Census Data for Fairfax
As far as we can tell, Fairfax has not been included in past Census counts, so there is no population information for this community.
While we don't have census information for Fairfax, you might be interested in some nearby communities where we do:
- Fontana Dam
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana Dam
- Fontana Dam is located in Graham County
- Fontana Dam has also been known as:
- Fontana Village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fontana Dam <1>
- Lake Santeetlah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Santeetlah
- Lake Santeetlah is located in Graham County
- Lake Santeetlah has also been known as:
- Santeetla
- Santeetlah
- Santultah
- Thunderbird Mountain
- Thunderbird
- Robbinsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robbinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbinsville
- Robbinsville is located in Graham County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robbinsville <1>
- Townsend
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
- Townsend is located in Blount County (TN)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Townsend <1>
- Andrews
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andrews have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews
- Andrews is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andrews <1>
- Bryson City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bryson City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryson City
- Bryson City is located in Swain County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bryson City <1>
- Maryville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryville
- Maryville is located in Blount County (TN)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maryville <1>
- Greenback
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenback
- Greenback is located in Loudon County (TN)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenback <1>
- Vonore
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vonore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vonore
- Vonore is located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vonore <1>
- Alcoa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alcoa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcoa
- Alcoa is located in Blount County (TN)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alcoa <1>
- Gatlinburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatlinburg
- Gatlinburg is located in Sevier County (TN)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gatlinburg <1>
- Friendsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendsville
- Friendsville is located in Blount County (TN)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Friendsville <1>
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- Rockford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north) - Tellico Plains
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tellico Plains
- Tellico Plains is located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tellico Plains <1>
- Murphy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
- Murphy is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murphy <1>
- Rockford
Swain County ...
Fairfax is located in Swain County<3>.
For more information, please visit our Census Page for Swain County.
Miscellaneous Information for Fairfax ...
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 Swain County or the community of Fairfax:
- The GNIS Codes ...
- The FIPS Codes ...
- An earlier (and largely obsolete) identification method was called the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS):
- State Code: 37 (North Carolina)
- County Code: 173 (Swain County)
- Place Code: 22255 (Fairfax)
- State & County Code: 37/173 (North Carolina / Swain County)
- State & Place Code: 37/22255 (North Carolina / Fairfax)
- Misc. Census Codes ...
- Fairfax 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 Fairfax.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fairfax. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Swain County: www.swaincounty.org/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
The official website of the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (BGN)
The official website of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Swain, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |