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Population (year 2000): 2,604. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,618 (+0.5% change)
Males: 1,136 (43.6%), Females: 1,468 (56.4%)
Robeson County
Zip code:
28340
Median resident age: 40.8 years
Median household income: $17,194 (year 2000)
Median house value: $55,900 (year 2000)
Races in Fairmont:
- Black (58.7%)
- White Non-Hispanic (30.3%)
- American Indian (10.2%)
- Hispanic (0.6%)
Ancestries: United States (5.5%), Scotch-Irish
(3.5%), English (3.3%), Irish (1.3%), Scottish (1.1%).
Elevation: 120 feet
Land area: 2.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Fairmont
- High school or higher: 70.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.3%
- Unemployed: 14.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 25.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Fairmont town
- Never married: 34.4%
- Now married: 38.0%
- Separated: 7.0%
- Widowed: 11.9%
- Divorced: 8.8%
0.3% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -229 (-8.1%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Fairmont:
- SOUTHEASTERN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 11
miles; LUMBERTON, NC)
- ST EUGENE MEDICAL CENTER (about 19 miles; DILLON,
SC)
- MARION COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (about 31 miles;
MARION, SC)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Fairmont:
- FAYETTEVILLE REGIONAL/GRANNIS FIELD (about 38 miles;
FAYETTEVILLE, NC; ID: FAY)
- POPE AFB (about 47 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; ID: POB)
- FLORENCE REGIONAL (about 47 miles; FLORENCE, SC; ID:
FLO)
Other public-use airports nearest to Fairmont:
- LUMBERTON MUNI (about 9 miles; LUMBERTON, NC; ID:
LBT)
- DILLON COUNTY (about 18 miles; DILLON, SC; ID: DLC)
- GREEN SEA (about 23 miles; GREEN SEA, SC; ID: S79)
Amtrak station near Fairmont:
- 19 miles: DILLON (100 N. RAILROAD AVE.). Services:
enclosed waiting area, public payphones, call for car
rental service, call for taxi service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Fairmont:
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT PEMBROKE (about 15
miles; PEMBROKE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,806)
- HORRY-GEORGETOWN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 41 miles;
CONWAY, SC; FT enrollment: 2,315)
- FAYETTEVILLE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 42
miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 4,815)
- FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 42 miles;
FAYETTEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 3,506)
- COASTAL CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 46 miles; CONWAY,
SC; FT enrollment: 4,067)
- FRANCIS MARION UNIVERSITY (about 47 miles; FLORENCE,
SC; FT enrollment: 2,922)
- FLORENCE DARLINGTON TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 53
miles; FLORENCE, SC; FT enrollment: 2,619)
Public high school in Fairmont:
- FAIRMONT HIGH (Students: 728; Location: 5419
OLD STAGE ROAD; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Fairmont:
- ROSENWALD ELEMENTARY (Students: 655;
Location: 301 MARTIN L KING DR; Grades: PK - 04)
- FAIRMONT MIDDLE (Students: 562; Location: 402
IONA ST; Grades: 05 - 08)
- FAIRGROVE MIDDLE (Students: 346; Location:
1953 FAIRGROVE SCH ROAD; Grades: 04 - 08)
- GREEN GROVE ELEMENTARY (Students: 262;
Location: 1850 SCHOOL ROAD; Grades: PK - 03)
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