Fairport, Iowa

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Fairport, Iowa
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Fairport
Coordinates: 41°26′09″N90°54′17″W / 41.43583°N 90.90472°W / 41.43583; -90.90472
Country United States
State Iowa
County Muscatine
Area
[1]
  Total1.89 sq mi (4.89 km2)
  Land1.86 sq mi (4.82 km2)
  Water0.03 sq mi (0.07 km2)
Elevation
568 ft (173 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
  Total204
  Density109.68/sq mi (42.34/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
52761 (Muscatine)
Area code 563
FIPS code 19-26580

Fairport is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) along the Mississippi River and Iowa Highway 22 in Muscatine County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 204. [2]

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History

Fairport, originally called "Salem", was platted in 1839. [3]

Fairport was once a stop along the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad and along the Milwaukee Road.

Geography

Fairport is in eastern Muscatine County, on the north bank of the Mississippi River. The community extends north to include the tops of the bluffs overlooking the river. Iowa Highway 22 passes through the community, leading west 8 miles (13 km) to Muscatine, the county seat, and east 20 miles (32 km) to Davenport.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020 204
U.S. Decennial Census [4]

Education

Muscatine Community School District operates public schools serving the community. [5] Muscatine High School is the district's high school.

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References

  1. "2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Iowa". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
  2. 1 2 "P1. Race – Fairport CDP, Iowa: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
  3. Richman, Irving Berdine (1911). History of Muscatine County, Iowa: From the Earliest Settlements to the Present Time. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. pp.  229.
  4. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  5. "District". Muscatine Community School District. Retrieved March 28, 2020. It also includes the towns of Fairport and Montpelier, as well as portions of the rural areas of Letts and Blue Grass.