Fairfield

History

This city was founded in 1910 in which the featured speaker at the dedication ceremony was former President Theodore Roosevelt. It was originally named Corey, after the President of U.S. Steel Corporation. Corey departed U.S. Steel under a cloud of scandal, and the town's name was later changed to the city in which his successor as president lived, Fairfield, Connecticut. It was planned as a model city by the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company to house workers in their new Fairfield Works plant, now owned by U.S. Steel, similar to its northeastern city of Ensley. It was incorporated on January 1, 1919. In May 2020, the city entered bankruptcy. Jefferson County had declared bankruptcy in 2011.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  15,412
• Carolina Wren

  Thryothorus ludovicianus (Latham, 1790) · Aves
  11,559
• Tufted Titmouse

  Baeolophus bicolor (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  10,751
• Eastern Towhee

  Pipilo erythrophthalmus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  10,611
• House Finch

  Haemorhous mexicanus (P.L.Statius Müller, 1776) · Aves
  10,575
• Carolina Chickadee

  Poecile carolinensis (Audubon, 1834) · Aves
  10,407
• Downy Woodpecker

  Dryobates pubescens (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  9,884
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  9,390

Largest nearby schools

• Vestavia Hills High School
  High · Vestavia Hills · 1,578 students · 13.8:1 ratio
• Homewood High School
  High · Homewood · 1,330 students · 12.7:1 ratio
• Hueytown High School
  High · Hueytown · 1,210 students · 23.7:1 ratio
• Pizitz Middle School
  Middle · Vestavia · 1,158 students · 15.9:1 ratio
• Mountain Brook Junior High School
  Middle · Mountain Brook · 982 students · 12:1 ratio
• Homewood Middle School
  Middle · Homewood · 926 students · 15.4:1 ratio
• Minor High School
  High · Adamsville · 915 students · 17.6:1 ratio
• Edgewood Elementary School
  Elementary · Homewood · 888 students · 15.3:1 ratio

Most recent

• M 3.1 — 2021-12-22
  10 km E of Maplesville, Alabama
• M 2.55 — 2020-10-15
  1 km W of Belk, Alabama
• M 2.87 — 2020-06-25
  4 km NNW of Berry, Alabama
• M 2.7 — 2017-02-17
  22 km S of Oakman, Alabama
• M 2.6 — 2017-02-17
  16 km S of Oakman, Alabama
• M 2.5 — 2016-08-23
  20 km S of Oakman, Alabama