Fairmont (Minnesota)
Martin County
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Fairmont is a small town ( with a status of "City" ) in Martin County in the U.S. state of Minnesota. In 2010, Fairmont had 10,666 inhabitants.
Geography
Fairmont is located near the border with Iowa in southern Minnesota. The city was built to the northeast of a chain of five lakes ( Lake George, Lake Sisseton, Budd Lake, Hall Lake and Amber Lake ). According to the United States Census Bureau, the area of Fairmont is 42.8 square miles, of which 5.1 square miles of water.
About three kilometers north of the city extends Interstate 90 to the east of Fairmont Fairmont Municipal Airport is located.
History
Originally the territory of today's Fairmont was inhabited by the Winnebago Indians. First white explorers in the region were John C. Fremont and the Frenchman Joseph N. Nicollet in June 1838.
The first permanent settlement was built by Elisha Banks Hall and William H. Budd. They built their houses on the surrounding lakes, which still bear their names. According to the records of Budd lived in January 1857 a total of 52 residents in Fairmont. The original name of the city was Fairmount, but was later changed to Fairmont.
With the beginning of the Sioux uprising in 1862, many residents fled eastward to safer areas. It was not until the construction of Fort Fairmount, which seeks to protect the residents in southern Minnesota from the attacks of the Indians, some returned. After the end of the revolt left the military fort Fairmount. Some houses were taken over by the people, others decayed with time.
From 1873 to 1877 the farmers made a plague of locusts to create. After several crop failures, many impoverished families had to leave their farms. Only with the construction of the railway through Fairmont began the economic development of the town. In July 1878, the first train reached Fairmont.
Demographic data
According to the census in 2010 lived in Fairmont 10,666 people in 4812 households. The population density was 282.9 inhabitants per square kilometer. In the 4812 households lived statistically 2.17 per person.
The racial the population was composed of 95.6 percent white, 0.5 percent African American, 0.3 percent Native American, 0.7 percent Asian and 1.9 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.1 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 5.3 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
21.4 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 56.4 percent were between 18 and 64 and 22.2 percent were 65 years or older. 52.5 percent of the population was female.
The median annual income for a household was $ 40,711. The per capita income was $ 24,965. 9.8 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Sons and daughters of the town
- Dale Allan Gardner ( born 1948 ), NASA Astronaut
- Paul Willson ( born 1945 ), actor and screenwriter