Fairfield, Vermont

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Population in July 2008: 1,916. Population change since 2000: +6.4%

Males: 947	(49.4%)
Females: 969	(50.6%)

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

Zip codes: 05455.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $55,697 (it was $44,219 in 2000)

Fairfield:	$55,697
Vermont:	$49,907

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $22,893

Fairfield:	$22,893
Vermont:	$26,735

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $183,616 (it was $99,100 in 2000)

Fairfield:	$183,616
Vermont:	$205,400

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $209,074; Detached houses: $205,620; Townhouses or other attached units: $217,775; In 2-unit structures: $742,833; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $178,917; Mobile homes: $70,213
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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%)

2008 cost of living index in Fairfield: 90.7 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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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

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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:	1.8% ($1,786)
Vermont:	2.0% ($2,196)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Manchester, NH (146.3 miles , pop. 107,006).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (195.5 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (278.6 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Sheldon, VT (2.4 miles ), Bakersfield, VT (2.6 miles ), Fletcher, VT (2.8 miles ), St. Albans, VT (2.8 miles ), Enosburg Falls, VT (3.0 miles ), Fairfax, VT (3.0 miles ), Enosburg, VT (3.0 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
2008: 6 buildings, average cost: $150,200

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Latitude: 44.81 N, Longitude: 72.93 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 802

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

Unemployment in May 2009:

Here:	6.6%
Vermont:	7.1%

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%)

Average climate in Fairfield, Vermont

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Fairfield-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Vermont state average. It is 77% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MB, 4.2 MS, 5.2 MW, 5.0 MW, Depth: 6.8 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 45.1 miles away from Fairfield center
On 10/7/1983 at 10:18:46, a magnitude 5.3 (5.1 MB, 5.3 LG, 5.1 ML) earthquake occurred 91.9 miles away from the city center
On 4/20/2002 at 11:04:42, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 LG, 3.7 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 43.8 miles away from the city center
On 4/20/2000 at 08:46:55, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 LG, 3.8 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 88.9 miles away from Fairfield center
On 6/16/1995 at 12:13:11, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 61.8 miles away from the city center
On 5/24/2002 at 23:46:00, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, 3.1 ML, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 42.6 miles away from Fairfield center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

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 25 miles; MORRISVILLE, VT)
FLETCHER ALLEN HOSPITAL OF VERMONT (about 28 miles; BURLINGTON, VT)

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Amtrak station near Fairfield:

8 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 36 miles; PLATTSBURGH, NY; FT enrollment: 5,601)
NORWICH UNIVERSITY (about 49 miles; NORTHFIELD, VT; FT enrollment: 2,585)
MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE (about 59 miles; MIDDLEBURY, VT; FT enrollment: 2,265)
DARTMOUTH COLLEGE (about 78 miles; HANOVER, NH; FT enrollment: 5,309)
PLYMOUTH STATE COLLEGE (about 97 miles; PLYMOUTH, NH; FT enrollment: 3,542)

Public elementary/middle school in Fairfield:

Fairfield Center School (Students: 279; Location: ROUTE 36; Grades: Prekindergarten - 8th Grade)

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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 2007:

This town:	9.3%
Whole state:	9.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	3.3%
Whole state:	3.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Fairfield, VT

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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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

2004 Presidential Election results in Franklin County Vermont:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (62%) Wood (21%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (13%) Electricity (2%) Other fuel (1%)

Religion statistics for Fairfield

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	United Methodist Church	Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Vasiloupulis	Episcopal Church	American Baptist Churches in the USA
Adherents	69.9%	11.5%	7.4%	2.9%	2.8%
Congregations	24.6%	29.8%	3.5%	10.5%	7.0%

Name	United Church of Christ	Assemblies of God	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Presbyterian Church in America	Other religions
Adherents	2.2%	1.6%	1.0%	0.3%	0.5%
Congregations	10.5%	5.3%	1.8%	1.8%	5.3%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.

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.)
WRSA (1420 AM; 1 kW; ST. ALBANS, VT)
WICY (1490 AM; 50 kW; MALONE, NY; Owner: CARTIER COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
WDEV (550 AM; 5 kW; WATERBURY, VT; Owner: RADIO VERMONT, INC.)
WEAV (960 AM; 5 kW; PLATTSBURGH, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WVAA (1390 AM; 5 kW; BURLINGTON, VT; Owner: RADIO VERMONT, KDR, LLC)
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)
WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Fairfield:

WLFE-FM (102.3 FM; ST. ALBANS, VT; Owner: CHAMPLAIN COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
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.)
WCVT (101.7 FM; STOWE, VT; Owner: RADIO VERMONT CLASSICS, L.L.C.)
WNCS (104.7 FM; MONTPELIER, VT; Owner: MONTPELIER BROADCASTING, INC.)
WCEL (91.9 FM; PLATTSBURGH, NY; Owner: WAMC)
WDEV-FM (96.1 FM; WARREN, VT; Owner: RADIO VERMONT, INC.)
WCPV (101.3 FM; ESSEX, NY; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WGLY-FM (91.5 FM; BOLTON, VT; Owner: CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES, INC.)
WBTZ (99.9 FM; PLATTSBURGH, NY; Owner: PLATTSBURGH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WGMT (97.7 FM; LYNDON, VT; Owner: VERMONT BROADCAST ASSOCIATES, INC.)
WYUL (94.7 FM; CHATEAUGAY, NY; Owner: CARTIER COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
WXLU (88.3 FM; PERU, NY; Owner: THE ST. LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY)
WDOT (95.7 FM; DANVILLE, VT; Owner: MONTPELIER BROADCASTING INC)
WXZO (96.7 FM; WILLSBORO, NY; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WIZN (106.7 FM; VERGENNES, VT; Owner: BURLINGTON BROADCASTERS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Fairfield:

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

Fairfield, Vermont:

Fatal accident count: 8
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 13
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 3
Fatalities: 11
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 18
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0

Vermont average:

Fatal accident count: 46
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 65
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 20
Fatalities: 52
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 112
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 2

See more detailed statistics of Fairfield fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 13
Total length: 22 meters (72ft)
Total costs: $8,519,000
Total average daily traffic: 5,558
Total average daily truck traffic: 323
Total future (year 2015) average daily traffic: 8,337

New bridges - Historical Statistics

Before 1900: 1
1900-1909: 0
1910-1919: 3
1920-1929: 0
1930-1939: 1
1940-1949: 1
1950-1959: 2
1960-1969: 1
1970-1979: 1
1980-1989: 1
1990-1999: 2

See Full National Bridge Inventory Statistics for Fairfield, VT

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2

Town Hall, Call Sign: WXP473
Assigned Frequencies : 154.265 MHz, 154.445 MHz
Grant Date: 04/24/1998, Expiration Date: 07/14/2003, Cancelation Date: 09/14/2003
Registrant: Fairfield, Town Of, Town Hall, Fairfield, VT 05455, Phone: (802) 827-3261
Town Clerks Office Fairfield Cntr, Call Sign: WZM976
Assigned Frequencies : 155.235 MHz
Grant Date: 10/07/1999, Expiration Date: 12/14/2004, Cancelation Date: 02/19/2005
Registrant: Fairfield School District, Town Clerks Office, Fairfield, VT 05455, Phone: (802) 827-3261

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 3

Call Sign: KB1IL, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00948030
Grant Date: 02/10/2007, Expiration Date: 03/27/2017
Registrant: John A Dority Jr, 353 Hill Road, Fairfield, VT 05455
Call Sign: N8SKB, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00388434
Grant Date: 12/06/2001, Expiration Date: 03/03/2012
Registrant: Ronald D Mapes Jr, 128 West Street Rd., Fairfield, VT 05455
Call Sign: KB1NGV, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01131364
Grant Date: 03/21/2006, Expiration Date: 03/21/2016, Certifier: Carl W Gleason
Registrant: Carl W Gleason, Fairfield, VT 05455

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