Fairmont City, Illinois

Fairmont City, Illinois
Location in St. Clair and Madison counties, Illinois
Location in St. Clair and Madison counties, Illinois
Fairmont City is located in the United States
Fairmont City
Fairmont City
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 38°39′4″N 90°5′59″W / 38.65111°N 90.09972°W / 38.65111; -90.09972
Country United States
State Illinois
CountiesSt. Clair; Madison
TownshipsCanteen; Stites; Nameoki
Area
 • Total
6.55 sq mi (16.96 km2)
 • Land6.21 sq mi (16.07 km2)
 • Water0.34 sq mi (0.89 km2)
Elevation420 ft (130 m)
Population
 • Total
2,265
 • Density365.03/sq mi (140.95/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Codes
62201
Area code618
FIPS code17-24933
GNIS feature ID2398855[2]
Wikimedia CommonsFairmont City, Illinois
Websitewww.fairmontcityil.com

Fairmont City is a village in St. Clair and Madison counties, Illinois, United States. The population was 2,265 at the 2020 census,[3] down from 2,635 in 2010. In the 1990s Fairmont City's Hispanic population doubled,[4] and as of 2020, over 79% of the population was of Hispanic descent.[5]

  1. ^ "2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Illinois". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fairmont City, Illinois
  3. ^ a b "P1. Race – Fairmont City village, Illinois: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
  4. ^ Dave McKinney (October 2001). "The new immigrants: An increasing number of families plot their route to the American Dream by way of Illinois' suburbs and small towns". Illinois Issues. Archived from the original on August 18, 2010. Retrieved July 8, 2012.
  5. ^ "P2. Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – Fairmont City village, Illinois: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved February 16, 2023.