Fairland, Indiana

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Fairland from the air, looking northeast.

Fairland is a census-designated place (CDP) in Shelby County, Indiana, United States. The population was 1,276 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Notable natives or residents
4 Notable history
5 External links

[edit] Geography

Fairland is located at 39°35′20″N, 85°51′43″W (39.588962, -85.861885)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 9.0 km² (3.5 mi²). 9.0 km² (3.5 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (0.57%) is water.

Fairland is unincorporated, meaning there is no true town government. Shelby County's three commissioners are the only official governing authority over Fairland. What locals consider to be the "town" of Fairland is a modest collection of homes and businesses, but because Fairland has the post office nearest to much of rural northwestern Shelby County, many homes far from the town have a Fairland address.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 1,276 people, 462 households, and 369 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 142.0/km² (367.7/mi²). There were 481 housing units at an average density of 53.5/km² (138.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 97.88% White, 0.78% Native American, 0.31% Asian, 0.31% from other races, and 0.71% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.78% of the population.

There were 462 households out of which 37.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.6% were married couples living together, 10.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.1% were non-families. 16.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 27.7% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 29.7% from 25 to 44, 23.2% from 45 to 64, and 10.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 94.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.8 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $45,972, and the median income for a family was $50,036. Males had a median income of $27,941 versus $26,458 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $17,406. About 5.4% of families and 10.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.4% of those under age 18 and 14.7% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Notable natives or residents

Matt Mason (Nov 1985 - Present) - Country music singer

[edit] Notable history

On September 9, 1969, Allegheny Airlines Flight 853 collided in mid-air with a smaller private aircraft northwest of this town, killing the passengers and crew of both aircraft.