Fairborn, Ohio
Fairborn is a city in Greene County, Ohio, United States. The population was 34,620 at the 2020 census. It is a suburb of Dayton and part of the Dayton metropolitan area. The city is home to Wright State University, which serves nearly 12,000 undergraduate and graduate students. The city also hosts the disaster training facility known informally as Calamityville.
Fairborn, Ohio | |
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Downtown Fairborn | |
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| Motto: "A City in Motion" | |
Location of Fairborn, Ohio | |
Location of Fairborn in Greene County | |
| Coordinates: 39°47′28″N 83°59′50″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Greene |
| Incorporated | 1950 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Daniel R. Kirkpatrick |
| Area | |
| • Total | 14.725 sq mi (37.77 km2) |
| • Land | 14.71 sq mi (37.74 km2) |
| • Water | 0.015 sq mi (0.03 km2) |
| Elevation | 840 ft (260 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 34,620 |
| • Density | 2,368.57/sq mi (914.50/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP code | 45324 |
| Area code(s) | 937, 326 |
| FIPS code | 39-25914 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2394726 |
| Website | https://www.fairbornoh.gov |
It is the only city in the world named Fairborn, a portmanteau created from the names Fairfield and Osborn. After the Great Dayton Flood of 1913, the region and state created a conservation district here and, in the 1920s, began building Huffman Dam to control the Mad River. Residents of Osborn were moved with their houses to an area alongside Fairfield. In 1950, the two villages merged into the new city of Fairborn.