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Fairfield

A township of 379 people in Bureau County, Illinois
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About Fairfield

Township in Illinois, United States
379Population
36.4 sq miArea
627 ftElevation

Fairfield Township is one of twenty-five townships in Bureau County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 379 and it contained 142 housing units.

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3better than IL·8worse

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 21 are too close to call.

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Cgh Medical CenterSterling · 18.8 mi · ER
Whiteside Chd - Rock FallsRock Falls · 17.2 mi · sliding-scale fees
Primary careShortage · county-wide
DentalShortage · county-wide
Mental healthShortage · county-wide
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · ZIP codes 61283, 61361 · CMS · HRSAHealth in Fairfield →

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School Grade B-

The public schools Fairfield’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 55% of Illinois’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

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