Fairlea is a

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(CDP) in Greenbrier County,

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, United States. The population was 1,747 at the 2010 census. Fairlea is the location of the annual

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, held in August.

Geography

Fairlea is located at (37.779967, -80.458538). According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of 3.7 square miles (9.6 km²), all land. The area Fairlea is located on is relatively flat compared to the rest of the state. It borders the city of Lewisburg to the north, and the city of

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to the south.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 1,706 people, 770 households, and 428 families residing in the CDP. The

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was 461.8 people per square mile (178.5/km²). There were 861 housing units at an average density of 233.1/sq mi (90.1/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.66%

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, 1.17%

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, 0.12% Native American, 0.76%

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, 0.35% from other races, and 0.94% from two or more races.

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of any race were 1.41% of the population. There were 770 households, out of which 24.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.5% were

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living together, 10.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 44.4% were non-families. 39.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.08 and the average family size was 2.78. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 19.0% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 23.2% from 45 to 64, and 21.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.7 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $20,664, and the median income for a family was $28,077. Males had a median income of $20,625 versus $22,281 for females. The

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for the CDP was $16,146. About 22.0% of families and 27.4% of the population were below the

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, including 44.9% of those under age 18 and 21.0% of those age 65 or over.

Transportation

* U.S. 219

References

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