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Fairfield
Utahtown
Fairfield
Total population
198
Median home value
$366,700
Bachelor's+
Median income
$103,750
Founded
1855
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
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Overview
Fairfield is a town in Utah County, Utah, United States. It is part of the Provo–Orem, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is located in the southwest corner of Cedar Valley about 50 miles (80 km) southwest of Salt Lake City and 5 miles (8.0 km) south of Cedar Fort on Utah State Route 73, west of Utah Lake. The population was 160 at the 2020 census.
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History
The town was founded in 1855 when John Carson, his four brothers, and others settled in the Cedar Valley. The settlement was soon known as Frogtown. The population ballooned after the arrival of Johnston's Army in 1858-59, sent to Utah to suppress the rumored rebellion there. The army established a nearby camp called Camp Floyd, and the population grew to over 7,000, including 3,500 troops (nearly one-third of the entire U.S. Army at that time), teamsters, gamblers, and camp followers of various persuasions. With no rebellion taking place, the troops were recalled in 1861 and sent east to fight for the Union with the outbreak of the Civil War. Frogtown became Fairfield in 1861, named after Amos Fielding, who had participated in establishing the community. The Stagecoach Inn, located in Fairfield and now a museum, was used by travelers passing through via stagecoach, military personnel, and riders on the Pony Express trail. Fairfield was incorporated in 2004 due to concerns about growth from surrounding communities, and a desire to maintain the community's rural and farming characteristics. Besides agriculture, the town is a destination for Camp Floyd tourists and home to a large construction landfill.
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Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
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Largest nearby schools
- Cedar Valley HighHigh · EAGLE MOUNTAIN · 2,924 students · 28.4:1 ratio
- Frontier Middle SchoolMiddle · EAGLE MOUNTAIN · 1,634 students · 27.2:1 ratio
- Mountain Trails SchoolElementary · EAGLE MOUNTAIN · 1,289 students · 25.3:1 ratio
- Hidden Hollow SchoolElementary · EAGLE MOUNTAIN · 1,124 students · 28.1:1 ratio
- Brookhaven SchoolElementary · EAGLE MOUNTAIN · 1,037 students · 25.3:1 ratio
- Eagle Valley SchoolElementary · EAGLE MOUNTAIN · 970 students · 25.5:1 ratio
- Ranches AcademyElementary · EAGLE MOUNTAIN · 367 students · 20.4:1 ratio
- Cedar Valley SchoolElementary · CEDAR FORT · 118 students · 14.8:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
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Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library