Fairbury

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Fairbury

Total population

3,888

Median home value

$101,700

17.3%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$52,995

Fairbury$53k

National$74k

Weather64°F · Showers And Thunderstorms

Coordinates40.14°, -97.18°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Fairbury is a city in and the county seat of Jefferson County, Nebraska, United States. As of the 2020 census, Fairbury had a population of 3,970.

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Fairbury, NE from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

C

C. Lowell Harriss

American university professor and economist (1912–2009)

Byron McCandless

American admiral (1881-1967)

D

Dakota Cochrane

mixed martial artist

Doyle Lade

Major League Baseball player (1921–2000)

F

Forrest McPherson

American football player (1911-1989)

Michael Wesch

American anthropologist

I

Ira Hanford

jockey

C

Carl Hanford

American racehorse trainer

Lulu Grace Graves

American dietitian

J

Joseph Faus

American writer

Clark Bell

American lawyer and writer (1832–1918)

G

Gordon L. Steinbrook

L

Lloyd Kenneth Jackson

Ph.D. University of California, Los Angeles 1950

H

Horace D. Hummel

Lutheran pastor, professor of exegetical theology

J

Jerry Eli Upp

American geologist (1904-1988)

F

Francis Lynde Kroll

American author of books about Native Americans

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Nebraska

• Reynolds
  10.3 mi away · pop. 41
• Gilead
  12.6 mi away · pop. 30
• Diller
  12.9 mi away · pop. 179
• Alexandria
  13.2 mi away · pop. 101
• Daykin
  13.8 mi away · pop. 195
• Western
  17.2 mi away · pop. 215
• Tobias
  20.7 mi away · pop. 61
• Odell
  20.9 mi away · pop. 211
• Bruning
  24.4 mi away · pop. 259
• Clatonia
  28 mi away · pop. 326
• Deshler
  28.9 mi away · pop. 729
• Davenport
  35.4 mi away · pop. 257

Browse all places in Nebraska →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Fairbury

City ordinances of Fairbury, Nebraska

Fairbury (Neb.) · 1908

Glad tidings on the plains

Margaret M. Chambers · 1970

"Largest polled shorthorn dispersion sale in history," complete dispersion of the Millborn polled shorthorn herd

Walter O. Osborn · 1962

Southern Nebraska industrial properties, Lincoln, Beatrice, Fairbury, Union Pacific Railroad

Union Pacific Railroad Company. · 1941

Fairbury Nurseries

Fairbury Nurseries · 1934

Nebraska at War

The Fairbury The Fairbury Journal-News · 2017

Fairbury Nurseries [catalog]

Fairbury Nurseries · 1919

Descriptive catalogue

Fairbury Nurseries · 1904

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire B.B, Osage, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-06 · 227 mi
• Wildfire BISON, Osage, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-21 · 230 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).