Fairfield (California)
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| Nickname : Squarefield | |||
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| Location in California | |||
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| Foundation : | 1859 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | California | ||
| County : | Solano County | ||
| Coordinates : | 38 ° 15 ′ N , 122 ° 3 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Pacific ( UTC − 8 / −7 ) | ||
| Residents : | 109,320 (as of 2013) | ||
| Population density : | 1,121.2 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 97.6 km 2 (approx. 38 mi 2 ) of which 97.5 km 2 (approx. 38 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 4 m | ||
| Postcodes : | 94533, 94534 | ||
| Area code : | +1 707 | ||
| FIPS : | 06-23182 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1656005 | ||
| Website : | www.fairfield.ca.gov | ||
| Mayor : | Harry T. Price | ||
Fairfield is a city in Solano County in the US state of California , United States , with 105,446 inhabitants (2006) and the seat of the county administration . The urban area has a size of 97.6 km². The city is halfway between San Francisco and Sacramento and has slightly fewer residents than Vallejo , the county's other major city. Other nearby cities are Suisun City , Vacaville , Rio Vista , Benicia and Napa.
Fairfield was founded in 1856 by clipper captain Robert H. Waterman, who named the city after his hometown of Fairfield, Connecticut.
Fairfield is the birthplace of the composer and conductor Quinto Maganini (1897–1974).
history
The area's earliest inhabitants settled in what is now the Rockville and Green Valley region. Items found in the area are 5000 to 6000 years old and some of the oldest Indian settlements in northern California are here. In 1810 the Spanish military attacked the Suisun Indians.
Demographics
According to the 2010 census , Fairfield had 105,322 residents. The population density was 1,080.5 / km². According to the 2010 census, the 48,407 whites made up 46% of the city's total population. The Afro-Americans had a share of 15.7%, the indigenous people were the smallest group of the population with 0.8% or 869 people. The Asians, predominantly Filipinos, Indians, Chinese, Japanese, Koreans and Vietnamese are a rapidly increasing population group. 27.3% of the population are Hispanics.
There were 34,484 households, 14,725 had children under the age of 18, and 18,461 were married couples. 15.1% of the households had a female housekeeper without a man, 6.3% had a male housekeeper without a woman. There were 2052 (6.0%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships. 6802 households had a single housekeeper, of which 2500 households had a housekeeper 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.98. There were 25,843 families, the average family size was 3.42.
Biggest employer
The USAF's Travis Air Force Base and the headquarters of Jelly Belly are located at Fairfield . Insurance company Partnership HealthPlan of California is based in Fairfield and Anheuser-Busch runs a large regional brewery in Fairfield.
According to the city's 2013 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the top employers are:
| # | employer | # Employee |
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| 1 | Travis Air Force Base | 14,353 |
| 2 | County of Solano | 2,850 |
| 3 | Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District | 2,000 |
| 4th | NorthBay Medical Center | 1,115 |
| 5 | Solano Community College | 650 |
| 6th | City of Fairfield | 502 |
| 7th | Sutter Medical Foundation | 475 |
| 8th | Jelly Belly | 461 |
| 9 | West America Bank | 407 |
| 10 | Pride Industries | 343 |
schools
- High schools:
- Angelo Rodriguez High School
- Armijo High School (International Baccalaureate Program)
- Fairfield High School
- Sem Yeto High School (at Fairfield High School)
- Sem Yeto Satellite (at Armijo High School)
- Vanden High School
- Middle Schools:
- B. Gale Wilson Middle School
- Crystal Middle School
- Grange Middle School
- Golden West Middle School
- Green Valley Middle School
Primary schools:
- Anna Kyle Elementary School
- Center Elementary School
- Cleo Gordon Elementary School
- Cordelia Hills Elementary School
- David Weir K-8 Preparatory Academy
- Dover Academy for International Studies (K-8)
- Sheldon Academy of Innovative Learning (K-8) (1: 1 Technology focus)
- Fairview Elementary School
- KI Jones Elementary School (GATE Magnet Site)
- Laurel Creek Elementary School
- Nelda Mundy Elementary School
- Oakbrook K-8 School (Visual & Performing Arts focus)
- Rolling Hills Elementary School
- Scandia Elementary School
- Suisun Valley K-8 School
- Tolenas Elementary School
- Travis Elementary School
Vanden High School, Golden West Middle School, Travis Education Center, Travis Community Day School, Center Elementary School, Scandia Elementary School, and Travis Elementary School are parts of the Travis Unified School District (TUSD) and serve Travis Air Force Base and parts of Fairfield and Vacaville. Golden Hills Community School is part of the Solano County Office of Education (SCOE). All others are part of the Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District (FSUSD).
Universities and colleges nearby: California Maritime Academy (CSU), UC Davis, UC Berkeley, Sacramento State, CSU East Bay, Sonoma State, St. Mary's College, University of Phoenix, and Brandman University. The main campus of Solano Community College is in Fairfield. The University of Phoenix, Brandman University, InterCoast Colleges, and Embry Riddle Aeronautical University (at Travis AFB) campuses are in town.
sons and daughters of the town
- Quinto Maganini (1897–1974), composer, flautist and conductor
- Tom Barnes (* 1959), bobsledder
- Jeffrey Meek (born 1959), actor
- Keshia Baker (* 1988), sprinter
- Sasha Banks (born 1992), wrestler