| Official Name: | Fairfield, Idaho |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Motto: | "Gateway to Adventure" |
| Pushpin Map: | USA |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the United States |
| Coordinates: | 43.3461°N -114.7911°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Idaho |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Camas |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.27 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.88 |
| Area Land Km2: | 2.27 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.88 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Elevation Ft: | 5066 |
| Population Total: | 416 |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Population Est: | 395 |
| Pop Est As Of: | 2019 |
| Population Density Km2: | 174.07 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 450.91 |
| Timezone: | Mountain (MST) |
| Utc Offset: | -7 |
| Timezone Dst: | MDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -6 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
| Postal Code: | 83322, 83327 |
| Area Code: | 208 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 16-26290 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0399870 |
Fairfield is the county seat of and the only incorporated city in Camas County, Idaho. The population was 410 at the time of 2010 census, nearly half of the rural county's population.
Fairfield is located at (43.346000, -114.791159),[2] at an elevation of 5066feet above sea level.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.88sqmi, all of it land.[3]
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Fairfield has a warm-summer mediterranean continental climate, abbreviated "Dsb" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Fairfield was 101F on July 12 - 14, 2002 and August 9, 2012, while the coldest temperature recorded was -42F on January 19, 1984.
As of the census[4] of 2010, there were 416 people, 176 households, and 109 families residing in the village. The population density was 472.7PD/sqmi. There were 244 housing units at an average density of 277.3/sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 93.0% White, 1.0% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 1.4% from other races, and 4.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.3% of the population.
There were 176 households, of which 35.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.9% were married couples living together, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 10.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 38.1% were non-families. 31.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.95.
The median age in the village was 35.1 years. 26.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 29.6% were from 25 to 44; 27.4% were from 45 to 64; and 11.1% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 51.9% male and 48.1% female.
As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 395 people, 162 households, and 115 families residing in the city. The population density was 1214.3sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 211 housing units at an average density of 648.7sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the city was 97.97% White, 0.51% Native American, 0.25% from other races, and 1.27% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.08% of the population.
There were 162 households, out of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.5% were married couples living together, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.0% were non-families. 25.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.92.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 25.6% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 27.6% from 45 to 64, and 12.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.7 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $31,167, and the median income for a family was $33,750. Males had a median income of $26,607 versus $16,667 for females. The per capita income for the city was $21,504. About 9.1% of families and 10.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.7% of those under age 18 and 18.0% of those age 65 or over.
Fairfield's main street is Soldier Road but is accessed by U.S. Route 20, a two-lane undivided highway connecting it to the west with Interstate 84 near Mountain Home, and to the east with State Highway 75 at Timmerman Junction in Blaine County. Four miles (6.4 km) east of Fairfield, State Highway 46 begins and proceeds south to Gooding.
The public schools are operated by Camas County School District #121, headquartered in Fairfield. Camas County High School is the district's flagship school, located on Soldier Road in central Fairfield.
The Soldier Mountains and Smoky Mountains of the Sawtooth National Forest (Fairfield Ranger District) are north of the village, offering many outdoor recreational opportunities. The Soldier Mountain ski area, established in 1948, is 12miles north of the village. The Snowkiting area, known around the world as one of the top destinations for this extreme sport, is 16miles west of the village. The Sun Valley ski resort is approximately 45 highway miles (70 km) northeast, up the Big Wood River Valley along State Highway 75, the Sawtooth Scenic Byway.[6] The western end of the Magic Reservoir is 10miles east of Fairfield, and the Silver Creek fly fishing stream is about 30miles east of the village.
Fairfield experiences a continental climate (Köppen Dsb) with cold, snowy winters and hot, dry summers.
The village was featured in a season two episode of The X-Files titled "Fearful Symmetry", in which an investigation at a fictitious zoo takes place. While the episode is set in Fairfield, it was, like many in the series, filmed in British Columbia, Canada.