Editing Fairchilds, Texas (section)

==Geography==

[[File:FairchildsTXMap.gif|thumb|left|Map of Fairchilds]]
Fairchilds is located in south-central Fort Bend County at {{coord|29|26|47|N|95|46|45|W|type:city}} (29.446300, –95.779208).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|5.2|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.02|sqkm|order=flip|2}}, or 0.31%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Fairchilds village, Texas |url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US4825068 |accessdate=August 31, 2016 |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder}}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

FM&nbsp;361 starts at [[Farm to Market Road 1994]] in [[Long Point, Texas|Long Point]] to the southeast of Fairchilds. It runs in a nearly straight line through the center of the village and continues to the northwest where it feeds into [[Texas State Highway 36]] south of [[Pleak, Texas|Pleak]]. The Needville-Fairchilds Road goes southwest from the center of Fairchilds toward Needville while the Fairchilds Road heads to the northeast. Most area roads conform to the diagonal road net. The Janda Country Estates and Fairchild Manor subdivisions are located to the northeast. Many local roads bear German names like Hein, Kneitz, Beyer, Roesler and Oberrender, or Czech names such as Chmelik, Janda, Zamanek, Psencik and Vacek.

Big Creek, a tributary of the [[Brazos River]], flows through the area from Pleak to the southeast, passing along the northeast edge of Fairchilds. Nearer to the village is Fairchilds Creek which flows northeast, then southeast and joins Big Creek to the southeast.