| Official Name: | Fairfield, Maine |
| Settlement Type: | CDP |
| Pushpin Map: | Maine |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Maine |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Maine |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Somerset |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 5.26 |
| Area Land Km2: | 4.76 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.50 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 2.03 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.84 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.19 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 2616 |
| Population Density Km2: | 549.83 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 1424.06 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 43 |
| Elevation Ft: | 141 |
| Coordinates: | 44.5886°N -69.5997°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 04937 |
| Area Code: | 207 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 23-24285 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0565993 |
Fairfield is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Fairfield in Somerset County, Maine, United States. The population was 2,569 at the 2000 census.
Fairfield is located at 44.5886°N -69.5994°W (44.588701, −69.599716).[2]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.8 square miles (4.8 km2), all land. Fairfield is drained by the Kennebec River.
As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 2,569 people, 1,102 households, and 689 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1398.4sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 1,223 housing units at an average density of 665.7sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the CDP was 97.63% White, 0.23% Black or African American, 0.23% Native American, 0.51% Asian, 0.04% from other races, and 1.36% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.19% of the population.
There were 1,102 households, out of which 31.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.1% were married couples living together, 13.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.4% were non-families. 30.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.90.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 25.8% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 28.9% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 15.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.0 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $31,303, and the median income for a family was $41,458. Males had a median income of $30,018 versus $25,395 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $15,070. About 4.2% of families and 10.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.4% of those under age 18 and 17.1% of those age 65 or over.