Electricity Rates in Fairborn, OH

History of Fairborn

Fairborn was formed from the union in 1950 of the two villages of Fairfield and Osborn after a charter was signed on January 1st. Fairfield was founded by European Americans in 1816 and Osborn in 1850.The city was Incorporated on August 1st, 1950.The area of the village of Fairfield was settled by European Americans before Ohio was admitted as a state. The first log cabin was built in 1799 by George Greiner. Pioneers migrating northward and westward from Kentucky and Virginia considered this area near the Mad River desirable for settlement. They were encroaching on territory of the native Shawnee, who sometimes raided the village. Settlers retaliated. No massacres were recorded but both sides engaged in taking prisoners.Two local accounts relate to the origin of the name "Fairfield". A local Native American chief, possibly a Shawnee, made peace and exchanged prisoners with leaders of the settlement. He said to William Cozad that, when he looked out from Reed's Hill over the town,Yonder lies a fair field. I see thousands of white men moving about in that beautiful fair field.The other possible source for the name is after a Fairfield in England.Nearby Osborn was named after the superintendent of the railroad named E.F. Osborn. The settlement allowed the railroad to be built through it after the nearby town of Fairfield had refused such construction.

Fairborn by the Numbers

Population

41,273

Median Age

34.5 yrs

Median Household Income

$59,861/yr

Median Home Value

$177,700

Homeownership Rate

52%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)