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Welcome to Fairchance ...Fairchance is primarily located in Fayette County<1>. A portion of Fairchance extends into Greene County. We aren't confident of the location of Fairchance, so consider the above location to be an estimate.<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Fairchance, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Fairchance has a population of 1,904 people<3> (see below for details). Fairchance is 910 feet [277 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Fairchance lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Fairchance had an population of 1,904 people. This is a decrease of 3.59% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 12.42% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Fairchance had a population of 1,975 people. This makes Fairchance the county's 5th most populous community. The population of Fairchance represents 0.02% of the total population of Pennsylvania (which has 12,702,379 people), making it the state's 433rd most populous community. With a 2010 count of 1,975 people, the population of Fairchance decreased 9.15% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 2,174 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Fairchance. Communities near Fairchance ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fairchance.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Fairchance. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fairchance. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fairchance. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fairchance. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fairchance. See our Newspapers Page for Fairchance. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fairchance ...Looking for more information about Fairchance? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. In addition to the Tourism page for Fairchance, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Fairchance. Adding Fairchance to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Fairchance in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Fairchance was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7> We also found Fairchance in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Fairchance. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fairchance. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Fayette County: www.fayettepa.org The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/ Footnotes ...
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