Profile for Fairbury, Illinois, IL

Former and merged names include:
· Fairburgh
· Pattonsburg
· South Avoca

Local festivals include:

• Fairbury Fair - Aug. 15-19, 2007

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 Fairbury

Cemeteries (12)

Communities (10)

Libraries (2)

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Sections below provide additional information and links about Fairbury demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Livingston 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 61739 ZIP code.

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• Fairbury city government

34% of Fairbury residents report German ancestry, and 13% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Fairbury ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Fairbury
• Cemeteries in Livingston County
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• Livingston County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - IL data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Census records (historic)
• Court, land & probate records
• Death index
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• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

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• Fairbury business guide
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• Courts in Illinois
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• Crime in Livingston County
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• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
• Obituary database - Ancestry.com
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• Local information on disability access
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in Illinois
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Fairbury was $19,145, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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• Livingston County economic census
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• Illinois economic data

15% of Fairbury residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

• Colleges in or near Fairbury
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• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
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Fairbury festival dates:

• Fairbury Fair - Aug. 15-19, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

Fairbury festival web sites:

• Fairbury Fair

• ePodunk festival listings
• Illinois county fairs
• Illinois festivals (Illinois tourism department)
• Send us festival info for Fairbury

• Confluence of latitude & longitude near Fairbury
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• Fairbury items now on sale

• Fairbury local government Web site
• Livingston County government
• Illinois state government
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• Fairbury medical services & health statistics

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• Historic sites in Illinois
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• Search the National Register for historic properties
• Post history questions in Livingston County genealogy forum

Median rent in Fairbury, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $383.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $854.

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Libraries in Fairbury include Dominy Memorial Library ... View libraries

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• Illinois library

• Illinois statewide library catalog

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Livingston County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Fairbury political report.

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The average commute time for Fairbury workers is 22 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

• Fairbury travel guide
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• Illinois tourism bureau

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