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Fairfax, California Fairfax is an incorporated town in Marin County, California, United States. Fairfax is located west-northwest of San Rafael, at an elevation of . The population was 7,605 at the 2020 census. History The Coast Miwok Native Americans occupied ...

Fairfax Avenue Fairfax Avenue is a street in the north central area of the city of Los Angeles, California. It runs from La Cienega Boulevard in Culver City at its southern end to Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood on its northern end. From La Cienega Boulevard ( ...

, a major thoroughfare in Los Angeles, California *

Fairfax District, Los Angeles The Fairfax District is a neighborhood in the Central region of Los Angeles, California. Historically the Fairfax District has been a center of the Jewish community in Los Angeles. It is known for the Farmer's Market, The Grove, CBS Television ...

, California, centered on Fairfax Avenue *

Fairfax, Georgia Fairfax is an unincorporated community in Ware County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. History A post office called Fairfax was established in 1900, and remained in operation until 1943. The Georgia General Assembly The Georgia General Assembly ...

Fairfax, Indiana Fairfax is an Unincorporated area, unincorporated community in Clear Creek Township, Monroe County, Indiana, Clear Creek Township, Monroe County, Indiana, Monroe County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. History Fairfax was founded sometime in the ear ...

Fairfax, Iowa Fairfax is a city in Linn County, Iowa, United States. The population was 2,828 at the time of the 2020 census. It is part of the Cedar Rapids Metropolitan Statistical Area. History Fairfax was laid out in 1863 when the railroad was extended ...

Fairfax District (Kansas City, Kansas) The Fairfax Industrial District is a manufacturing area of Kansas City, Kansas, on the Goose Island river bend of the Missouri River. The US 69 Missouri River Bridge provides access to the district from Missouri's Platte County and Riverside c ...

, an industrial area *

Fairfax, Minnesota Fairfax is a city in Renville County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,235 at the 2010 census. Minnesota State Highways 4 and 19 are two of the main arterial routes in the city. Fort Ridgely State Park is nearby. History Fai ...

Fairfax, Missouri Fairfax is a city in Clark Township, Atchison County, Missouri, United States. The population was 648 at the 2020 census. History Fairfax was laid out in 1881. A post office has been in operation at Fairfax since 1881. Geography According to ...

Fairfax, Ohio Fairfax is a village in Hamilton County, Ohio, United States. It is a suburb of Cincinnati. The population was 1,699 at the 2010 census. History Fairfax incorporated as a village in 1955. On January 1, 2010, it withdrew from Columbia Township ...

, a village in Hamilton County *

Fairfax, Cleveland Fairfax is a neighborhood on the East Side of Cleveland, Ohio. It is roughly bounded between Euclid Avenue to the north, Woodland Avenue to the south, E. 71st Street to the west and E. 105th Street to the east. Fairfax is located on the edge of U ...

, Ohio, a neighborhood *

Fairfax, Highland County, Ohio Fairfax is an unincorporated community in Highland County, in the U.S. state of Ohio. History Fairfax was founded in the 1830s, and named after Fairfax, Virginia The City of Fairfax ( ), colloquially known as Fairfax City, Downtown Fairfax, ...

Fairfax, Oklahoma Fairfax is a town in Osage County, Oklahoma, United States. The Osage Nation reservation is coterminous with the county. The population was 1,380 at the 2010 census, down 11.3 percent from the figure of 1,555 recorded in 2000. It is notable as ...

Fairfax, South Carolina Fairfax is a town in Allendale and Hampton counties, South Carolina, United States. The population was 2,025 at the 2010 census, a decline of over one-third of its population of 3,206 from 2000. History The Virginia Durant Young House was added ...

Fairfax, South Dakota Fairfax is a town in southeastern Gregory County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 96 at the 2020 census. History The first settlement at Fairfax was made around 1890. A post office called Fairfax has been in operation since 1892 ...

Fairfax, Vermont Fairfax is a town in Franklin County, Vermont, United States. The population was 5,014 at the 2020 census. Geography The New England town of Fairfax is in southern Franklin County and is bordered by Chittenden County to the south. According to ...

, a New England town **

Fairfax (CDP), Vermont Fairfax is the primary village and a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Fairfax, Franklin County, Vermont, United States. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 865, out of 5,014 in the entire town of Fairfax. The CDP is in sout ...

, the main village in the town *

Fairfax, Virginia The City of Fairfax ( ), colloquially known as Fairfax City, Downtown Fairfax, Old Town Fairfax, Fairfax Courthouse, FFX, or simply Fairfax, is an independent city (United States), independent city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth ...

, an independent city *

Fairfax County, Virginia Fairfax County, officially the County of Fairfax, is a county in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It is part of Northern Virginia and borders both the city of Alexandria and Arlington County and forms part of the suburban ring of Washington, D.C. ...

, surrounding the city of Fairfax *

Fairfax Station, Virginia Fairfax Station is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. The population was 12,030 at the 2010 census. Located in Northern Virginia, its center is located southwest of Washington, D.C. Geography Fairfax Sta ...

Fairfax, West Virginia Fairfax is an unincorporated community in Grant County, West Virginia West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States.The Census Bureau and the Association of American Geographers cla ...

Fairfax Stone Historical Monument State Park Fairfax Stone Historical Monument State Park is a West Virginia state park commemorating the Fairfax Stone, a surveyor's marker and boundary stone at the source of the North Branch of the Potomac River. The original stone was placed on October ...

, West Virginia

Elsewhere

Division of Fairfax The Division of Fairfax is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. Geography Since 1984, federal electoral division boundaries in Australia have been determined at redistributions by a redistribution committee appointed by the Australi ...

, an electoral district in the Australian House of Representatives, in Queensland

People

Fairfax (name) Fairfax is both a surname of English (Yorkshire and Northumberland, with a few branches later settling in Scotland) origin which means "fair hair", and a given name. Notable people with the name include: Surname: * Alan Fairfax (1906–1955), Austr ...

Lord Fairfax of Cameron Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Lord Fairfax of Cameron Lord Fairfax of Cameron is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. Despite holding a Scottish peerage, the Lords Fairfax of Cameron are members of an ancient Yorkshire family, of which the Fairfax baron ...

Viscount Fairfax of Emley Viscount Fairfax of Emley, in the County of Tipperary, was a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created on 10 February 1629 for Sir Thomas Fairfax, previously Member of Parliament for Hedon. The fifth Viscount was Lord Lieutenant of the North ...

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Fairfax Academy Fairfax Academy (formerly Fairfax School) is a secondary school with academy status in the Royal Town of Sutton Coldfield, in north Birmingham. The school was established in 1959. The school has a sixth-form, with a new sixth-form centre whic ...

, a secondary school in Sutton Coldfield, England *

Fairfax (White Pine, Tennessee) Fairfax is a historic mansion in White Pine, Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA. History The mansion was completed in 1840. It was built by Lawson D. Franklin (1801–1861), Tennessee's first millionaire, for his son, Isaac White Rodgers Franklin ...

, a mansion on the US National Register of Historic Places *

Fairfax University Fairfax University was an unaccreditedSeOregon Office of Degree Authorization List of Unaccredited colleges anInstitutions Whose Degrees are Illegal to Use in Texas distance-learning institution established in Louisiana in 1986 and discontinued in ...

, a former unaccredited distance-learning institution *

University of Fairfax The University of Fairfax is an institution of higher education headquartered in Salem, Virginia. It offers online graduate degrees (Masters and Doctorates) in cybersecurity, cloud computing, computer science and engineering, and business as wel ...

, an institution of higher education actually located in Vienna, Virginia, near Fairfax, Virginia *

Hellespont Fairfax The TI class of supertankers comprises the ships ''TI Africa'', ''TI Asia'', ''TI Europe'' and ''TI Oceania'' (all names as of July 2004), where the "TI" refers to the VLCC tanker pool operator Tankers International. The class were the first ULCC ...

, the largest double-hulled supertanker *

Fairfax Media Fairfax Media was a media company in Australia and New Zealand, with investments in newspaper, magazines, radio and digital properties. The company was founded by John Fairfax as John Fairfax and Sons, who purchased ''The Sydney Morning Herald' ...

, a defunct Australian-based media company focusing on newspapers *

Fairfax Financial Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited is a Canadian financial holding company based in Toronto, Ontario, which is engaged in property, casualty, insurance and reinsurance, investment management, and insurance claims management. The company operate ...

, a Canadian-based financial services holding company *

General Motors Fairfax Assembly Plant The Fairfax Assembly & Stamping is a General Motors automobile factory at 3201 Fairfax Trafficway, Kansas City, Kansas in the United States. As of 2022, the plant employs over 2,100 hourly and salaried employees. Employees are represented by UA ...

, Kansas City, Kansas *

Fairfax House Fairfax House is a Georgian townhouse located at No. 27, Castlegate, York, England, near Clifford's Tower and York Castle Museum. It was probably built in the early 1740s for a local merchant and in 1759 it was purchased by Charles Gregory Fai ...

, a Georgian town-house, now a museum, in York, England *

Fairfax Christian School The Fairfax Christian School is a Christian school covering Pre-Kindergarten through 12th grade in Dulles, Virginia. History Founded in 1961 in Fairfax City, on the ground floor of a large Victorian home by Presbyterian clergyman Robert L. Thobur ...

, a Christian school in Vienna, Virginia *

Fairfax (TV series) ''Fairfax'' is an American adult animated comedy streaming television series created by Matt Hausfater, Aaron Buchsbaum, and Teddy Riley. The series is voiced by Skyler Gisondo, Kiersey Clemons, Peter S. Kim, and Jaboukie Young-White. It was re ...

, a 2021 animation TV show * English ship ''Fairfax'' (1650), an English frigate, destroyed by fire in 1653 * English ship ''Fairfax'' (1653), an English frigate built to replace the 1650 ship of the same name

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