Fairfield (Texas)

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Fairfield
Freestone County Fairfield.svg
Location of Fairfield, Texas
Basic data
State : United States
State : Texas
County : Freestone County
Coordinates : 31 ° 43 ′  N , 96 ° 9 ′  W Coordinates: 31 ° 43 ′  N , 96 ° 9 ′  W
Time zone : Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Residents : 3,094 (as of: 2000)
Population density : 264.4 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 11.7 km 2  (approx. 5 mi 2 ) of
which 11.7 km 2  (approx. 5 mi 2 ) are land
Height : 141 m
Postal code : 75840
Area code : +1 903
FIPS : 48-25104
GNIS ID : 1357165
Website : www.fairfieldtexas.net

Fairfield is the county capital and seat of the county seat of Freestone County in the US state of Texas in the United States .

geography

The city is located at the intersection of Interstate 45 with US Highway 75 and 84 in the center of the county in east Texas and has a total area of ​​11.7 km² without any significant water surface.

history

The place was founded with the name Mound Prairie , but renamed in 1850 when the place became the seat of the county administration.

Demographic data

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1940 1047 -
1950 1742 66.4%
1960 1781 2.2%
1970 2074 16.5%
1980 3505 69%
1990 3234 -7.7%
2000 3094 -4.3%
1940-2000,

According to the 2000 census, 3,094 people in 1,235 households and 791 families lived here. The population density was 264.9 inhabitants per km ². The racial the population was composed of 71.46% White, 21.43% African American, 0.26% Native American, 0.68% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander residents, and 4.65% non-residents ethnic groups. About 1.52% were of mixed race and 10.50% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 1,235 households, 30.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them. 46.2% of these were married couples living together. 13.5% were single mothers and 35.9% were non-families. 32.7% of all households were single households and 17.2% had people living there who were 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 3.06.

26.3% of the population were under 18 years old, 8.8% 18 to 24, 25.9% 25 to 44, 20.5% 45 to 64, and 18.6% who were 65 years of age or older . The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females of all age groups, there were 92.3 males. For every 100 women aged 18 and over there were 87.6 men.

The median income for a household in the 28,636 USD , and the median income for a family 40,871 USD. Males had a median income of $ 29,643 versus $ 15,887 for females. The per capita income was $ 16,308. 18.2% of the population and 14.1% of families are below the poverty line. Of these, 20.4% were children and adolescents under the age of 18 and 22.8% were 65 or older.

sons and daughters of the town

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Texas Almanac (PDF; 1.2 MB). Retrieved October 4, 2012

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