Fairmont, Minnesota
| Fairmont | |
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| Nickname : City of Lakes | |
 Downtown Fairmont |
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| Location in Minnesota | |
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1909 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Minnesota |
| County : | Martin County |
| Coordinates : | 43 ° 39 ′ N , 94 ° 28 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 10,666 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 282.9 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 42.8 km 2 (around 17 mi 2 ) of which 37.7 km 2 (around 15 mi 2 ) are land |
| Height : | 361 m |
| Postcodes : | 56031, 56075 |
| Area code : | +1 507 |
| FIPS : | 27-20330 |
| GNIS ID : | 0643501 |
| Website : | www.fairmont.org |
| Mayor : | Randy Quiring |
 The Martin County Courthouse in Fairmont, built in 1907, listed on the NRHP since 1977 |
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Fairmont is a small town (with the status " City ") in Martin County in the US -amerikanischen State Minnesota . In 2010 , Fairmont had 10,666 residents.
geography
Fairmont is located near the Iowa border in southern Minnesota. The city was built northeast of a chain of five lakes (Lake George, Lake Sisseton, Budd Lake, Hall Lake and Amber Lake). According to the United States Census Bureau, the area of Fairmont is 42.8 square kilometers, of which 5.1 square kilometers are water.
Interstate 90 runs around three kilometers north of the city . To the east of Fairmont is the Fairmont Municipal Airport .
history
Originally the area of what is now Fairmont was inhabited by the Winnebago Indians. The first white explorers in the region were John C. Fremont and the French Joseph N. Nicollet in June 1838.
The first permanent settlement was established by Elisha Banks Hall and William H. Budd. They built their houses on the surrounding lakes, which still bear their names today. According to Budd's records, Fairmont had a total of 52 residents in January 1857. The town's original name was Fair Mount but was later changed to Fairmont .
With the beginning of the Sioux uprising in 1862, many residents fled eastwards to safer areas. Only with the construction of Fort Fairmount , which was supposed to protect the residents in southern Minnesota from the attacks of the Indians, some returned. After the uprising ended, the military left Fort Fairmount . Some houses were taken over by the population, others fell into disrepair over time.
From 1873 to 1877 the farmers were plagued by locusts . After several crop failures, numerous impoverished families had to leave their farms. It was only with the construction of the railway through Fairmont that the city began to flourish. In July 1878 the first train reached Fairmont.
Demographic data
| Population development | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1880 | 541 | - | |
| 1890 | 1205 | 122.7% | |
| 1900 | 3040 | 152.3% | |
| 1910 | 2958 | -2.7% | |
| 1920 | 4630 | 56.5% | |
| 1930 | 5521 | 19.2% | |
| 1940 | 6988 | 26.6% | |
| 1950 | 8193 | 17.2% | |
| 1960 | 9745 | 18.9% | |
| 1970 | 10,751 | 10.3% | |
| 1980 | 11,506 | 7% | |
| 1990 | 11,265 | -2.1% | |
| 2000 | 10,889 | -3.3% | |
| 2010 | 10,666 | -2% | |
| 1880-2000 2010 | |||
According to the 2010 census , Fairmont had 10,666 people in 4,812 households. The population density was 282.9 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.17 people lived in 4812 households.
The racial the population was composed of 95.6 percent white, 0.5 percent African American, 0.3 percent Native American, 0.7 percent Asian and 1.9 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.1 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 5.3 percent of the population.
21.4 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 56.4 percent were between 18 and 64 and 22.2 percent were 65 years or older. 52.5 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 40,711 USD . The per capita income was $ 24,965. 9.8 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
sons and daughters of the town
- Dale Allan Gardner (1948-2014), NASA astronaut
- Paul Willson (* 1945), actor and screenwriter
Individual evidence
- ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 77000755.Retrieved May 20, 2013
- ↑ a b c American Fact Finder. Retrieved May 20, 2013
- ↑ AirNav.com - KFRM Accessed on May 21, 2013
- ^ US Decennial Census. Retrieved May 20, 2013
