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Moving to Fairfield, Montana

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Population: 659. Estimated population in July 2024: 635 (-3.6% change)
Males: 322 (48.9%), Females: 337 (51.1%)

Teton County

Zip code: 59436

Demographics

Median resident age: 36.8 years
Median household income: $29,018
Median house value: $66,600

Population by Race

Races in Fairfield:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.4%)
  • American Indian (2.9%)
  • Two or more races (2.0%)
  • Hispanic (0.9%)

Ancestries: German (30.3%), Norwegian (18.1%), English (11.8%), Irish (9.7%), United States (8.6%), Swedish (4.4%).

Elevation: 3977 feet

Land area: 0.3 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Fairfield

  • High school or higher: 82.9%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 19.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.8%
  • Unemployed: 4.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 19.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Fairfield town

  • Never married: 19.1%
  • Now married: 59.7%
  • Separated: 1.5%
  • Widowed: 9.1%
  • Divorced: 10.6%

0.9% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +4 (+0.6%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Fairfield:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Fairfield:

  • GREAT FALLS INTL (about 44 miles; GREAT FALLS, MT; Abbreviation: GTF)
  • HELENA REGIONAL (about 70 miles; HELENA, MT; Abbreviation: HLN)
  • BERT MOONEY (about 120 miles; BUTTE, MT; Abbreviation: BTM)

Other public-use airports nearest to Fairfield:

  • FAIRFIELD (about 1 miles; FAIRFIELD, MT; Abbreviation: 5U5)
  • CHOTEAU (about 19 miles; CHOTEAU, MT; Abbreviation: CII)
  • DUTTON (about 26 miles; DUTTON, MT; Abbreviation: 5U1)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fairfield:

  • THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA-MISSOULA (about 148 miles; MISSOULA, MT; Full-time enrollment: 11,112)
  • MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY-BOZEMAN (about 156 miles; BOZEMAN, MT; Full-time enrollment: 10,380)
  • RICKS COLLEGE (about 265 miles; REXBURG, ID; Full-time enrollment: 8,670)
  • MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY-BILLINGS (about 274 miles; BILLINGS, MT; Full-time enrollment: 3,105)
  • UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO (about 330 miles; MOSCOW, ID; Full-time enrollment: 9,823)
  • NORTH IDAHO COLLEGE (about 332 miles; COEUR D’ALENE, ID; Full-time enrollment: 2,988)
  • IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 343 miles; POCATELLO, ID; Full-time enrollment: 10,057)

Schools

Public high school in Fairfield:

  • FAIRFIELD HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 146; Location: 13 7TH STREET; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Fairfield:

  • FAIRFIELD SCHOOL (Students: 149; Location: 13 7TH STREET; Grades: PK – 06)
  • GREENFIELD SCHOOL (Students: 62; Location: 590 2ND ROAD NE; Grades: PK – 06)
  • FAIRFIELD 7-8 (Students: 60; Location: 13 7TH STREET; Grades: 07 – 08)
  • GOLDEN RIDGE SCHOOL (Students: 30; Location: 1130 3RD RD SW; Grades: PK – 08)
  • GREENFIELD 7-8 (Students: 15; Location: 590 2ND ROAD NE; Grades: 07 – 08)

Libraries

Library in Fairfield:

  • FAIRFIELD PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $26,346; Location: 14 NORTH 4TH ST; 8,180 books; 142 audio materials; 161 video materials; 22 serial subscriptions)

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