Fairburn, Georgia

{{Infobox settlement

| official_name = Fairburn, Georgia

| motto = "Situated to Succeed"

| settlement_type = City

| image_skyline = US Route 29 in Fairburn, Georgia.JPG

| imagesize =

| image_caption = Downtown Fairburn

| image_flag = Flag of Fairburn, Georgia.png

| flag_size =

| image_seal = Seal of Fairburn, Georgia.png

| seal_size =

| image_map = Fulton County Georgia Municipalities Map Fairburn Highlighted.svg

| mapsize = 250x200px

| map_caption = Location in Fulton County and the state of Georgia

| pushpin_map = Metro Atlanta

| pushpin_label = Fairburn

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = United States

| subdivision_type1 = State

| subdivision_name1 = Georgia

| subdivision_type2 = County

| subdivision_name2 = Fulton

| subdivision_type3 =

| subdivision_name3 =

| government_footnotes =

| government_type = Mayor–council government

| leader_title = Mayor

| leader_name = Mario Avery[https://www.fairburn.com/ Fairburn official web site]. Retrieved September 29, 2018.

| leader_title1 = City Administrator

| leader_name1 = Tony Phillips[https://www.fairburn.com/ Fairburn official web site]. Retrieved January 27, 2020.

| established_title = 1833

| established_date =

| established_title2 =

| established_date2 =

| established_title3 = 1854

| established_date3 =

| unit_pref = Imperial

| area_footnotes = {{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_13.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=December 18, 2021}}

| area_total_km2 = 44.34

| area_land_km2 = 43.79

| area_water_km2 = 0.55

| area_total_sq_mi = 17.12

| area_land_sq_mi = 16.91

| area_water_sq_mi = 0.21

| population_as_of = 2020

| population_footnotes =

| population_total = 16483

| population_density_km2 = 376.40

| population_density_sq_mi = 974.86

| population_blank1_title = Demonym

| population_blank1 = Fairburnite

| timezone = Eastern (EST)

| utc_offset = -5

| timezone_DST = EDT

| utc_offset_DST = -4

| coordinates = {{coord|33|32|59|N|84|35|29|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}

| elevation_footnotes =

| elevation_ft = 1027

| postal_code_type = ZIP code

| postal_code = 30213

| area_code = 770

| blank_name = FIPS code

| blank_info = 13-28380{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}

| blank1_name = GNIS feature ID

| blank1_info = 2403586{{GNIS|2403586}}

| website = {{URL|http://www.fairburn.com}}

| footnotes =

}}

Fairburn is a city in Fulton County, Georgia, United States, with a population of 16,483, according to the 2020 census.{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |title=Race, Hispanic or Latino, Age, and Housing Occupancy: 2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File (QT-PL), Fairburn city, Georgia |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=October 28, 2011 }} Though it has a rich history of its own, the city is now a closely linked suburb of Atlanta, which lies just 17 miles to the north.

Name

The community is named after Fairburn, in England.{{cite book | url=http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/f.pdf | title=Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins | publisher=Winship Press | author=Krakow, Kenneth K. | year=1975 | location=Macon, GA | pages=76 | isbn=0-915430-00-2}}

History

Fairburn is located along a railroad line and was the county seat of Campbell County starting in 1871. It was chosen as county seat in a referendum in 1871 that was spurred by the original seat of Campbellton refusing to allow the Atlanta and West Point Railroad line through on account of the anticipated noise in the 1850s. The railroad instead passed through Fairburn. Campbellton then faded away as Fairburn grew. The government of Campbell County went bankrupt in 1931 during the Great Depression and, along with Milton County to the north, was absorbed into Fulton County when 1932 began. Fairburn's population was 305 in 1870, with 208 white and 97 black residents.{{cite web|url=https://www.fairburn.com/newsroom/about-fairburn|title=Fairburn|access-date=November 19, 2023}}

Geography

Fairburn is located along Interstate 85, which leads northeast {{convert|20|mi|km}} to downtown Atlanta and southwest {{convert|142|mi|km}} to Montgomery, Alabama. Georgia State Route 74 also runs through the city, leading south {{convert|13|mi|km}} to Peachtree City. Some areas in nearby Fayette County have a Fairburn mailing address.

According to the 2010 census, the city has a total area of {{convert|17.1|sqmi|1}}, of which {{convert|16.9|sqmi|1}} is land and {{convert|0.2|sqmi|1}}, or 1.24%, is water.{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001), Fairburn city, Georgia |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=October 28, 2011 }}

Demographics

{{US Census population

|1860= 298

|1870= 305

|1880= 563

|1890= 695

|1900= 761

|1910= 1395

|1920= 1600

|1930= 1372

|1940= 1502

|1950= 1889

|1960= 2470

|1970= 3143

|1980= 3466

|1990= 4013

|2000= 5464

|2010= 12950

|2020= 16483

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|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decade|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=}}
1850-1870{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1870 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1870|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1870/population/1870a-13.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}} 1870-1880{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1880 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1880|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1880/vol-01-population/1880_v1-09.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}}
1890-1910{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1910 Census of Population - Georgia |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1910|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-ga.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}} 1920-1930{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1930 Census of Population - Georgia |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1930|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/03815512v1ch04.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|pages=251–256}}
1940{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1940 Census of Population - Georgia |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1940|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-volume-1/33973538v1ch04.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}} 1950{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1950 Census of Population - Georgia |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1950|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-2/37779083v2p11ch2.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}} 1960{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1960 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1960|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/vol-01-12-c.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}
1970{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1970 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1970|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1970a_ga-01.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}} 1980{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1980|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_gaABC-01.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}} 1990{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1990 Census of Population - Summary Social, Economic, and Housing Characteristics - Georgia |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1990|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/cph-5/cph-5-12.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}
2000{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 2000 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Georgia |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 2000|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2003/dec/phc-3-12.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}} 2010{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 2010 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Georgia |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 2010|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-12.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}

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class="wikitable"

|+Fairburn racial composition as of 2020{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US1328380&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=2021-12-13|website=data.census.gov}}

!Race

!Num.

!Perc.

White (non-Hispanic)

|1,540

|9.34%

Black or African American (non-Hispanic)

|12,601

|76.45%

Native American

|16

|0.1%

Asian

|220

|1.33%

Pacific Islander

|0.02%

Other/Mixed

|454

|2.75%

Hispanic or Latino

|1,648

|10.0%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 16,483 people, 5,051 households, and 3,442 families residing in the city.

Education

;K-12 education

Fulton County Schools serves Fairburn.{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st13_ga/schooldistrict_maps/c13121_fulton/DC20SD_C13121.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Fulton County, GA|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=2024-09-24}}
Arlington Christian School is a private school in Fairburn.
Landmark Christian School is a private school in Fairburn.

;Colleges and universities

Georgia Military College has a campus located in Fairburn, offering associate degrees.

;Public libraries

Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System operates the Fairburn Branch."[http://www.afpls.org/cms/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=99 Fairburn Branch]." Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System. Retrieved on February 24, 2010.

Culture

Fairburn is home to the Georgia Renaissance Festival, in operation during the springtime. The city of Fairburn hosts the popular "Third Friday" concert series annually from April through September. The city also hosts the "Fairburn Fall Festival" each fall, featuring a parade, local food and crafts vendors and musical performances. Both events draw thousands of participants from across the region. {{citation needed|date=May 2021}}

References

Category:Cities in Georgia (U.S. state)

Category:Cities in Fulton County, Georgia

Fairburn

Category:Populated places established in 1870

Category:Former county seats in Georgia (U.S. state)

Category:1870 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)