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Community Profile -
Fairfield, Texas
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| Churches |
| Protestant |
25 |
| Freestone County |
1 |
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| Climate |
| Average Annual Temperature |
67º f |
| Mean High Temperature |
96º f (July) |
| Mean Low Temperature |
35ºf (January) |
| Average Precipitation |
30.95" |
| Elevation |
505' |
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| Education |
| Fairfield Independent School District |
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Teachers |
Enrollment |
| Elementary |
22 |
363 |
| Intermediate |
15 |
234 |
| Middle/Jr. High |
37 |
537 |
| High School |
41 |
445 |
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Total
Budget, $9.5 million
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| Education cost per pupil |
$5,436 |
| Average SAT Score |
1039 |
| Average ACT Score |
20.5 |
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| Area Colleges and Universities |
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Location |
Distance |
| Navarro Junior College |
Fairfield & Corsicana |
Local & 25 miles |
| Trinity Valley College |
Athens |
30 miles |
| Lon Morris College |
Jacksonville |
45 miles |
| Hill Junior College |
Hillsboro |
45 miles |
| Baylor University |
Waco |
60 miles |
| Texas State Technical College |
Waco |
60 miles |
| McLennan Junior College |
Waco |
60 miles |
| University of Dallas |
Dallas |
80 miles |
| Southern Methodist University |
Dallas |
80 miles |
| Texas A & M |
Bryan & College Station |
80 miles |
| UT - Tyler |
Tyler |
80 miles |
| Tyler Junior College |
Tyler |
80 miles |
| Sam Houston State |
Huntsville |
90 miles |
| Stephen F. Austin |
Nacogdoches |
90 miles |
| UT - Arlington |
Arlington |
90 miles |
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| General Finance |
| Retail Sales |
$105,000,000 |
| Median Income |
$25,965 |
| Housing Units |
2,922 |
| Average Price of Home |
$69,400 |
| Financial Institutions |
4 |
| Total Assets |
$202,211,000,000 |
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| Government |
| City of Fairfield |
Council & Mayor |
| Freestone County |
Commisssion |
| Police Force |
7 officers with 3 reserves |
| Fire Department |
25 volunteers |
| Ambulances, trucks and pumpers |
3 ambulances - 6 fire vehicles |
| ISO Rating |
5 |
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| Media |
| Radio Station |
1 |
| Newspapers |
2 - weekly |
| Cable Channels |
55 available |
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| Medical and Health |
| Hospital |
1 |
| Number of beds |
48 |
| Nursing homes |
1 |
| Number of beds |
90 |
| Clinics |
3 |
| Medical doctors |
5 |
| Dentists |
3 |
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| Recreation |
| Parks |
1 |
| Tennis Courts |
2 |
| Country Clubs |
1
- private |
| Gold Course |
1
- private/public |
| Area Lakes |
5
within 15 miles
over 45,000 surface acres |
| Football/Soccer Fields |
4 |
| Museum |
1 |
| Public Library |
1
- 29,000 volumes |
| Teen Center |
1 |
| Senior Center |
1 |
| Rodeo Grounds |
1 |
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