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Fairfield, New York
Summary
Fairfield is a town in Herkimer County, New York, United States. The population was 1,627 at the 2010 census. The town is named after Fairfield, Connecticut.
The town is north of the village of Herkimer and east of Utica. The hamlet of Fairfield is in the central part of the town.
A few settlers, actually tenants, made the future town their home before the American Revolution, but the major influx took place after 1785, mainly from New England.
The town was established from part of the town of Norway in 1796.
From 1802 to 1901, the Fairfield Academy offered secondary and higher education at its campus in the hamlet of Fairfield. From 1812 until 1841, the Fairfield Medical College, a division of the academy, trained medical practitioners, including Marcus Whitman.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which are land and , or 0.39%, are water.
The western town line is marked by West Canada Creek. Fairfield is north of the Mohawk River, but does not border it.
New York State Route 29, an east–west highway, crosses Fairfield. New York State Route 169 is a north–south highway in the western part of the town. New York State Route 170 is another north–south highway, but in the eastern part of Fairfield. New York State Route 170A is at the eastern town line.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,607 people, 561 households, and 430 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 611 housing units at an average density of 14.9 per square mile (5.7/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 98.44% White, 0.37% African American, 0.19% Native American, and 1.00% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.25% of the population.
There were 561 households, out of which 35.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.2% were married couples living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.2% were non-families. 19.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
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