Fairbanks is a community along

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and the Southern Pacific Railroad in Western

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. At one point it was a distinct

unincorporated area An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

within Harris County.

History

The community, named after its founder, John Joseph Fairbanks, was founded in July, 1895. In 1895 Fairbanks received its first post office. In 1914 Fairbanks had 75 residents, a general store and saloon, and a grocery store. The community had 25 people in the 1920s and 1930s. In 1942 the community had 800 residents and 35 businesses in the area. In the 1950s the population decreased to 350 people. Houston annexed Fairbanks in 1956. The community began to expand around that period; in the 1960s the Fairbanks area and some surrounding communities had 1,050 residents and 45 businesses. In 1980 and 1990 1,050 people lived in Fairbanks, while more people lived in the surrounding area.

Government and infrastructure

Local government

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District A serves Fairbanks. As of 2020 the district is represented by Amy Peck. The Fairbanks area is served by the

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Northwest Patrol Division, headquartered at 6000 Teague Road. VOLUNTEER INITIATIVES PROGRAM - Citizens Offering Police Support
" ''City of Houston''.

County, state, and federal representation

Fairbanks is within Harris County Precinct 4. As of 2008 Jerry Eversole heads the precinct. Fairbanks is located in District 135 of the

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. As of 2019,

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represents the district. Fairbanks is within

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of the

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; as of 2015

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represents the district. Fairbanks is in Texas's 7th congressional district. As of 2019,

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represents the district. The

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operates the Fairbanks Post Office at 7050 Brookhollow West Drive in an unincorporated area.

Education

Fairbanks is within the

Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District The Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (CFISD, often referred to as Cy-Fair) is an independent school district with its headquarters in northwest unincorporated Harris County, Texas, United States. Cy-Fair ISD is the largest Recog ...

. Until the 1930s the Fairbanks School District operated (present day) Bane Elementary and the Fairbanks High School (Later called Caverdale High School). Until the 1960s, Carverdale High School, under Cy-Fair I.S.D., operated as the African-American School during segregation in the American South. The Carverdale High School in later years was used by the Houston Community College System as its Carverdale Campus.

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(originally the North Harris Montgomery Community College District) serves the community. The territory in Cypress-Fairbanks ISD joined the community college district in 2000. The system operates the Fairbanks Center in unincorporated Harris County; Fairbanks Center is a part of

Lone Star College–CyFair Lone Star College–CyFair, formerly Cy-Fair College, is one of six colleges in the Lone Star College System located in unincorporated Harris County, Texas, United States. Vision As more and more of Texas' natural environment is developed by c ...

Harris County Public Library Harris County Public Library (HCPL) is a public library system serving Harris County, Texas, United States. Since its inception in 1921, HCPL has grown from a system of small book stations in homes, stores and post offices to 26 branch librarie ...

operates the Fairbanks Branch Library at 7122 North Gessner Drive in an unincorporated area. The branch opened in 1970. Originally at , it received an expansion in 1990, making it .Fairbanks Branch Library
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''. Retrieved on November 27, 2008.

Cypress Ridge High School Cypress Ridge High School is a public secondary school located in unincorporated Harris County, Texas, near Houston. It was established in 2002 as Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District High School #7. Cypress Ridge provides the deaf educ ...

is a high school located at 7900 North Eldridge Parkway. The school opened in 2002 and currently holds 3000+ students.

References

External links

* {{coord, 29.8527, N, 95.5266, W, source:wikidata, display=title Neighborhoods in Houston Geography of Harris County, Texas