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Fairfield County Profile

Fairfield County's Population

Fairfield County had a net increase in population of 2,296 people between 1970 and 1990, reaching a total of 22,295 in the last census for 1990. Population is projected to reach 24,379 by the year 2010. This would be a modest increase of 9.3% above the 1990 figure. Population growth estimates are provided for five population sectors within the county.

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Fairfield County,SC  Property Information (Emapsplus.com)

Fairfield County Economic Development

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How's the weather today?

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!

Not very often. In Fairfield County, the weather is more likely let it shine!, let it shine!, let it shine! In the past 40 years, Fairfield County has averaged nearly two inches of snow per year.

In 1997, the County ejoyed a few days of snow, which was enough for the people of Winnsboro to build a few snowmen. Snow usually closes the schools and government offices for about a day, more so that everyone can enjoy the white flakes than for safety reasons.

Fairfield County is usually more about blue skies and sunshine than powdery snow. April holds the highest percentage of sunshine with 69 percent of the days sunny, while January registers the lowest at 57 percent of sunshine for the month.

There are, on average, 109 days each year that include some form of precipitation and the County receives around 50 inches of precipitation annually.

The average temperatures are 44.7 degrees in January, 63.8 degrees in April, 81 degrees in July, and 53.2 degrees in October.


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