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Population (year 2000): 564. Estimated
population in July 2005: 516 (-8.5% change)
Males: 282 (50.0%), Females: 282 (50.0%)
Eau Claire County
Zip code:
54741
Median resident age: 37.4 years
Median household income: $23,625 (year 2000)
Median house value: $43,900 (year 2000)
Races in Fairchild:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.8%)
- Hispanic (1.8%)
- American Indian (1.6%)
Ancestries: German (42.9%), Norwegian (22.2%),
Irish (7.3%), Polish (6.2%), English (5.9%), Italian (3.9%).
Elevation: 1080 feet
Land area: 1.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Fairchild
- High school or higher: 60.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.1%
- Unemployed: 14.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 30.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Fairchild village
- Never married: 18.8%
- Now married: 57.5%
- Separated: 1.4%
- Widowed: 10.7%
- Divorced: 11.6%
1.2% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +45 (+8.7%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Fairchild:
- OSSEO AREA MEDICAL CTR (about 19 miles; OSSEO, WI)
- MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC (about 25 miles; NEILLSVILLE,
WI)
- LUTHER HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Fairchild:
- CHIPPEWA VALLEY REGIONAL (about 41 miles; EAU
CLAIRE, WI; ID: EAU)
- LA CROSSE MUNI (about 55 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; ID:
LSE)
- VOLK FIELD (about 68 miles; CAMP DOUGLAS, WI; ID:
VOK)
Other public-use airports nearest to Fairchild:
- BLACK RIVER FALLS AREA (about 26 miles; BLACK RIVER
FALLS, WI; ID: BCK)
- BLAIR (about 29 miles; BLAIR, WI; ID: 5E6)
- NEILLSVILLE MUNI (about 32 miles; NEILLSVILLE, WI;
ID: VIQ)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Fairchild:
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE (about 39 miles;
EAU CLAIRE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 9,866)
- CHIPPEWA VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 39 miles;
EAU CLAIRE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,601)
- WESTERN WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 50 miles;
LA CROSSE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,973)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-LA CROSSE (about 58 miles;
LA CROSSE, WI; FT enrollment: 8,669)
- WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 62 miles; WINONA, MN;
FT enrollment: 6,568)
- SAINT MARY'S UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA (about 62
miles; WINONA, MN; FT enrollment: 2,969)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STOUT (about 70 miles;
MENOMONIE, WI; FT enrollment: 7,183)
Public primary/middle school in Fairchild:
- FAIRCHILD EL (Students: 103; Location: 220 W
MAIN; Grades: KG - 05)
Library in Fairchild:
- FAIRCHILD PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$4,309; Location: 200 HURON ST.; 10,917 books; 200 audio
materials; 199 video materials; 28 serial subscriptions)
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