Fairfield

History

Native Americans such as the Suisun people inhabited the area. A clipper ship captain from Fairfield, Connecticut, named Robert H. Waterman, parceled out the town in 1856. He entered Fairfield in the race for Solano County seat in 1858, and won it from Benicia. As an inducement, he granted of land for the construction of county buildings. In 1903, Fairfield was incorporated as a city. In August 2020, parts of Fairfield were evacuated due to the LNU Lighting Complex Fires, which resulted in the burning of over in five counties, including in nearby Vacaville.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and , representing 5.65%, is water. Located within the California Coastal Ranges, the city is centered directly north of the Suisun Bay and northeast of the San Pablo Bay. Much of the Suisun Bay contains the Suisun Marsh, the largest saltwater marsh on the west coast of the United States. Fairfield has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen: Csa). Summers have hot afternoons with cool nights with a lengthy dry period, whereas winters see frequent rainfall with mild to cool temperatures.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Turkey Vulture

  Cathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  4,874
• California/Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay

  Aphelocoma californica (Vigors, 1839) · Aves
  4,851
• Anna's Hummingbird

  Calypte anna (R.Lesson, 1829) · Aves
  4,273
• Black Phoebe

  Sayornis nigricans (Swainson, 1827) · Aves
  4,064
• House Finch

  Haemorhous mexicanus (P.L.Statius Müller, 1776) · Aves
  3,970
• Red-tailed Hawk

  Buteo jamaicensis (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
  3,818
• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  3,702
• Red-winged Blackbird

  Agelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  3,386

Largest nearby schools

• Angelo Rodriguez High
  High · Fairfield · 2,081 students · 24.5:1 ratio
• Vacaville High
  High · Vacaville · 1,994 students · 21.9:1 ratio
• Armijo High
  High · Fairfield · 1,967 students · 22.9:1 ratio
• Will C. Wood High
  High · Vacaville · 1,670 students · 21.1:1 ratio
• Vanden High
  High · Fairfield · 1,640 students · 23.8:1 ratio
• Fairfield High
  High · Fairfield · 1,633 students · 23.3:1 ratio
• Willis Jepson Middle
  Middle · Vacaville · 925 students · 22:1 ratio
• Edwin Markham Elementary
  Elementary · Vacaville · 882 students · 25.2:1 ratio