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Moving to Fairfax, Oklahoma

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Population: 1,555. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,505 (-3.2% change)
Males: 709 (45.6%), Females: 846 (54.4%)

Osage County

Zip code: 74637

Demographics

Median resident age: 39.7 years
Median household income: $21,652
Median house value: $27,300

Population by Race

Races in Fairfax:

  • White Non-Hispanic (67.1%)
  • American Indian (30.0%)
  • Two or more races (6.2%)
  • Hispanic (1.5%)
  • Black (1.4%)

Ancestries: United States (18.1%), Irish (9.6%), English (7.7%), German (7.4%), Scotch-Irish (2.1%), Dutch (2.1%).

Elevation: 842 feet

Land area: 0.8 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Fairfax

  • High school or higher: 71.2%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 11.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.3%
  • Unemployed: 10.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 29.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Fairfax town

  • Never married: 21.9%
  • Now married: 49.0%
  • Separated: 1.2%
  • Widowed: 12.6%
  • Divorced: 15.4%

1.1% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -209 (-11.8%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Fairfax:

  • FAIRFAX MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (HIGHWAY 18 & TAFT AVENUE)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Fairfax:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Fairfax:

  • STILLWATER RGNL (about 39 miles; STILLWATER, OK; Abbreviation: SWO)
  • TULSA INTL (about 63 miles; TULSA, OK; Abbreviation: TUL)
  • MC CONNELL AFB (about 82 miles; WICHITA, KS; Abbreviation: IAB)

Other public-use airports nearest to Fairfax:

  • PAWNEE MUNI (about 15 miles; PAWNEE, OK; Abbreviation: H97)
  • PAWHUSKA MUNI (about 23 miles; PAWHUSKA, OK; Abbreviation: H76)
  • HOMINY MUNI (about 25 miles; HOMINY, OK; Abbreviation: H92)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fairfax:

  • OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 39 miles; STILLWATER, OK; Full-time enrollment: 16,937)
  • COWLEY COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 41 miles; ARKANSAS CITY, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,392)
  • LANGSTON UNIVERSITY (about 58 miles; LANGSTON, OK; Full-time enrollment: 2,324)
  • UNIVERSITY OF TULSA (about 60 miles; TULSA, OK; Full-time enrollment: 3,760)
  • ORAL ROBERTS UNIVERSITY (about 63 miles; TULSA, OK; Full-time enrollment: 3,309)
  • TULSA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 63 miles; TULSA, OK; Full-time enrollment: 8,727)
  • UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA (about 80 miles; EDMOND, OK; Full-time enrollment: 10,926)

Schools

Public high school in Fairfax:

  • WOODLAND HS (Students: 145; Location: 100 N. 6TH; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Fairfax:

  • WOODLAND UPPER ES (Students: 175; Location: 6TH AND MCKINLEY; Grades: 05 – 08)
  • WOODLAND ES (Students: 161; Location: 715 W. MULBERRY; Grades: KG – 04)

Libraries

Library in Fairfax:

  • FAIRFAX PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $41,004; Location: 158 EAST ELM; 18,019 books; 86 audio materials; 414 video materials; 28 serial subscriptions)

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