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Fairfield, VT map Population (year 2000): 1,800. Estimated population in July 2006: 1,892 (+5.1% change)
 

Males: 890  (49.4%)
Females: 910  (50.6%)

Franklin County

Median resident age:  35.2 years
Vermont median age:  37.7 years

Zip codes: 05455.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $48,100 (it was $44,219 in 2000)
Fairfield  $48,100
Vermont:  $45,686

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $149,200 (it was $92,000 in 2000)
Fairfield  $149,200
Vermont:  $173,400

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Races in Fairfield:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.1%)
  • American Indian (1.8%)
  • Two or more races (1.6%)
  • Hispanic (1.3%)

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Ancestries: United States (19.8%), French (16.4%), English (14.6%), French Canadian (13.0%), Irish (12.5%), German (6.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 509 feet

Land area: 67.8 square miles.

Population density: 28 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

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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%

51 residents are foreign born (1.8% North America, 0.9% Europe).

This town:  2.8%
Vermont:  3.8%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this town in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Fairfield:  1.9% ($1,786)
Vermont:  2.0% ($2,196)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Schenectady, NY (155.2 miles , pop. 61,821).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (213.7 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (282.0 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Sheldon, VT (5.9 miles ), Fletcher, VT (7.8 miles ), Bakersfield, VT (9.0 miles ), Fairfax, VT (9.5 miles ), Enosburg Falls, VT (10.5 miles ), St. Albans, VT (11.0 miles ), Franklin, VT (11.2 miles ), Enosburg, VT (11.7 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 9 buildings, average cost: $87,500
  • 1997: 5 buildings, average cost: $87,400
  • 1998: 9 buildings, average cost: $87,400
  • 1999: 11 buildings, average cost: $87,400
  • 2000: 8 buildings, average cost: $87,400
  • 2001: 10 buildings, average cost: $87,400
  • 2002: 9 buildings, average cost: $130,700
  • 2003: 9 buildings, average cost: $125,900
  • 2004: 11 buildings, average cost: $127,200
  • 2005: 10 buildings, average cost: $150,200
  • 2006: 9 buildings, average cost: $150,200
  • 2007: 7 buildings, average cost: $150,200

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Latitude: 44.81 N, Longitude: 72.93 W


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Population change in the 1990s: +66 (+3.8%).

Unemployment in September 2007:
Here:  3.3%
Vermont:  3.8%


Unemployment by year (%)



Most common industries for males:



  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (20%)
  • Construction (9%)
  • Computer and electronic products (8%)
  • Food (5%)
  • Health care (5%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
  • Educational services (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (13%)
  • Health care (12%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Social assistance (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Farmers and farm managers (12%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (4%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (3%)


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Fairfield topographic map

Birthplace of: Chester A. Arthur - (1830-1886).


Hospitals/medical centers near Fairfield:
  • NORTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER INC (about 3 miles; SAINT ALBANS, VT)
  • COPLEY HOSPITAL (about 29 miles; MORRISVILLE, VT)
  • FLETCHER ALLEN HOSPITAL OF VERMONT (about 31 miles; BURLINGTON, VT)

Political contributions by individuals in Fairfield, VT

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Fairfield:
  • BURLINGTON INTL (about 29 miles; BURLINGTON, VT; ID: BTV)
  • CLINTON CO (about 42 miles; PLATTSBURGH, NY; ID: PLB)
  • RUTLAND STATE (about 90 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 30 miles; MORRISVILLE, VT; ID: MVL)
  • ROUSES POINT (about 32 miles; ROUSES POINT, NY; ID: K21)

Amtrak station near Fairfield:
  • 12 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 28 miles; COLCHESTER, VT; Full-time enrollment: 2,272)
  • UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT AND STATE AGRICULTURAL COLL (about 28 miles; BURLINGTON, VT; FT enrollment: 8,852)
  • SUNY COLLEGE AT PLATTSBURGH (about 50 miles; PLATTSBURGH, NY; FT enrollment: 5,601)
  • NORWICH UNIVERSITY (about 50 miles; NORTHFIELD, VT; FT enrollment: 2,585)
  • MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE (about 60 miles; MIDDLEBURY, VT; FT enrollment: 2,265)
  • DARTMOUTH COLLEGE (about 87 miles; HANOVER, NH; FT enrollment: 5,309)
  • ADIRONDACK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 109 miles; QUEENSBURY, NY; FT enrollment: 2,182)
Public elementary/middle school in Fairfield:
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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Notable location: Fairfield Station (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Fairfield include: Chester Arthur Church (A), Saint Patricks Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Morey Cemetery (1), North Fairfield-Herrick Cemetery (2), Barlow Cemetery (3), Pond Cemetery (4), Pumpkin Village Cemetery (5), Diamond Cemetery (6), Saint Patricks Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoir: Fairfield Pond (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Fairfield River (A), Elm Brook (B), Dead Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Fairfield: Elm Brook State Wildlife Management Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Fairfield and their reported violations in the past:

FAIRFIELD FD 2 (Address: 693 CHURCH RD, Population served: 90, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-01-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-01-2004), St Public Notif received (NOV-03-2004)
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In MAR-2006, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-12-2006), St Formal NOV issued (JUN-12-2006)
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-1997 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-01-1997)
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • 2 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:
This town:  2.9 people
Vermont:  2.4 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  78.4%
Whole state:  65.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  6.6%
Whole state:  7.5%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  9.3%
Whole state:  9.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  3.3%
Whole state:  3.6%

Fairfield compared to Vermont state average:
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.


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5.26% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($40,162 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.26%
Vermont average:  6.60%

0.06% of residents moved from foreign countries ($532 average AGI)
Franklin County:  0.06%
Vermont average:  0.16%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Chittenden County, VT  2.31% ($39,529 average AGI)
from Lamoille County, VT  0.25% ($33,911)
from Grand Isle County, VT  0.21% ($29,289)


5.62% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,262 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.62%
Vermont average:  6.82%

0.07% of residents moved to foreign countries ($209 average AGI)
Franklin County:  0.07%
Vermont average:  0.08%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Chittenden County, VT  2.09% ($34,468 average AGI)
to Grand Isle County, VT  0.28% ($29,039)
to Lamoille County, VT  0.21% ($24,947)


Strongest AM radio stations in Fairfield:
  • WCHP (760 AM; 35 kW; CHAMPLAIN, NY; Owner: CHAMPLAIN RADIO, INC.)
  • WVMT (620 AM; 5 kW; BURLINGTON, VT; Owner: SISON BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WDEV (550 AM; 5 kW; WATERBURY, VT; Owner: RADIO VERMONT, INC.)
  • WRSA (1420 AM; 1 kW; ST. ALBANS, VT)
  • WICY (1490 AM; 50 kW; MALONE, NY; Owner: CARTIER COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
  • WVAA (1390 AM; 5 kW; BURLINGTON, VT; Owner: RADIO VERMONT, KDR, LLC)
  • WEAV (960 AM; 5 kW; PLATTSBURGH, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WTWK (1070 AM; daytime; 5 kW; PLATTSBURGH, NY; Owner: CHAMPLAIN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WGY (810 AM; 50 kW; SCHENECTADY, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WPTR (1540 AM; 50 kW; ALBANY, NY; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Fairfield:
  • WEZF (92.9 FM; BURLINGTON, VT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WVPS (107.9 FM; BURLINGTON, VT; Owner: VERMONT PUBLIC RADIO)
  • WLKC (103.3 FM; WATERBURY, VT; Owner: RADIO BROADCASTING SERVICES, INC.)
  • WLFE-FM (102.3 FM; ST. ALBANS, VT; Owner: CHAMPLAIN COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • WCVT (101.7 FM; STOWE, VT; Owner: RADIO VERMONT CLASSICS, L.L.C.)
  • WNCS (104.7 FM; MONTPELIER, VT; Owner: MONTPELIER BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WDEV-FM (96.1 FM; WARREN, VT; Owner: RADIO VERMONT, INC.)
  • WCEL (91.9 FM; PLATTSBURGH, NY; Owner: WAMC)
  • WCPV (101.3 FM; ESSEX, NY; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WGLY-FM (91.5 FM; BOLTON, VT; Owner: CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Fairfield:
  • WVNY (Channel 22; BURLINGTON, VT; Owner: C-22 FCC LICENSEE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
  • W52CD (Channel 52; ST. ALBANS, VT; Owner: VERMONT LOW POWER TV, LP)

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