Fairfax, South Dakota

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latd = 43 |latm = 1 |lats = 41 |latNS = N
longd = 98 |longm = 53 |longs = 23 |longEW = W
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postal_code = 57335
area_code = 605
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Fairfax is a town in Gregory County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 123 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Fairfax is located at coor dms|43|1|41|N|98|53|23|W|city (43.028069, -98.889639)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.3 square miles (0.8 km²), all of it land.

Fairfax has been assigned the ZIP code 57335 and the FIPS place code 20380.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 123 people, 63 households, and 33 families residing in the town. The population density was 414.4 people per square mile (158.3/km²). There were 76 housing units at an average density of 256.1/sq mi (97.8/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 96.75% White and 3.25% Native American.

There were 63 households out of which 17.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.4% were married couples living together, 6.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 47.6% were non-families. 47.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 31.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.95 and the average family size was 2.82.

In the town the population was spread out with 17.9% under the age of 18, 3.3% from 18 to 24, 17.9% from 25 to 44, 25.2% from 45 to 64, and 35.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 52 years. For every 100 females there were 83.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.4 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $19,844, and the median income for a family was $36,000. Males had a median income of $21,250 versus $21,250 for females. The per capita income for the town was $12,805. There were no families and 4.8% of the population living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 10.3% of those over 64.

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