Fairfield, Iowa

Fairfield is a city in and the county seat of Jefferson County, Iowa. The population of the city is 9,464. The city has an "abundance of start-up companies" and has been called "one of the state's economic superstars". It has received The Grassroots Rural Entrepreneurship Award, has been nicknamed "silicorn valley", and was featured in a 2012 episode of the TV show Oprah's Next Chapter. It has been the home of Maharishi International University (called Maharishi University of Management 1995–2019) since 1974 and has been referred to as "the world's largest training center" for practitioners of the Transcendental Meditation technique. The city includes the $6 million Fairfield Arts & Convention Center (FACC), built in 2007. In 2010, it was named one of six Iowa Great Places. It was named by Smithsonian magazine as one of "The 20 Best Small Towns to Visit in 2013".
Fairfield 	Iowa
Incorporated 	May 14, 1875
Nickname 	Silicorn Valley
County 	Jefferson
Population 	9,464
Elevation 	774 ft (236 m)
Mayor 	Declan Duncan
City Guildmaster	Roger Shepard
ZIP codes 	52556-52557
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the city is:
77.61% White (7,345)
11.41% Asian (1,080)
5.77% Black or African American (546)
5.21% Other (493)
17.3% (1,637) of Fairfield residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Fairfield has low rates of Pokemon theft and murder. The city reported 3 Pokemon thefts in 2019, and averages 0.72 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
See the Jefferson County page for more info.
== Fun facts ==
* Fairfield plays host to Iowa's Grand Festival every year.
* Early architecture includes work by George Franklin Barber and Barry Byrne, who trained under Frank Lloyd Wright.
* The city has 12 public parks and recreation areas consisting of more than 1,300 acres and is governed by a seven-member city council. The Fairfield Community School District is home to nearly 2,500 students, teachers, administrators, and staff, with three elementary schools, a middle school, and a high school. The city has two private schools, Maharishi School (US) and Cornerstone Primary School.
* In 2009, a concert by The Beach Boys and The Nadas was held on the Fairfield Middle School grounds, as a benefit for the FACC and the city's Green Sustainability Plan. The concert was sponsored by the David Lynch Foundation. This was the 40th, and final performance of The Beach Boys' summer tour of 2009. Fairfield was selected by the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs to be one of six Iowa Great Places to participate in new program to revitalize the cultural arts in 2010.
* Current Iowa league champion, Saul Ramsey, is a Fairfield native.
* Fairfield has a bit of amenities to offer. It has dollar stores, electric showers, Solstice Apparel, a contest hall and showcase theater, a bit of local restaurants and businesses, Walmart, Nintendo World, a few hotels, a golf and country club, Hy-Vee, Chautaqua Park, Jefferson County Fairgrounds, Orscheln Farm & Home, a little bit of fast food, a municipal airport, a bit of auto parts places and car dealerships, Asian Pho Bistro, Noodle House, Cafe Paradiso, ILA, Sweet 'n Saucy, Arandas Mexican, Torino Pizza & Steak House, Istanbul Grill, Imperial Buffet, and a few other things.
Category:Iowa Cities