Fairmont, Minnesota Fairmont, Minnesota Location of the town/city of Fairmontwithin Martin Countyin the state of Minnesota Location of the town/city of Fairmont Fairmont is a town/city in and the governmental center of county of Martin County, Minnesota, United States.
Fairmont was platted in 1857. The town/city was so titled on account of its elevated town site. A postal service has been in operation at Fairmont since 1858. Fairmont was incorporated as a town/city in 1902. According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 16.92 square miles (43.82 km2), of which 15.04 square miles (38.95 km2) is territory and 1.88 square miles (4.87 km2) is water. The town/city of Fairmont itself has been assembled around a chain of five lakes: Lake George, Sisseton Lake, Budd Lake, Hall Lake, and Amber Lake.
Interstate 90 and Minnesota State Highway 15 are two of the chief routes in the city.
There were 5,251 housing units at an average density of 349.1 per square mile (134.8/km2).
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 95.6% White, 0.5% African American, 0.3% Native American, 0.7% Asian, 1.9% from other competitions, and 1.1% from two or more competitions.
There were 4,812 homeholds of which 24.8% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 45.2% were married couples living together, 9.4% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 4.0% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 41.5% were non-families.
The median age in the town/city was 45.5 years.
21.4% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 6.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 21.1% were from 25 to 44; 28.4% were from 45 to 64; and 22.2% were 65 years of age or older.
There were 5,036 housing units at an average density of 345.7 per square mile (133.5/km ).
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 96.1% White, 0.4% African American, 0.1% Native American, 0.6% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 1.9% from other competitions, and 0.9% from two or more competitions.
There were 4,702 homeholds out of which 28.6% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 51.0% were married couples living together, 9.3% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 37.0% were non-families.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 24.3% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 24.8% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 21.1% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $33,709, and the median income for a family was $46,637.
About 8.0% of families and 11.9% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 20.7% of those under age 18 and 9.3% of those age 65 or over.
Fairmont has been home to Fairmont Railway Motors, Inc, now part of Harsco Corporation, for a century.
Fairmont products are exported around the world, although the dominant product, barns speeders, is now mainly in the hands of stockyards enthusiasts who operate them for fun, such as the North American Railcar Operators Association and the Australian Society of Section Car Operators, Inc.
The Fairmont Sentinel, cited as the most conservative journal in Minnesota in copy 1065 of Rolling Stone, is presented here.
The biggest employer in Fairmont is Fairmont Medical Center, part of the Mayo Health System.
Before method in December 1992, the Fairmont plant was one three frozen vegetable refining plants producing product for the United Foods family of canned vegetables for sale throughout the United States.
According to Fairmont's 2011 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the top employers in the town/city are: 3 Fairmont Area Schools 325 6 Fairmont Foods of Minnesota 272 United States Enumeration Bureau.
United States Enumeration Bureau.
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