Fairless Hills

History

Fairless Hills as it is known today began in 1951, when developer Danherst Corporation began erecting prefabricated homes built by Gunnison Magichomes, Inc. Gunnison was a wholly owned subsidiary of U.S. Steel. The development was financed by U.S. Steel with a loan of $50 million. It was named in honor of Benjamin Fairless, then president of U.S. Steel, which operated the "Fairless Works" plant that employed most of Fairless Hills' homeowners at the time. The Sotcher Farmhouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.

Geography

Fairless Hills is located at (40.178909, -74.853044). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which 0.52% is water. Its climate is humid subtropical (Cfa). Average monthly temperatures range from 32.3 °F in January to 76.8 °F in July. The local hardiness zone is 7a. Some later developers of Fairless Hills designated several sections, or neighborhoods, such as Heddington, Drexelwood, and Fairbridge North.

Race & ethnicity

Largest nearby schools

• Neshaminy HS
  High · Langhorne · 2,933 students · 18.6:1 ratio
• Pennsbury HS
  High · Fairless Hills · 2,865 students · 13.2:1 ratio
• Bensalem Twp HS
  High · Bensalem · 2,120 students · 16.4:1 ratio
• Council Rock HS South
  High · Holland · 1,940 students · 14.6:1 ratio
• Truman SHS
  High · Levittown · 1,670 students · 14.3:1 ratio
• Council Rock HS North
  High · Newtown · 1,622 students · 12.8:1 ratio
• Bucks County Technical High School
  High · Fairless Hills · 1,439 students · 12.7:1 ratio
• School Lane CS
  Other · Bensalem · 1,324 students · 12.3:1 ratio