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Census Data for Fairvale

Population ...

The last Decennial Census<1> was in 2010, which gave Fairvale a population of 6,769 people.

The community of Fairvale is located in Richmond County. The 2010 Census gave Richmond County; a population of 201,115 people. This means that Fairvale had 3.37% of the county's total population.

At the same time, Georgia had a population of 9,687,653 people, meaning that Fairvale had 0.07% of the total population of Georgia.

Richmond County ...

Fairvale is located in Richmond County<2>.

The county had a population of 201,115 people at the 2010 Census. With it's population of 6,769 people, Fairvale represented 3.37% of the county's total.

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Richmond County.

Miscellaneous Information for Fairvale ...

The Federal government has assigned various identifying codes to each community, county and state. At one time or another, the US Census Bureau has used one (or more) of the following identifiers when referring to either Richmond County or the community of Fairvale:

  • The GNIS Codes ...
    • The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Fairvale:
    • GNIS ID for Fairvale: 358047
    • GNIS ID for Richmond County: 358024
    • GNIS ID for State of Georgia: 1705317
  • Misc. Census Codes ...
    • Fairvale is located in Census Region #3 (the South Region) and Division #5 (the South Atlantic Division).

For more information about the various Federal identification codes, please visit our Misc Page for Fairvale.

Footnotes ...

<1>Every 10 years (eg- 1990, 2000, 2010), the US Census Bureau conducts a Constitutionally-mandated count (or enumeration) of people living within the United States. This count is called a Decennial Census. The last Decennial Census was the 2010 Census, with the next one planned for 2020.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Richmond, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.