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{{Short description| Town in the state of Utah, United States}}
== Fairfield, Utah ==
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Fairfield
| settlement_type = [[Town]]


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=== Location ===
| image_skyline = Old Fairfield (Utah) Schoolhouse.jpg
| imagesize = 250px
| image_caption = Old Fairfield Schoolhouse


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Fairfield is located in [[Cedar Valley, Utah]].
|image_map = Utah County Utah incorporated and unincorporated areas Fairfield highlighted.svg
|mapsize = 260px
|map_caption = Location in [[Utah County, UT|Utah County]] and the state of [[Utah]]


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=== History ===
| subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name = United States
| subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Utah]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in Utah|County]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Utah County, Utah|Utah]]


<!-- History -->
Fairfield was home to [[Camp Floyd]], a State Park.
| established_title = Founded
| established_date = 1855
| founder = John Carson
| named_for = Amos Fielding
| established_title1 = [[Incorporated town|Incorporated]]
| established_date1 = December 20, 2004<ref name=gnis/>

<!-- Population -->
| population_as_of = [[2010 United States Census|2010]]
| population_footnotes = <ref name=census2010/>
| population_total = 119

<!-- General information -->
| timezone = [[Mountain Time Zone|Mountain (MST)]]
| utc_offset = -7
| timezone_DST = MDT
| utc_offset_DST = -6
| elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/>
| elevation_ft = 4879
| coordinates = {{coord|40|15|44|N|112|05|35|W|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code = 84013
| area_code = [[Area codes 385 and 801|385, 801]]
| blank_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank_info = 1427871<ref name=gnis/>
|pop_est_as_of = 2019
|pop_est_footnotes = <ref name="USCensusEst2019CenPopScriptOnlyDirtyFixDoNotUse"/>
|population_est = 145
|unit_pref = Imperial
|area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2019">{{cite web|title=2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_49.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 7, 2020}}</ref>
|area_total_km2 = 67.63
|area_total_sq_mi = 26.11
|area_land_km2 = 67.56
|area_water_km2 = 0.07
|area_land_sq_mi = 26.09
|area_water_sq_mi = 0.03
|population_density_sq_mi = 5.56
|population_density_km2 = 2.15
}}

'''Fairfield''' is a town in [[Utah County, Utah|Utah County]], [[Utah]], United States. It is part of the [[Provo, Utah|Provo]]&ndash;[[Orem, Utah|Orem]], Utah [[Provo-Orem metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. It is located in the southwest corner of [[Cedar Valley (Utah)|Cedar Valley]] about {{convert|50|mi}} southwest of [[Salt Lake City]] and {{convert|5|mi}} south of [[Cedar Fort, Utah|Cedar Fort]] on [[Utah State Route 73]], west of Utah Lake. The population was 119 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].

==History==
[[File:Stagecoach Inn, Fairfield, Utah - 23 Jun 2015.jpg|thumb|left|Stagecoach Inn, Camp Floyd State Park in Fairfield]]
The town was founded in 1855 when John Carson, his four brothers, and others settled in the Cedar Valley. The settlement was soon known as Frogtown. The population ballooned after the arrival of [[Johnston's Army]] in 1858-59, sent to Utah to suppress the rumored rebellion there. The army established a nearby camp called [[Camp Floyd]], and the population grew to over 7,000, including 3,500 troops (nearly one-third of the entire U.S. Army at that time), teamsters, gamblers, and camp followers of various persuasions. With no rebellion taking place, the troops were recalled in 1861 and sent east to fight for the Union with the outbreak of the [[American Civil War|Civil War]].<ref name=campfloyd/>

Frogtown became Fairfield in 1861, named after Amos Fielding, who had participated in establishing the community.

The Stagecoach Inn, located in Fairfield and now a museum, was used by travelers passing through via stagecoach, military personnel, and riders on the [[Pony Express]] trail.

Fairfield was incorporated in 2004 due to concerns about growth from surrounding communities.<ref name=incorp/> Besides agriculture, the town is a destination for Camp Floyd tourists and home to a large construction [[landfill]].

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=right
|1860= 303
|1870= 223
|1880= 172
|1890= 273
|1900= 168
|1910= 279
|1920= 95
|1930= 129
|1940= 93
|1950= 99
|2010= 119
|estyear=2019
|estimate=145
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2019CenPopScriptOnlyDirtyFixDoNotUse">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2019.html|date=May 24, 2020|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 27, 2020}}</ref>
|footnote=Source: U.S. Census Bureau<ref name=census/>
}}
As of the census<ref name=census2010/> of 2010, 119 people lived in the town. There were 41 housing units. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census|racial makeup]] was 95.8% White, 1.7% from some other race, and 2.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.2% of the population.

==Climate==
Fairfield has a [[continental climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''Dfb'') bordering a [[semi-arid]] climate (''BSk'').
{{weather box
| single line = yes
| collapsed=yes
| precipitation colour = green
| width = auto
| location = Fairfield, Utah, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1950–present
| Jan record high F = 63
| Feb record high F = 70
| Mar record high F = 81
| Apr record high F = 85
| May record high F = 96
| Jun record high F = 100
| Jul record high F = 102
| Aug record high F = 101
| Sep record high F = 100
| Oct record high F = 88
| Nov record high F = 78
| Dec record high F = 70
| year record high F =

|Jan avg record high F = 51.6
|Feb avg record high F = 58.0
|Mar avg record high F = 71.0
|Apr avg record high F = 78.3
|May avg record high F = 86.7
|Jun avg record high F = 92.7
|Jul avg record high F = 98.0
|Aug avg record high F = 96.0
|Sep avg record high F = 91.3
|Oct avg record high F = 81.1
|Nov avg record high F = 67.9
|Dec avg record high F = 55.5
|year avg record high F = 98.3

| Jan high F = 39.3
| Feb high F = 44.5
| Mar high F = 56.0
| Apr high F = 63.0
| May high F = 72.1
| Jun high F = 82.5
| Jul high F = 90.2
| Aug high F = 88.6
| Sep high F = 80.0
| Oct high F = 66.6
| Nov high F = 51.8
| Dec high F = 40.2
| year high F = 64.6
| Jan mean F = 26.3
| Feb mean F = 31.1
| Mar mean F = 40.4
| Apr mean F = 46.3
| May mean F = 54.4
| Jun mean F = 63.2
| Jul mean F = 70.6
| Aug mean F = 69.0
| Sep mean F = 60.2
| Oct mean F = 47.6
| Nov mean F = 35.8
| Dec mean F = 26.7
| year mean F = 47.6
| Jan low F = 13.3
| Feb low F = 17.6
| Mar low F = 24.8
| Apr low F = 29.6
| May low F = 36.8
| Jun low F = 43.9
| Jul low F = 51.0
| Aug low F = 49.4
| Sep low F = 40.3
| Oct low F = 28.5
| Nov low F = 19.8
| Dec low F = 13.2
| year low F = 30.7

|Jan avg record low F = -7.3
|Feb avg record low F = -2.6
|Mar avg record low F = 10.6
|Apr avg record low F = 16.6
|May avg record low F = 23.2
|Jun avg record low F = 31.7
|Jul avg record low F = 41.0
|Aug avg record low F = 38.7
|Sep avg record low F = 26.0
|Oct avg record low F = 14.8
|Nov avg record low F = 3.8
|Dec avg record low F = -6.4
|year avg record low F = -12.9

| Jan record low F = -29
| Feb record low F = -36
| Mar record low F = -11
| Apr record low F = 7
| May record low F = 14
| Jun record low F = 21
| Jul record low F = 31
| Aug record low F = 27
| Sep record low F = 16
| Oct record low F = 2
| Nov record low F = -20
| Dec record low F = -29
| year record low F =
| Jan precipitation inch = 1.27
| Feb precipitation inch = 1.33
| Mar precipitation inch = 1.17
| Apr precipitation inch = 1.18
| May precipitation inch = 1.37
| Jun precipitation inch = 0.78
| Jul precipitation inch = 0.67
| Aug precipitation inch = 0.66
| Sep precipitation inch = 0.82
| Oct precipitation inch = 1.15
| Nov precipitation inch = 0.79
| Dec precipitation inch = 1.32
| year precipitation inch = 12.51
|Jan snow inch = 10.7
|Feb snow inch = 5.9
|Mar snow inch = 3.5
|Apr snow inch = 1.4
|May snow inch = 0.1
|Jun snow inch = 0.0
|Jul snow inch = 0.0
|Aug snow inch = 0.0
|Sep snow inch = 0.0
|Oct snow inch = 0.7
|Nov snow inch = 3.4
|Dec snow inch = 7.9
|year snow inch = 33.6
| unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
| Jan precipitation days = 7.5
| Feb precipitation days = 7.4
| Mar precipitation days = 8.0
| Apr precipitation days = 8.9
| May precipitation days = 7.4
| Jun precipitation days = 4.4
| Jul precipitation days = 5.0
| Aug precipitation days = 6.4
| Sep precipitation days = 4.9
| Oct precipitation days = 5.7
| Nov precipitation days = 6.4
| Dec precipitation days = 6.7
| year precipitation days = 78.7
|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 4.2
|Feb snow days = 3.5
|Mar snow days = 2.1
|Apr snow days = 1.0
|May snow days = 0.2
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 0.4
|Nov snow days = 1.6
|Dec snow days = 4.3
|year snow days = 17.3
| source 1 = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|NOAA]]<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=slc|title = NOWData – NOAA Online Weather Data|publisher= National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|access-date = November 25, 2022
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00422696&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL|title = Summary of Monthly Normals 1991–2020|publisher= National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|access-date = November 29, 2022
}}</ref>
}}

==See also==
* {{portal-inline|Utah}}
* [[List of cities and towns in Utah]]
* [[Utah War]]

==References==
{{Reflist|22em|refs=

<ref name=gnis>{{gnis|1427871|Fairfield}}. Retrieved January 5, 2012.</ref>

<ref name=census2010>{{cite web | title = U.S. Census website | url = https://www.census.gov | publisher = [[United States Census Bureau]] | access-date = January 5, 2012}}</ref>

<ref name=campfloyd>{{cite web|title=Camp Floyd / Stagecoach Inn State Park and Museum |url=http://www.stateparks.utah.gov/parks/camp-floyd/about |publisher=Utah State Parks |access-date=January 5, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120512225828/http://stateparks.utah.gov/parks/camp-floyd/about |archive-date=May 12, 2012 }}</ref>

<ref name=incorp>{{cite news | last = Haddock | first = Sharon | title = Burg eager to be a town | work = [[Deseret News]] | date = November 1, 2004 | url = http://www.deseretnews.com/article/595102237/Burg-eager-to-be-a-town.html | access-date = January 5, 2012}}</ref>

<ref name=census>{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html |title=Census of Population and Housing |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=November 18, 2011 }}</ref>

}}

==External links==
{{Commons category-inline|Fairfield, Utah}}

{{Geographic Location
|Centre = Fairfield
|North = [[Cedar Fort, Utah|Cedar Fort]]
|Northeast = [[Eagle Mountain, Utah|Eagle Mountain]]
|East = ''[[Utah Lake]]'' / [[Provo, Utah|Provo]]
|Southeast = [[Goshen, Utah|Goshen]], [[Genola, Utah|Genola]]
|South = [[Eureka, Utah|Eureka]]
|Southwest = [[Vernon, Utah|Vernon]]
|West = {{flagicon|US|army}} [[Dugway Proving Ground]]
|Northwest = [[Rush Valley, Utah|Rush Valley]], [[Ophir, Utah|Ophir]]
}}

{{Utah County, Utah}}
{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Fairfield, Utah| ]]
[[Category:Towns in Utah]]
[[Category:Pony Express stations]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1855]]
[[Category:1855 establishments in Utah Territory]]
[[Category:Towns in Utah County, Utah]]
[[Category:Provo–Orem metropolitan area]]

Latest revision as of 05:41, 19 July 2023

Fairfield
Town
Old Fairfield Schoolhouse
Old Fairfield Schoolhouse
Location in Utah County and the state of Utah
Location in Utah County and the state of Utah
Coordinates: 40°15′44″N 112°05′35″W / 40.26222°N 112.09306°W / 40.26222; -112.09306
CountryUnited States
StateUtah
CountyUtah
Founded1855
IncorporatedDecember 20, 2004[1]
Founded byJohn Carson
Named forAmos Fielding
Area
[2]
 • Total26.11 sq mi (67.63 km2)
 • Land26.09 sq mi (67.56 km2)
 • Water0.03 sq mi (0.07 km2)
Elevation
[1]
4,879 ft (1,487 m)
Population
 (2010)[3]
 • Total119
 • Estimate 
(2019)[4]
145
 • Density5.56/sq mi (2.15/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
84013
Area code(s)385, 801
GNIS feature ID1427871[1]

Fairfield is a town in Utah County, Utah, United States. It is part of the Provo–Orem, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is located in the southwest corner of Cedar Valley about 50 miles (80 km) southwest of Salt Lake City and 5 miles (8.0 km) south of Cedar Fort on Utah State Route 73, west of Utah Lake. The population was 119 at the 2010 census.

History

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Stagecoach Inn, Camp Floyd State Park in Fairfield

The town was founded in 1855 when John Carson, his four brothers, and others settled in the Cedar Valley. The settlement was soon known as Frogtown. The population ballooned after the arrival of Johnston's Army in 1858-59, sent to Utah to suppress the rumored rebellion there. The army established a nearby camp called Camp Floyd, and the population grew to over 7,000, including 3,500 troops (nearly one-third of the entire U.S. Army at that time), teamsters, gamblers, and camp followers of various persuasions. With no rebellion taking place, the troops were recalled in 1861 and sent east to fight for the Union with the outbreak of the Civil War.[5]

Frogtown became Fairfield in 1861, named after Amos Fielding, who had participated in establishing the community.

The Stagecoach Inn, located in Fairfield and now a museum, was used by travelers passing through via stagecoach, military personnel, and riders on the Pony Express trail.

Fairfield was incorporated in 2004 due to concerns about growth from surrounding communities.[6] Besides agriculture, the town is a destination for Camp Floyd tourists and home to a large construction landfill.

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1860303—
1870223−26.4%
1880172−22.9%
189027358.7%
1900168−38.5%
191027966.1%
192095−65.9%
193012935.8%
194093−27.9%
1950996.5%
2010119—
2019 (est.)145[4]21.8%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau[7]

As of the census[3] of 2010, 119 people lived in the town. There were 41 housing units. The racial makeup was 95.8% White, 1.7% from some other race, and 2.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.2% of the population.

Climate

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Fairfield has a continental climate (Köppen Dfb) bordering a semi-arid climate (BSk).

Climate data for Fairfield, Utah, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1950–present
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 63
(17) 		70
(21) 		81
(27) 		85
(29) 		96
(36) 		100
(38) 		102
(39) 		101
(38) 		100
(38) 		88
(31) 		78
(26) 		70
(21) 		102
(39)
Mean maximum °F (°C) 51.6
(10.9) 		58.0
(14.4) 		71.0
(21.7) 		78.3
(25.7) 		86.7
(30.4) 		92.7
(33.7) 		98.0
(36.7) 		96.0
(35.6) 		91.3
(32.9) 		81.1
(27.3) 		67.9
(19.9) 		55.5
(13.1) 		98.3
(36.8)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 39.3
(4.1) 		44.5
(6.9) 		56.0
(13.3) 		63.0
(17.2) 		72.1
(22.3) 		82.5
(28.1) 		90.2
(32.3) 		88.6
(31.4) 		80.0
(26.7) 		66.6
(19.2) 		51.8
(11.0) 		40.2
(4.6) 		64.6
(18.1)
Daily mean °F (°C) 26.3
(−3.2) 		31.1
(−0.5) 		40.4
(4.7) 		46.3
(7.9) 		54.4
(12.4) 		63.2
(17.3) 		70.6
(21.4) 		69.0
(20.6) 		60.2
(15.7) 		47.6
(8.7) 		35.8
(2.1) 		26.7
(−2.9) 		47.6
(8.7)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) 13.3
(−10.4) 		17.6
(−8.0) 		24.8
(−4.0) 		29.6
(−1.3) 		36.8
(2.7) 		43.9
(6.6) 		51.0
(10.6) 		49.4
(9.7) 		40.3
(4.6) 		28.5
(−1.9) 		19.8
(−6.8) 		13.2
(−10.4) 		30.7
(−0.7)
Mean minimum °F (°C) −7.3
(−21.8) 		−2.6
(−19.2) 		10.6
(−11.9) 		16.6
(−8.6) 		23.2
(−4.9) 		31.7
(−0.2) 		41.0
(5.0) 		38.7
(3.7) 		26.0
(−3.3) 		14.8
(−9.6) 		3.8
(−15.7) 		−6.4
(−21.3) 		−12.9
(−24.9)
Record low °F (°C) −29
(−34) 		−36
(−38) 		−11
(−24) 		7
(−14) 		14
(−10) 		21
(−6) 		31
(−1) 		27
(−3) 		16
(−9) 		2
(−17) 		−20
(−29) 		−29
(−34) 		−36
(−38)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 1.27
(32) 		1.33
(34) 		1.17
(30) 		1.18
(30) 		1.37
(35) 		0.78
(20) 		0.67
(17) 		0.66
(17) 		0.82
(21) 		1.15
(29) 		0.79
(20) 		1.32
(34) 		12.51
(318)
Average snowfall inches (cm) 10.7
(27) 		5.9
(15) 		3.5
(8.9) 		1.4
(3.6) 		0.1
(0.25) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.7
(1.8) 		3.4
(8.6) 		7.9
(20) 		33.6
(85)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) 7.5 7.4 8.0 8.9 7.4 4.4 5.0 6.4 4.9 5.7 6.4 6.7 78.7
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) 4.2 3.5 2.1 1.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 1.6 4.3 17.3
Source: NOAA[8][9]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fairfield. Retrieved January 5, 2012.
  2. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 5, 2012.
  4. ^ a b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". United States Census Bureau. May 24, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  5. ^ "Camp Floyd / Stagecoach Inn State Park and Museum". Utah State Parks. Archived from the original on May 12, 2012. Retrieved January 5, 2012.
  6. ^ Haddock, Sharon (November 1, 2004). "Burg eager to be a town". Deseret News. Retrieved January 5, 2012.
  7. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved November 18, 2011.
  8. ^ "NOWData – NOAA Online Weather Data". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
  9. ^ "Summary of Monthly Normals 1991–2020". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
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