Fairfield, Sumner County, Tennessee

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Fairfield, Tennessee
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Fairfield, Tennessee
Coordinates: 36°37′11″N86°20′44″W / 36.61972°N 86.34556°W / 36.61972; -86.34556
Country United States
State Tennessee
County Sumner
First settled1808
Area
[1]
 • Total
0.991 sq mi (2.57 km2)
 • Land0.991 sq mi (2.57 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
810 ft (250 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
141
 • Density140/sq mi (55/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 615
GNIS feature ID1315035 [2]

Fairfield is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Sumner County, Tennessee, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 141, [3] up from 131 at the 2010 census. [4]

History

In 1808, a man called John Sarver settled the area. The community in the area grew around the terrain he had settled overtime. [5]

References

  1. ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  2. ↑ "Fairfield". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ↑ "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Census.gov". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Other Communities". www.tngenweb.org. Retrieved July 8, 2025.