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Fairfield
Kentuckycity
Fairfield
Total population
194
Median home value
$0
Bachelor's+
Median income
$90,781
Founded
1818
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
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Overview
Fairfield is a home rule-class city in Nelson County, Kentucky, in the United States. As of the 2020 census, Fairfield had a population of 118.
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History
Originally known as Turkey Town, Fairfield was established by the state assembly in 1818 and incorporated as a city in 1870.
Geography
Fairfield is approximately five miles northwest of Bloomfield, northeast of Bardstown, and about southeast of Louisville. Roads entering Fairfield include Kentucky Route 48 (Main Street), Kentucky Route 652 (Little Union Road), Murrays Run Road and Wilkerson Road. Kentucky State Route 509 meets 48 a half-mile west of town. It lies in the upper drainage of East Fork Cox Creek, a tributary of the Salt River. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of .
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Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
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Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Fairfield, KY from NOAA NWS API.
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Schools
Largest nearby schools
- Bardstown Elementary SchoolElementary · Bardstown · 795 students · 14.2:1 ratio
- Nelson County High SchoolHigh · Bardstown · 784 students · 21.2:1 ratio
- Foster Heights Elementary SchoolElementary · Bardstown · 674 students · 15.3:1 ratio
- Thomas Nelson High SchoolHigh · Bardstown · 669 students · 20.9:1 ratio
- Bardstown High SchoolHigh · Bardstown · 655 students · 16.8:1 ratio
- Bardstown Middle SchoolMiddle · Bardstown · 575 students · 17.4:1 ratio
- Coxs Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · Coxs Creek · 446 students · 14.9:1 ratio
- Bardstown Primary SchoolElementary · Bardstown · 386 students · 13.3:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
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Nearby places in Kentucky
Geography & sun
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Books about Fairfield

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Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library