Fairborn, Ohio

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Fairborn is a city in Greene County, Ohio, near Dayton and Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. The population was 32,052 at the 2000 census. It is the only city in the world with the name of Fairborn, a portmanteau word created from the names Fairfield and Osborn, the two villages that merged after the Great Dayton Flood of 1913.

Fairborn is the unofficial home of Wright State University which uses a Dayton, Ohio mailing address but is located within the borders of Fairborn. Fairborn is served by a branch of the Greene County Public Library.

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[edit] Geography

Location of Fairborn, Ohio

Fairborn is located at 39°48′28″N, 84°1′19″W (39.807909, -84.021983)GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 33.8 km² (13.1 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 32,052 people, 13,615 households, and 8,019 families residing in the city. The population density was 947.6/km² (2,453.4/mi²). There were 14,419 housing units at an average density of 426.3/km² (1,103.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 87.28% White, 6.27% African American, 0.40% Native American, 3.32% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.53% from other races, and 2.14% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.69% of the population.

There were 13,615 households out of which 26.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.8% were married couples living together, 12.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.1% were non-families. 31.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.86.

In the city the population was spread out with 21.0% under the age of 18, 18.4% from 18 to 24, 29.3% from 25 to 44, 19.7% from 45 to 64, and 11.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 94.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $36,889, and the median income for a family was $44,608. Males had a median income of $34,853 versus $25,353 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,662. About 8.9% of families and 14.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.5% of those under age 18 and 7.7% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Fairborn Trivia

  • Fairborn was formed from the union of the two villages of Fairfield and Osborn. Fairfield was originally founded in 1816 and Osborn in 1851. The two communities were merged in 1950 by removing homes from Osborn from their foundations and placing the houses on large trucks, then moved to corresponding plots in Fairfield[citation needed].
  • Fairborn is a quiet town with many working at the nearby Wright Patterson Air Force Base, the home of the Air Force Materiel Command and in many measures the largest, most diverse and organizationally complex base in the Air Force[1].
  • Many also work at or attend Wright State University, an up-and-coming university that became independent in 1967. From a small cluster of buildings it has grown into a major campus with almost 20,000 students. Though Wright State has a Dayton, Ohio address it is legally within Fairborn jurisdiction and has police officers deputized by the Fairborn police department.
  • Fairborn hosts its annual Sweet Corn Festival every August and the USAF marathon every September. It also prides itself on its annual 4th of July Parade.
  • Fairborn is home to the fictitious Stalker, one of the original G.I. Joe's.
  • Fairborn's nicknames by the locals include Foyborn, for the range of stores in downtown Fairborn owned by the Foy family, Squareborn, and Stillborn; for the large number of unwed mothers. At Halloween, it is called Scareborn because the of the number of Halloween shops on Main Street[citation needed].
  • Foy's has the state's largest collection of Halloween supplies[citation needed].
  • Fairborn landmarks were depicted in Incredible Hulk issue #21, "The Truth is Really 'Out There'".
  • Fairborn is the home of the largest elementary school in Ohio[citation needed].

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[edit] References

  1. ^ 88 ABW/PA, Public Affairs Office (2006). About WPAFB (html). United States Department of Defense. Retrieved on October 1, 2006.
Greene County, Ohio
Xenia, county seat
Municipalities

Beavercreek | Bellbrook | Bowersville | Cedarville | Fairborn | Jamestown | Kettering | Spring Valley | Xenia | Yellow Springs
Townships

Bath | Beavercreek | Caesarscreek | Cedarville | Jefferson | Miami | New Jasper | Ross | Silvercreek | Spring Valley | Sugarcreek | Xenia
Census-designated places

Shawnee Hills | Wilberforce | Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
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