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Population (year 2000): 4,262. Estimated
population in July 2005: 4,020 (-5.7% change)
Males: 1,982 (46.5%), Females: 2,280 (53.5%)
Jefferson County
Zip code:
68352
Median resident age: 44.3 years
Median household income: $29,261 (year 2000)
Median house value: $40,100 (year 2000)
Races in Fairbury:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.8%)
- Hispanic (1.9%)
- American Indian (0.9%)
- Other race (0.6%)
- Two or more races (0.5%)
Ancestries: German (43.0%), English (9.2%),
Irish (8.7%), United States (6.8%), Czech (4.3%), Dutch (2.7%).
Elevation: 1320 feet
Land area: 1.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Fairbury
- High school or higher: 78.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.9%
- Unemployed: 4.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 18.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Fairbury city
- Never married: 19.3%
- Now married: 54.0%
- Separated: 1.9%
- Widowed: 14.8%
- Divorced: 10.0%
0.4% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -140 (-3.2%).
Hospital/medical center in Fairbury:
- JEFFERSON COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER (PO BOX 277
2200 H STREET)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Fairbury:
- WASHINGTON COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 24 miles;
WASHINGTON, KS)
- THAYER COUNTY HEALTH SERVICES (about 26 miles;
HEBRON, NE)
- HANOVER HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; HANOVER, KS)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Fairbury:
- LINCOLN MUNI (about 57 miles; LINCOLN, NE; ID: LNK)
- MANHATTAN RGNL (about 78 miles; MANHATTAN, KS; ID:
MHK)
- HASTINGS MUNI (about 92 miles; HASTINGS, NE; ID: HSI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Fairbury:
- FAIRBURY MUNICIPAL (about 2 miles; FAIRBURY, NE; ID:
FBY)
- WILBER MUNICIPAL (about 27 miles; WILBER, NE; ID:
0D6)
- HEBRON MUNI (about 29 miles; HEBRON, NE; ID: HJH)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Fairbury:
- SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 57 miles;
LINCOLN, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,137)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT LINCOLN (about 58 miles;
LINCOLN, NE; FT enrollment: 19,806)
- KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 78 miles; MANHATTAN,
KS; FT enrollment: 19,210)
- CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 105 miles; GRAND
ISLAND, NE; FT enrollment: 3,730)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA (about 106 miles;
OMAHA, NE; FT enrollment: 10,150)
- CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY (about 106 miles; OMAHA, NE; FT
enrollment: 5,806)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER (about 106
miles; OMAHA, NE; FT enrollment: 2,448)
Public high school in Fairbury:
- FAIRBURY JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 511;
Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Fairbury:
- CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 253;
Grades: PK - 06)
- JEFFERSON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL (Students: 214;
Grades: PK - 06)
Private primary/middle school in Fairbury:
- ST MICHAEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 78;
Location: 800 E ST; Grades: PK - 6)
Library in Fairbury:
- FAIRBURY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$127,469; Location: 601 7TH STREET; 26,089 books; 754
audio materials; 144 video materials; 63 serial
subscriptions)
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