Fairfield, Pennsylvania
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 Located in Adams County and Pennsylvania
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1801 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Pennsylvania |
| County : | Adams County |
| Coordinates : | 39 ° 47 ′ N , 77 ° 22 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) |
| Residents : | 507 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 281.7 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 1.8 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) of which 1.8 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 282 m |
| Postal code : | 17320 |
| Area code : | +1 717 |
| FIPS : | 42-24560 |
| GNIS ID : | 1174426 |
| Website : | www.fairfieldborough.com |
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Fairfield is a borough in Adams County , Pennsylvania , United States . The population according to the 2010 Census was 507.
geography
According to a survey by the United States Census Bureau , Fairfield has a total area of 0.7 square miles (1.8 km 2 ), and has no bodies of water within its boundaries. Fairfield is north of Carroll Valley on the road to Gettysburg , northwest of the 275 m high Mc Ginley Hill .
population
According to the 2000 Census , the total population in the borough was 486 people in 232 households, 139 families lived in the borough. The population density was 708.2 people per square mile (272.0 / km²). 98.4% of the population were white. Children under the age of 18 lived in 25.9% of households. 50.4% of the households were made up of married families, 7.3% were single women and 39.7% were non-family households.
The age structure in Fairfield was divided as follows: 20.8% of the population were younger than 18 years, 3.7% were between 18 and 24 years old, 26.1% were between 25 and 44 years old, 25.5% were between 45 and 64 years old and 23.9% of the population were over 65 years old. This resulted in an average age of 45 years. For every 100 women there were 86.9 men.
The median household income in 2000 was $ 31,053 and the median family income was $ 39,219.
