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Population (year 2000): 1,800. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,877 (+4.3% change)
Males: 890 (49.4%), Females: 910 (50.6%)
Franklin County
Median resident age: 35.2 years
Median household income: $44,219 (year 2000)
Median house value: $92,000 (year 2000)
Races in Fairfield:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.1%)
- American Indian (1.8%)
- Two or more races (1.6%)
- Hispanic (1.3%)
Ancestries: United States (19.8%), French
(16.4%), English (14.6%), French Canadian (13.0%), Irish
(12.5%), German (6.1%).
Elevation: 509 feet
For population 25 years and over in Fairfield
- High school or higher: 84.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.0%
- Unemployed: 3.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 32.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Fairfield town
- Never married: 25.3%
- Now married: 61.3%
- Separated: 1.9%
- Widowed: 4.2%
- Divorced: 7.3%
2.8% Foreign born (1.8% North America, 0.9%
Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +66 (+3.8%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Fairfield:
- NORTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER INC (about 11 miles;
SAINT ALBANS, VT)
- FLETCHER ALLEN HOSPITAL OF VERMONT (about 29 miles;
BURLINGTON, VT)
- COPLEY HOSPITAL (about 30 miles; MORRISVILLE, VT)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Fairfield:
- BURLINGTON INTL (about 28 miles; BURLINGTON, VT; ID:
BTV)
- CLINTON CO (about 41 miles; PLATTSBURGH, NY; ID:
PLB)
- RUTLAND STATE (about 89 miles; RUTLAND, VT; ID: RUT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Fairfield:
- FRANKLIN COUNTY STATE (about 14 miles; HIGHGATE, VT;
ID: FSO)
- MORRISVILLE-STOWE STATE (about 31 miles;
MORRISVILLE, VT; ID: MVL)
- ROUSES POINT (about 31 miles; ROUSES POINT, NY; ID:
K21)
Amtrak station near Fairfield:
- 10 miles: ST. ALBANS (40 FEDERAL ST.). Services:
ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed
waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones,
full-service food facilities, ATM, free short-term
parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental
service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Fairfield:
- SAINT MICHAELS COLLEGE (about 26 miles; COLCHESTER,
VT; Full-time enrollment: 2,272)
- UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT AND STATE AGRICULTURAL COLL
(about 27 miles; BURLINGTON, VT; FT enrollment: 8,852)
- SUNY COLLEGE AT PLATTSBURGH (about 37 miles;
PLATTSBURGH, NY; FT enrollment: 5,601)
- NORWICH UNIVERSITY (about 50 miles; NORTHFIELD, VT;
FT enrollment: 2,585)
- MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE (about 57 miles; MIDDLEBURY, VT;
FT enrollment: 2,265)
- DARTMOUTH COLLEGE (about 89 miles; HANOVER, NH; FT
enrollment: 5,309)
- ADIRONDACK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 114 miles;
QUEENSBURY, NY; FT enrollment: 2,182)
Public primary/middle school in Fairfield:
- FAIRFIELD CENTER SCHOOL (Students: 260;
Location: ROUTE 36; Grades: PK - 08)
Library in Fairfield:
- BENT NORTHRUP MEMORIAL (Operating income:
$15,725; Location: 57 PARK ST.; 10,705 books; 68 audio
materials; 34 video materials; 12 serial subscriptions)
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