Editing Fairfax, Ohio

{{About|the village|the unincorporated community in Highland County|Fairfax, Highland County, Ohio|the neighborhood in Cleveland|Fairfax, Cleveland}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Fairfax, Ohio
|settlement_type          = [[Village (United States)|Village]]
|nickname                 = 
|motto                    =

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|imagesize                = 250px
|image_caption            = Fairfax municipal building 
|image_flag               = Flag of Fairfax, Ohio.png
|image_seal               = Seal of Fairfax, Ohio.png

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|image_map                = Hamilton County Ohio Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Fairfax highlighted.svg
|map_caption              = Location in [[Hamilton County, Ohio|Hamilton County]] and the state of [[Ohio]].

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|subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
|subdivision_name         = [[United States]]
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = [[Ohio]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Ohio|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Hamilton County, Ohio|Hamilton]]

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|government_footnotes     = 
|government_type          = 
|leader_title             = Mayor
|leader_name              = Sharon Lally<ref>{{cite web |title=Election Night Reporting |url=https://results.votehamiltoncountyohio.gov/OH/Hamilton/119018/web.317647/#/summary |publisher=Hamilton County Board of Elections |access-date=November 9, 2023}}</ref>
|leader_title1            = 
|leader_name1             = 
|established_title        = Incorporated
|established_date         = 1955<ref name="Enquirer Kemme">{{cite news|title=Fairfax may be its own township|first=Steve|last=Kemme|work=[[The Cincinnati Enquirer]]|date=June 22, 2009|page=B3|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/79279491/}}</ref>
|established_title2       = Withdrew from [[Columbia Township, Hamilton County, Ohio|Columbia Township]]
|established_date2        = January 1, 2010<ref name="Enquirer Kemme Wilkinson">{{cite news|title=Township vote causes confusion in Fairfax|first1=Steve|last1=Kemme|first2=Howard|last2=Wilkinson|work=The Cincinnati Enquirer|date=November 4, 2009|page=B2|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/79279754/}}</ref>

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|area_magnitude           = 
|area_total_km2           = 2.02
|area_land_km2            = 2.02
|area_water_km2           = 0.00
|area_total_sq_mi         = 0.78
|area_land_sq_mi          = 0.78
|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.00

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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_est           = 1743
|pop_est_as_of            = 2023
|pop_est_footnotes        = <ref name="2023 est">{{cite web |title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places in Ohio: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023 |url=https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2020-2023/cities/totals/SUB-IP-EST2023-POP-39.xlsx |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=24 June 2024}}</ref>
|population_footnotes     = 
|population_total         = 1768
|population_density_km2   = 876.83
|population_density_sq_mi = 2269.58

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|timezone                 = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
|utc_offset               = -5
|timezone_DST             = EDT
|utc_offset_DST           = -4
|elevation_footnotes      = <ref name=gnis/>
|elevation_ft             = 545
|coordinates              = {{coord|39|08|36|N|84|23|46|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 45227
|area_code                = [[Area code 513|513]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 39-25942<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref>
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 2398852<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2398852}}</ref>
|website                  = {{URL|https://fairfaxoh.com/}}
|footnotes                = 
}}
[[File:Fairfax OH USA.JPG|thumb|Downtown Fairfax]]
'''Fairfax''' is a [[village (United States)#Ohio|village]] in [[Hamilton County, Ohio|Hamilton County]], [[Ohio]], [[United States]]. It is a suburb of [[Cincinnati]]. The population was 1,768 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].

==History==
Fairfax incorporated as a village in 1955 to head off annexation from neighboring Cincinnati but remained connected to [[Columbia Township, Hamilton County, Ohio|Columbia Township]] after incorporating.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://columbiatwp.org/about/history-of-the-township/ | title=History of the Township }}</ref> On January 1, 2010, it withdrew from [[Columbia Township, Hamilton County, Ohio|Columbia Township]] by forming a [[paper township]], due in part to city residents' low tax contribution compared to their influence on township elections.<ref name="Enquirer Kemme" /><ref name="Enquirer Kemme Wilkinson" />

==Geography==
Fairfax is located at {{coord|39|8|34|N|84|23|46|W|type:city}} (39.142760, -84.396188) and has a total area of {{convert|0.76|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 6, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=January 25, 2012 }}</ref><ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

The village is bordered by the City of [[Cincinnati]] to the north, west, and south, the [[Mariemont, Ohio|Village of Mariemont]] to the east and south, and [[Columbia Township, Hamilton County, Ohio|Columbia Township]] to the south.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://data.cincinnati-oh.gov/dataset/Hamilton-County-Civil-and-Municipal-Boundaries/8b4t-gipt | title=Hamilton County Civil and Municipal Boundaries &#124; Tyler Data & Insights }}</ref> Fairfax borders four City of Cincinnati neighborhoods: [[Madisonville, Cincinnati|Madisonville]] to the north, [[Hyde Park, Cincinnati|Hyde Park]] and [[Mount Lookout, Cincinnati|Mount Lookout]] to the west, and [[Linwood, Cincinnati|Linwood]] to the south.<ref>https://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/sites/planning/assets/File/Jurisdictions%20Inside%20City%20Boundaries.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=August 2024}}</ref>

Little Duck Creek runs through Fairfax eventually making its way to larger Duck Creek and the nearby [[Little Miami River]] which feeds into the [[Ohio River]]. Little Duck Creek splits the village into what residents refer to as "Lower Fairfax", and "Upper Fairfax". Lower Fairfax is a low lying area in the northeast residential portion of the village that has frequently flooded via the creek during heavy rains which has resulted in multiple fatalities.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/2001/WEATHER/07/18/ohio.flood.deaths/index.html|title=CNN.com - Two dead, one missing in flooding near Cincinnati - July 18, 2001|website=www.cnn.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://riskfactor.com/city/Fairfax-Ohio/3925942_fsid/flood | title=Fairfax, Ohio Flood Factor® Report }}</ref> The village has purchased and demolished homes in Lower Fairfax utilizing federal funds to mitigate flood damages.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://local12.com/news/local/fairfax-flood-house-to-become-green-space | title=Fairfax flood house to become green space | date=December 10, 2015 }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1960= 2430
|1970= 2705
|1980= 2222
|1990= 2029
|2000= 1938
|2010= 1699
|2020= 1768
|estyear=2023
|estimate=1743
|estref=<ref name="2023 est"/>
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

===2020 Census===
As of the census of 2020, there were 1,768 people living in the village, for a population density of 2,269.58 people per square mile (876.83/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 774 housing units. The racial makeup of the village was 88.5% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 2.1% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.3% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 1.5% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.0% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.8% from [[Race (United States Census)|some other race]], and 5.8% from two or more races. 3.4% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.<ref name="2020 census">{{cite web |title=Fairfax village, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Fairfax_village,_Ohio?g=160XX00US3925942 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=October 15, 2023}}</ref>

There were 994 households, out of which 27.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 13.0% had a male householder with no spouse present, and 41.8% had a female householder with no spouse present. 36.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.6% were someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.16, and the average family size was 2.91.<ref name="2020 census"/>

22.6% of the village's population were under the age of 18, 62.9% were 18 to 64, and 14.5% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37.1. For every 100 females, there were 69.2 males.<ref name="2020 census"/>

According to the U.S. Census [[American Community Survey]], for the period 2016-2020 the estimated median annual income for a household in the village was $68,712, and the median income for a family was $90,670. About 4.0% of the population were living below the [[poverty line]], including 4.7% of those under age 18 and 5.1% of those age 65 or over. About 72.9% of the population were employed, and 50.1% had a bachelor's degree or higher.<ref name="2020 census"/>

===2010 Census===
At the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]] there were 1,699 people, 709 households, and 455 families living in the village. The population density was {{convert|2235.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 778 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1023.7|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2010 census|racial makeup]] of the village was 94.8% White, 2.4% African American, 0.3% Native American, 0.8% Asian, 0.1% from other races, and 1.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.3%.<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 6, 2013}}</ref>

Of the 709 households, 34.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.9% were married couples living together, 16.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 35.8% were non-families. 29.5% of households were one person and 9.8% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.97.

The median age in the village was 37.7 years. 24.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 29.6% were from 25 to 44; 27.8% were from 45 to 64; and 11.4% were 65 or older. The gender makeup of the village was 46.5% male and 53.5% female.

==Education==
Fairfax feeds into the [[Mariemont City School District]], which includes [[Mariemont High School]]. Mariemont Junior High School is the only school in the district that sits within the village.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mariemontschools.org/mariemontjuniorhighschool_home.aspx|title=Mariemont Junior High School|website=www.mariemontschools.org}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official website|https://fairfaxoh.com/}}

{{Hamilton County, Ohio}}

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[[Category:Villages in Hamilton County, Ohio]]
[[Category:Villages in Ohio]]