Situated in southeastern Renville County, the city of Fairfax, Minnesota is served by Minnesota Highways 4 and 19. The community was platted in 1882, and named for Fairfax County in Virginia, the hometown of some of its early residents. A post office was established in Fairfax in 1882, and the city was incorporated in 1888. Since 1920, its population has remained basically stable, but with a trend toward slight decreases in its population numbers. Fairfax is roughly halfway between Franklin, to the west, and Gibbon, to the east. Mankato is about fifty miles southeast of Fairfax.
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The official web site for the City of Fairfax offers information and services to the public, including its ordinances, council meeting agendas and minutes, public notices, and schedules, as well as a guide to local departments, facilities and services, a business directory, and information about economic development opportunities and programs.
http://www.cityoffairfax-mn.gov/
Offering long-term and short-term care and rehabilitation, the campus in Fairfax, Minnesota also provides senior housing services, speech, occupational and physical therapy services to residents, including outpatient services to tenants at Countryview Estates and the Fairfax community. Its admissions policies, services, and an overview of its facilities are put forth.
http://www.fchmn.org/
Located on 1st Street SE, the Fairfax, Minnesota library is part of the Pioneerland Library System. Its hours of operation, calendar of events, policy information, and an overview of its standard and online library services and resources, reference and research facilities, children's services, and local resources are highlighted.
http://www.fairfax.lib.mn.us/
Owned and operated by a mother-daughter team in Fairfax, Minnesota, the business specializes in wedding decor rentals and providing wedding decoration services, invitations, and accessories. An overview of its products and services is put forth, along with profiles of weddings that the company has participated in, along with office hours, contacts, and client testimonials.
http://grapevineweddingrentals.com/
Located in Fairfax, Minnesota, the company is active throughout Heartland and High Plains regions, buying and selling used agricultural equipment. Directions and a map shows the location of the business, and its current inventory of pre-owned farm equipment is presented, and made available for downloading. Office hours and contacts are posted to the site.
http://www.ms-diversified.com/
Based in Fairfax, Minnesota, the newspaper is the result of a merger of the Fairfax Standard and the Gibbon Gazette in 2000, offering news, sport stories, death notices, and other features of interest to the communities of Fairfax, Gibbon, and Franklin. Its history and a profile of the publication is featured, along with its business hours and contacts, advertisement and news deadlines, and a list of news stands where the newspaper can be found.
http://www.standard-gazette.com/
