Fairbanks, Illinois

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Decatur. It is located about 23 miles [37 km] to the northwest of Fairbanks and has a population of 81,860 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Champaign. It is located about 30 miles [48 km] to the northeast of Fairbanks and has a population of 67,518 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Charleston	SE	24 mi [38.62 km]	21,715	3.21% increase
	Clinton	NW	37 mi [59.5 km]	7,154	4.42% decrease
	Effingham	S	41 mi [66 km]	12,489	0.85% increase
	Mahomet	N	33 mi [53.1 km]	6,422	31.68% increase
	Mattoon	SE	18 mi [28.97 km]	17,177	6.09% decrease
	Monticello	N	21 mi [33.8 km]	5,350	4.13% increase
	Mount Zion	W	19 mi [30.58 km]	5,159	6.48% increase
	Pana	SW	37 mi [59.5 km]	5,718	1.85% increase
	Paris	E	45 mi [72.4 km]	8,699	4.16% decrease
	Rantoul	NE	45 mi [72.4 km]	12,189	5.2% decrease
	Savoy	NE	27 mi [43.45 km]	5,579	24.64% increase
	Shelbyville	SW	25 mi [40.23 km]	4,605	7.36% decrease
	Taylorville	W	42 mi [67.6 km]	12,238	7.1% increase
	Tuscola	NE	14 mi [22.53 km]	4,514	1.48% increase
	Urbana	NE	32 mi [51.5 km]	39,641	8.92% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Allenville	S	10 mi [16.09 km]	146	5.19% decrease
	Arcola	E	12 mi [19.31 km]	2,783	4.94% increase
	Arthur	E	3 mi [4.83 km]	2,129	3.36% decrease
	Atwood	NE	6 mi [9.66 km]	1,226	4.96% decrease
	Bement	N	14 mi [22.53 km]	1,698	4.82% decrease
	Bethany	SW	12 mi [19.31 km]	1,226	4.74% decrease
	Cerro Gordo	NW	16 mi [25.75 km]	1,343	6.48% decrease
	Dalton City	W	14 mi [22.53 km]	546	6.02% decrease
	Garrett	NE	7 mi [11.27 km]	191	3.54% decrease
	Hammond	NW	6 mi [9.66 km]	508	1.93% decrease
	Humboldt	SE	13 mi [20.92 km]	466	3.12% decrease
	Ivesdale	N	16 mi [25.75 km]	272	5.56% decrease
	Lake City	W	10 mi [16.09 km]	---
	Lovington	W	5 mi [8.05 km]	1,170	4.26% decrease
	Sullivan	SW	9 mi [14.48 km]	4,383	1.32% increase

Moultrie County

Fairbanks is located in Moultrie County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Moultrie: Coles, Douglas, Macon, Piatt and Shelby.

While not sharing a border with Moultrie, the following counties are close to Fairbanks: Champaign, Cumberland and Christian.

Below are counties that are near Fairbanks (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Fairbanks:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Fairbanks
	Champaign County	NE	Jimtown	15 miles [24 km]
	Christian County	W	Moweaqua	27 miles [43 km]
	Clark County	SE	Westfield	33 miles [53 km]
	Coles County	S	Fuller	9 miles [14 km]
	Cumberland County	SE	Johnstown	27 miles [43 km]
	De Witt County	NW	Weldon	30 miles [48 km]
	Douglas County	E	Arthur	3 miles [4 km]
	Edgar County	E	Borton	31 miles [49 km]
	Effingham County	S	Green Creek	35 miles [56 km]
	Fayette County	SW	Holliday	37 miles [59 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Illinois<3>

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