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Fairport, Iowa

Census-designated place in Iowa, United States

41°26′09″N 90°54′17″W / 41.43583°N 90.90472°W / 41.43583; -90.90472CountryUnited StatesStateIowaCountyMuscatineArea

^[1]

• Total1.89 sq mi (4.89 km²) • Land1.86 sq mi (4.82 km²) • Water0.03 sq mi (0.07 km²)Elevation

568 ft (173 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total204 • Density109.68/sq mi (42.34/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP code

52761 (Muscatine)

Area code563FIPS code19-26580

Fairport is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) along the Mississippi River and Iowa Highway 22 in Muscatine County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 204.^[2]

History

Fairport, originally called "Salem", was platted in 1839.^[3]

Fairport was once a stop along the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad and along the Milwaukee Road.

The population was 150 in 1940.^[4]

Geography

Fairport is in eastern Muscatine County, on the north bank of the Mississippi River. The community extends north to include the tops of the bluffs overlooking the river. Iowa Highway 22 passes through the community, leading west 8 miles (13 km) to Muscatine, the county seat, and east 20 miles (32 km) to Davenport.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	204		—
U.S. Decennial Census^[5]

Education

Muscatine Community School District operates public schools serving the community.^[6] Muscatine High School is the district's high school.

References

^ "2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Iowa". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "P1. Race – Fairport CDP, Iowa: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
^ Richman, Irving Berdine (1911). History of Muscatine County, Iowa: From the Earliest Settlements to the Present Time. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. pp. 229.
^ The Attorneys List. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Attorney List Department. 1940. p. 299.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
^ "District". Muscatine Community School District. Retrieved March 28, 2020. It also includes the towns of Fairport and Montpelier, as well as portions of the rural areas of Letts and Blue Grass.