Welcome to Fairfield ...

The town of Fairfield is located in Teton County<1>.

The location of Fairfield has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fairfield, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1925.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Fairfield has a population of 722 people<3> (see below for details).

Fairfield is 3,980 feet [1,213 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Fairfield is ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Fairfield lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Fairfield lies within the (406) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Fairfield had an population of 722 people. This is an increase of 1.98% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 9.56% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Fairfield had a population of 708 people (or 11.66% of the total population of Teton County). This makes Fairfield the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Fairfield represents 0.07% of the population of Montana (which has 989,415 people), making it the state's 70th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 708 people, the population of Fairfield increased 7.44% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 659 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Fairfield.

Communities Also Named Fairfield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 91 communities that are also named Fairfield - they are located in Alabama (4), Arkansas (2), British Columbia (2), California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida (3), Georgia (5), Idaho, Illinois (2), Indiana (3), Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Louisiana (2), Maine, Maryland (3), Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Jersey (2), New Mexico, New York (2), North Carolina (4), North Dakota, Ohio (3), Oklahoma, Ontario (3), Oregon (2), Pennsylvania (6), Prince Edward Island, South Carolina, Tennessee (6), Texas (2), Utah (2), Vermont, Virginia (4), Washington (2), West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fairfield.

Communities near Fairfield ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fairfield.

• Choteau
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choteau
  • Choteau is located in Teton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,744 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Choteau <5>
• Greenfield
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
  • Greenfield is located in Teton County
• Simms
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simms have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simms
  • Simms is located in Cascade County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Simms <5>
• Fort Shaw
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Shaw
  • Fort Shaw is located in Cascade County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Shaw <5>
• Sun River
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun River
  • Sun River is located in Cascade County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sun River <5>
• Power
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Power have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Power
  • Power is located in Teton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Power <5>
• Gilman
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
  • Gilman is located in Lewis and Clark County
• Dutton
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dutton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
  • Dutton is located in Teton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dutton <5>
• Vaughn
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughn
  • Vaughn is located in Cascade County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vaughn <5>
• Augusta
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
  • Augusta is located in Lewis and Clark County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Augusta <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Fairfield. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fairfield.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fairfield. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fairfield.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fairfield. See our Newspapers Page for Fairfield.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fairfield ...

Looking for more information about Fairfield? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Fairfield, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Fairfield.

Adding Fairfield to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fairfield in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Fairfield was on a map titled Map of Idaho, Montana and Wyoming (from Rand McNally, 1925).

We also found Fairfield on a map titled Shell Oil Map of Montana (1951).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fairfield.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fairfield. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/