Fairbury | |
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 Downtown Fairbury | |
 Location of Fairbury in Livingston County, Illinois. | |
.svg) Location of Illinois in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 40°44′46″N 88°29′54″W / 40.74611°N 88.49833°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Livingston |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | David Slagel[2] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.82 sq mi (4.72 km2) |
| • Land | 1.82 sq mi (4.70 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2) |
| Elevation | 686 ft (209 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 3,633 |
| • Density | 2,000.55/sq mi (772.22/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 61739 |
| Area code | 815 |
| FIPS code | 17-24764 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2394727[1] |
| Wikimedia Commons | Fairbury, Illinois |
| Website | ww2 |
Fairbury is a city in Livingston County, Illinois, United States. The population was 3,633 at the 2020 census.[4]
Fairbury is located on U.S. Route 24 11 miles east of Chenoa and six miles west of Forrest. It was founded in 1857. The town has a large population of members of the Apostolic Christian faith, who first settled in the area in 1864.[5]
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fairbury, Illinois
- ^ "Maylor/Alderman". City of Fairbury. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
- ^ "Fairbury city, Illinois - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
- ^ Nussbaum, Ben, and Derrick K. Babbs (2003). 74 Years of "South Side" Apostolic Christian Church History. Retrieved December 22, 2022.