEAPOLIS-ST PAUL INTL/WOLD-CHAMBERLAIN/ (about
107 miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; ID: MSP)
- BRAINERD LAKES RGNL (about 134 miles; BRAINERD, MN;
ID: BRD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Fairfax:
- HECTOR MUNI (about 14 miles; HECTOR, MN; ID: 1D6)
- SLEEPY EYE MUNI (about 21 miles; SLEEPY EYE, MN; ID:
Y58)
- NEW ULM MUNI (about 21 miles; NEW ULM, MN; ID: ULM)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Fairfax:
- RIDGEWATER COLLEGE (about 47 miles; WILLMAR, MN;
Full-time enrollment: 2,711)
- GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE (about 52 miles; ST PETER,
MN; FT enrollment: 2,355)
- SOUTH CENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE-MANKATO (about 53
miles; NORTH MANKATO, MN; FT enrollment: 2,186)
- MINNESOTA STATE UNVERSITY-MANKATO (about 57 miles;
MANKATO, MN; FT enrollment: 11,210)
- SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 74 miles;
MARSHALL, MN; FT enrollment: 3,405)
- SAINT CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY (about 78 miles; ST
CLOUD, MN; FT enrollment: 12,913)
- SAINT CLOUD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 81 miles; ST
CLOUD, MN; FT enrollment: 2,183)
Public primary/middle school in Fairfax:
- G.F.W. MID. (Students: 272; Location: 300 SE.
2ND ST.; Grades: PK - 08)
Private primary/middle schools in Fairfax:
- ST JOHN LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 65;
Location: NE 2ND ST BOX 130; Grades: KG - 8)
- ST ANDREW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 18;
Location: 101 S E 1ST AVE; Grades: 1 - 6)
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