Profile for Fairfield, Texas, TX

Former and merged names include:
· Mount Pleasant
· Prairie

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 1. The number of murders and homicides was 0. The violent crime rate was 0.3 per 1,000 people.

Local foods: peaches

Nearby parks & recreation: Fairfield Lake State Park

Historic sites and museums: Freestone County Museum

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was below the national average. (See library links below.)

Listed places near Fairfield

Cemeteries (10)

Communities (1)

Hotels (1)

Libraries (2)

Parks (1)

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• Residence in 1995, of people in Fairfield
• School enrollment & education levels in Fairfield
• Transportation & commute times in Fairfield
• Freestone County data
• Fastest-growing counties in Texas
• State data - Texas
• Data by street address
• Historical census records (Ancestry.com)

Sections below provide additional information and links about Fairfield demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Freestone County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 75840 ZIP code.

(Also see local map below.)

9% of Fairfield residents report German ancestry, and 7% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Fairfield ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Fairfield
• Cemeteries in Freestone County
• Libraries in or near Fairfield

Post a query on a message board:

• Freestone County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - TX data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Census records (historic)
• Court, land & probate records
• Death index
• Family & local history
• Immigration records
• Military records (historic)
• Newspaper articles

• Fairfield museums
• Fairfield historic sites
• Fairfield area parks
• Wineries near Fairfield

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• Fairfield area cemeteries
• Cemeteries in Freestone County
• Cemetery record compendium
• Texas cemetery message boards
• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

• Communities near Fairfield
• Nearby cities of 10,000 or more
• Nearby cities of 50,000 or more
• Communities in Freestone County

• Fairfield business guide
• Better Business Bureau
• Business licenses
• Corporate records search

• Courts in Texas
• Local ordinances in Texas (Partial selection)

• Crime in Freestone County
• Arrests in Freestone County

• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
• Obituary database - Ancestry.com
• Charitable donations

• Local information on disability access
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in Texas
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Fairfield was $16,308, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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• Current labor force
• Wage estimates
• Freestone County economic census
• Freestone County economic summary
• Freestone County employment growth
• Freestone County unemployment rate
• Texas economic data

10% of Fairfield residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

• Colleges in or near Fairfield
• Colleges in Texas
• Learning Disabilities Association in Texas
• Schools in or near Fairfield
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• School report cards
• Yearbooks (old) of Texas high schools

• Movies playing in or near Fairfield

• Air pollution in Freestone County
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• Land contamination in Freestone County
• Nature Conservancy projects in Texas
• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
• Toxic chemical releases in Freestone County
• Water levels & streamflow conditions in Texas

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• Texas county fairs
• Texas festivals (Texas tourism department)
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• Confluence of latitude & longitude near Fairfield
• Geocaches in Texas

• Fairfield items now on sale

• Freestone County government
• Texas state government
• Driver's licenses
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• Social Security
• Veterans affairs
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• Ancestry & family history
• Business
• Demographics
• Health
• Moving
• Nonprofit resources
• Sports & rec
• Travel

• Fairfield medical services & health statistics

• State historical society

• Historic sites in or near Fairfield
• Historic sites in Texas
• Museums in or near Fairfield
• Museums in Texas
• Texas state archives
• Texas state encyclopedia
• National Historic Landmark search
• Search the Library of Congress
• Search the National Register for historic properties
• Post history questions in Freestone County genealogy forum

Median rent in Fairfield, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $286.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $593.

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Libraries in Fairfield include Fairfield Library ... View libraries

• Libraries near Fairfield

• Texas library

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• Census map of Fairfield area
• Historic maps of TX cities - Library of Congress
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• Search obituaries in Texas
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• Chambers of commerce in Texas
• Community foundations (by state)
• Foundations (by name)
• Kiwanis clubs in Texas
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• Nonprofit groups
• Nonprofit guide for Fairfield
• Rotary club search
• Volunteer opportunities in or near Fairfield

• Parks near Fairfield
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Freestone County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Fairfield political report.

• Texas Democratic party
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• Texas elections board

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• Churches, other places of worship in or near Fairfield
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The average commute time for Fairfield workers is 20 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

Hotels in Fairfield include Holiday Inn Express.

• Fairfield travel guide
• Airports near Fairfield
• Hotels near Fairfield
• Texas tourism bureau

• Monthly averages & records
• Major storms (searchable by county)
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• National weather map

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• Birding spots in Texas
• Wildlife refuges in Texas

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