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Moving to Fairfield, Maine

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Population: 6,573. Estimated population in July 2024: 6,702 (+2.0% change)
Males: 3,197 (48.6%), Females: 3,376 (51.4%)

Somerset County

Demographics

Median resident age: 36.7 years
Median household income: $36,462
Median house value: $78,300

Population by Race

Races in Fairfield:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.7%)
  • American Indian (1.0%)
  • Two or more races (1.0%)

Ancestries: French (20.9%), English (20.8%), Irish (14.1%), United States (10.3%), French Canadian (10.1%), German (4.3%).

Elevation: 142 feet

Land area: 1.8 square miles

Map of Fairfield, ME

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Fairfield

  • High school or higher: 86.4%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.9%
  • Unemployed: 5.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 19.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Fairfield town

  • Never married: 23.1%
  • Now married: 57.4%
  • Separated: 0.8%
  • Widowed: 7.8%
  • Divorced: 11.0%

1.2% Foreign born

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Fairfield:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Fairfield:

  • BRUNSWICK NAS (about 54 miles; BRUNSWICK, ME; Abbreviation: NHZ)
  • BANGOR INTL (about 57 miles; BANGOR, ME; Abbreviation: BGR)
  • PORTLAND INTL JETPORT (about 82 miles; PORTLAND, ME; Abbreviation: PWM)

Other public-use airports nearest to Fairfield:

  • WATERVILLE ROBERT LAFLEUR (about 7 miles; WATERVILLE, ME; Abbreviation: WVL)
  • CENTRAL MAINE ARPT OF NORRIDGEWOCK (about 19 miles; NORRIDGEWOCK, ME; Abbreviation: OWK)
  • PITTSFIELD MUNI (about 21 miles; PITTSFIELD, ME; Abbreviation: 2B7)

Colleges and Universities

College/University in Fairfield:

  • KENNEBEC VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 526; Location: 92 WESTERN AVE; Public)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fairfield:

  • UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT AUGUSTA (about 21 miles; AUGUSTA, ME; Full-time enrollment: 3,172)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT FARMINGTON (about 37 miles; FARMINGTON, ME; Full-time enrollment: 2,229)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MAINE (about 73 miles; ORONO, ME; Full-time enrollment: 8,590)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE (about 79 miles; PORTLAND, ME; Full-time enrollment: 7,381)
  • SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE (about 88 miles; STANDISH, ME; Full-time enrollment: 2,376)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND-UNIVERSITY CAMPUS (about 97 miles; BIDDEFORD, ME; Full-time enrollment: 2,251)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE-MAIN CAMPUS (about 138 miles; DURHAM, NH; Full-time enrollment: 12,586)

Schools

Public high school in Fairfield:

  • LAWRENCE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 892; Location: 9 SCHOOL STREET; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Fairfield:

  • LAWRENCE JR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 472; Location: 7 SCHOOL STREET; Grades: 07 – 08)
  • FAIRFIELD PRIMARY SCHOOL (Students: 164; Location: 63 HIGH STREET; Grades: PK – KG)

Private primary/middle school in Fairfield:

  • KENNEBEC MONTESSORI SCHOOL (Students: 46; Location: 38 SHERIDAN DR POB 405; Grades: PK – 3)

Libraries

Library in Fairfield:

  • FAIRFIELD – LAWRENCE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $88,908; Location: 33 LAWRENCE AVENUE; 26,289 books; 265 audio materials; 100 video materials; 36 serial subscriptions)

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