Fairchilds, Texas
| Fairchilds, Texas | |
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A Fairchilds sign on FM 361 looking northwest. Bits of cotton from the 2012 harvest lie along the roadside.
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 Location of Fairchilds, Texas |
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| Coordinates: 29°26′47″N 95°46′45″W / 29.44639°N 95.77917°WCoordinates: 29°26′47″N 95°46′45″W / 29.44639°N 95.77917°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Fort Bend |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.00 sq mi (5.18 km2) |
| • Land | 1.99 sq mi (5.16 km2) |
| • Water | 0.008 sq mi (0.02 km2) |
| Elevation | 79 ft (24 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 763 |
| • Density | 383/sq mi (147.9/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 77461 |
| Area code(s) | 979 |
| FIPS code | 48-25068 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1378280 |
Fairchilds is a village in Fort Bend County, Texas, United States, within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area. The population was 763 at the 2010 census, up from 678 at the 2000 census. As of 2015 the population had risen to an estimated 1,027.
The center of Fairchilds is located 4 miles (6 km) northeast of Needville at the intersection of Farm to Market Road 361 (Fairchilds-Long Point Road) and Needville-Fairchilds Road. The Fairchild Farmer Co-op Gin and a few other businesses can be found near the intersection. Established in 1890 by three men of German descent, the community is named after a man who settled there around 1840.
Fairchilds is located in south-central Fort Bend County at 29°26′47″N 95°46′45″W / 29.44639°N 95.77917°W (29.446300, -95.779208). According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.0 square miles (5.2 km2), of which 0.01 square miles (0.02 km2), or 0.31%, is water.
FM 361 starts at Farm to Market Road 1994 in Long Point to the southeast of Fairchilds. It runs in a nearly straight line through the center of the village and continues to the northwest where it feeds into Texas State Highway 36 south of Pleak. The Needville-Fairchilds Road goes southwest from the center of Fairchilds toward Needville while the Fairchilds Road heads to the northeast. Most area roads conform to the diagonal road net. The Janda Country Estates and Fairchild Manor subdivisions are located to the northeast. Many local roads bear German names like Hein, Kneitz, Beyer, Roesler and Oberrender, or Czech names such as Chmelik, Janda, Zamanek, Psencik and Vacek.
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