Fairfield

Fairfield, Ohio
—  City  —
Flag Seal
Nickname(s): City of Opportunity
Location in Ohio
Coordinates: 39°19′52″N 84°32′34″W / 39.33111°N 84.54278°W / 39.33111; -84.54278
Country	United States
State	Ohio
Counties	Butler
Founded	1787
Incorporated	1955
Government
• Mayor	Ron D'Epifanio
• City manager	Arthur Pizzano
Area
• Total	21.1 sq mi (54.6 km2)
• Land	21.0 sq mi (54.4 km2)
• Water	0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation	591 ft (180 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	42,510
• Density	2,005.5/sq mi (774.3/km2)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	Eastern Daylight Saving Time (UTC-4)
ZIP code(s)	45014
Area code(s)	513
FIPS code	39-25970[1]
GNIS feature ID	1048720[2]
Website	www.fairfield-city.org

Fairfield is a city in Butler County in the U.S. state of Ohio, near Cincinnati. Fairfield was incorporated in 1955. The population was 42,510 at the 2010 census. The city school district is one of the largest in Ohio, with Fairfield High School graduating 842 students in June 2009. Fairfield is home to Jungle Jim's International Market. On December 28, 1994, the city withdrew from Fairfield Township. The area is heavily Republican, and John McCain took over 70% of the vote in the 2008 Presidential Election.

History

An evolution of Fairfield:^[3]

• 1877 — The Groh family settles in what would become the city of Fairfield. Patriarch Fred Groh purchased 50 acres (200,000 m²) in Fairfield Twp.
• 1953 — On August 6, 1953, the Hamilton Journal and Daily News reported a master plan to annex half of Fairfield Twp., taking half the schools and the township's major industries.
• 1954 — In April, voters said 'no' to incorporating the entire township 1,219 to 831. On July 10, township residents said 'yes' to incorporating 738 for to 216 against.
• 1955 — Attempts to detach the village and annex into Hamilton continued. The council pursued to annex a 10-square-mile (26 km²) area known as Stockton. Results of a special census was announced on September 20 there were 6,202 residents.
• 1965 — The third, and current, Fairfield Municipal Building was dedicated. Residents could visit the government building, which is at the corner of Wessel Road and Pleasant Avenue, could take tours.
• 1972 — The 11th annual Homearama is held in Fairfield, the first one outside Hamilton County. Homearama's annual showcase returned two more times in Fairfield.
• 1974 — Jim Boniminio purchases land at 5440 Dixie Highway and after a reluctant planning commission approves his request to open a permanent fruit and vegetable market on the industrial zoned land. Today there are 50,000 weekly shoppers and has annual sales of nearly $100 million.
• 1979 — The Fairfield Golf team wins a state championship, the first team or individual state title for the school.
• 1985 - Fairfield wins State HS Baseball Championships.
• 1985 — Don Bennett becomes the city's first full-time fire chief.
• 1986 - Fairfield HS wins state football championship versus Lakewood St. Edwards.
• 1989 — Forest Fair Mall opens with three anchors and 37 specialty stores. The $200 million mall with 1,700,000 square feet (160,000 m²) straddles the Fairfield and Forest Park border. Redevelopment of the mall in 2004 leads to renaming the mall Cincinnati Mills.

/1991 - The Fairfield High School baseball team is named USA Today National Champions

• 2001 — In September, Village Green Park debuted. It was developed to give Fairfield a downtown.
• 2005 — In May, the Community Arts Center debuted, completing the city's "crown jewel". The Community Arts Center serves as a "bookend" to the Fairfield Lane Library, which opened at with Village Green.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 21.1 square miles (55 km²), of which, 21.0 square miles (54 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km²) of it (0.43%) is water.

Attractions

• Jungle Jim's International Market
• Cincinnati Mall - straddles the border with Forest Park.
• Fairfield Community Arts Center
• Wake Nation

Pictures

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  City Library, 2008

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  Fairfield Senior High School, 2008

See also

	Ohio portal
	Cincinnati portal

• Fairfield High School

References

Further reading

• Bert S. Barlow, W.H. Todhunter, Stephen D. Cone, Joseph J. Pater, and Frederick Schneider, eds. Centennial History of Butler County, Ohio. Hamilton, Ohio: B.F. Bowen, 1905.
• Jim Blount. The 1900s: 100 Years In the History of Butler County, Ohio. Hamilton, Ohio: Past Present Press, 2000.
• Butler County Engineer's Office. Butler County Official Transportation Map, 2003. Fairfield Township, Butler County, Ohio: The Office, 2003.
• A History and Biographical Cyclopaedia of Butler County, Ohio with Illustrations and Sketches of Its Representative Men and Pioneers. Cincinnati, Ohio: Western Biographical Publishing Company, 1882.
• Ohio. Secretary of State. The Ohio municipal and township roster, 2002-2003. Columbus, Ohio: The Secretary, 2003.

External links

• City of Fairfield
• Fairfield City Schools
• Fairfield Summer Community Theater
• Summer Music Games
• Journal News -- Most local daily newspaper
• Fairfield Echo -- Local weekly newspaper

v t e Municipalities and communities of Butler County, Ohio, United States County seat: Hamilton Cities Fairfield‡ Hamilton Middletown‡ Monroe‡ Oxford Sharonville‡ Trenton Villages College Corner‡ Jacksonburg Millville New Miami Seven Mile Somerville Townships Fairfield Hanover Lemon Liberty Madison Milford Morgan Oxford Reily Ross St. Clair Wayne West Chester CDPs Beckett Ridge Olde West Chester Ross South Middletown Wetherington Unincorporated communities Alert Bethany Collinsville Darrtown Excello Maud Miltonville McGonigle Okeana Overpeck Poasttown Port Union Scipio Shandon Tylersville West Middletown Woodsdale Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

v t e Municipalities and communities of Hamilton County, Ohio, United States County seat: Cincinnati Cities Blue Ash Cheviot Cincinnati Deer Park Fairfield‡ Forest Park Harrison Indian Hill Loveland‡ Madeira Milford‡ Montgomery Mount Healthy North College Hill Norwood Reading Sharonville‡ Silverton Springdale St. Bernard Wyoming Villages Addyston Amberley Arlington Heights Cleves Elmwood Place Evendale Fairfax Glendale Golf Manor Greenhills Lincoln Heights Lockland Mariemont Newtown North Bend Terrace Park Woodlawn Townships Anderson Colerain Columbia Crosby Delhi Green Harrison Miami Springfield Sycamore Symmes Whitewater CDPs Bridgetown North Cherry Grove Covedale Dent Dillonvale Dry Run Finneytown Forestville Fruit Hill Grandview Groesbeck Highpoint Kenwood Loveland Park‡ Mack North Mack South Monfort Heights East Monfort Heights South Mount Healthy Heights Northbrook Northgate Plainville Pleasant Run Farm Pleasant Run Remington Sherwood Turpin Hills White Oak East White Oak West White Oak Unincorporated communities Camp Dennison Colerain Heights Hooven Miamitown Mount Saint Joseph Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 39°19′52″N 84°32′34″W / 39.331156°N 84.542842°W / 39.331156; -84.542842