| Population | 1,142 |
| Nationwide Rank | 9776 |
Fairfax, Minnesota is the 9,776th largest city in the United States as of 2017.
Fairfax, Minnesota is a city.
Fairfax, Minnesota is currently 13.7% smaller than it was in 1990, the year of its peak recorded population.
Fairfax, Minnesota's growth is extremely below average. 90% of similarly sized cities are growing faster since 2000.
| US Rank | Name | Population | Growth 2000-2017 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9766 | Fowler, Colorado | 1,144 | -5.2% |
| 9767 | Killdeer, North Dakota | 1,144 | 60.6% |
| 9768 | Taos, Missouri | 1,144 | 31.6% |
| 9769 | Ucon, Idaho | 1,144 | 20.9% |
| 9770 | Red Boiling Springs, Tennessee | 1,143 | 7.1% |
| 9771 | Ship Bottom, New Jersey | 1,143 | -17.4% |
| 9772 | Springville, Iowa | 1,143 | 4.4% |
| 9773 | Timpson, Texas | 1,143 | 4.3% |
| 9774 | Clendenin, West Virginia | 1,142 | 1.6% |
| 9775 | Elk Run Heights, Iowa | 1,142 | 8.7% |
| 9776 | Fairfax, Minnesota | 1,142 | -12.0% |
| 9777 | Holland, Texas | 1,142 | 2.4% |
| 9778 | Lapwai, Idaho | 1,142 | 0.8% |
| 9779 | Pine Bluffs, Wyoming | 1,142 | -1.1% |
| 9780 | Port Orford, Oregon | 1,142 | -0.9% |
| 9781 | Warrensburg, Illinois | 1,142 | -11.2% |
| 9782 | Wellsville, Missouri | 1,142 | -19.6% |
| 9783 | Cave Spring, Georgia | 1,141 | 13.7% |
| 9784 | Kent City, Michigan | 1,141 | 7.2% |
| 9785 | Bayard, Nebraska | 1,140 | -8.3% |
| 9786 | Gilbert, Iowa | 1,140 | 14.6% |
| US Rank | Name | Population | Growth 2000-2017 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7153 | Janesville | 2,259 | 5.9% |
| 7161 | Crosslake | 2,251 | 18.2% |
| 7176 | Madelia | 2,239 | -4.0% |
| 7197 | Gaylord | 2,223 | -2.7% |
| 7237 | Wells | 2,195 | -16.0% |
| 7245 | Hawley | 2,190 | 16.4% |
| 7299 | Arlington | 2,153 | 5.0% |
| 7348 | Maple Lake | 2,126 | 29.9% |
| 7428 | Mayer | 2,089 | 251.6% |
| 7482 | Mountain Lake | 2,061 | -1.0% |
| 7489 | Tracy | 2,056 | -9.3% |
| 7491 | Howard Lake | 2,054 | 10.4% |
| 7526 | Lexington | 2,037 | -5.0% |
| 7533 | Nisswa | 2,034 | 3.9% |
| 7555 | Springfield | 2,022 | -8.6% |
| 7557 | Slayton | 2,021 | -2.6% |
| 7566 | Aitkin | 2,016 | -0.6% |
| 7569 | Eyota | 2,015 | 22.4% |
| 7635 | Blooming Prairie | 1,981 | 1.9% |
| 7639 | Hoyt Lakes | 1,978 | -4.9% |
| 7655 | Coleraine | 1,970 | 78.1% |
| 7861 | Waterville | 1,867 | 1.4% |
| 7885 | Hinckley | 1,857 | 42.5% |
| 7916 | Long Lake | 1,840 | 0.0% |
| 7945 | Lakeland | 1,826 | -4.7% |
| 7948 | Maple Plain | 1,824 | -12.6% |
| 7988 | Kenyon | 1,806 | 8.7% |
| 7993 | Ortonville | 1,805 | -15.8% |
| 8006 | Spring Park | 1,799 | 4.8% |
| 8013 | Gilbert | 1,796 | -2.6% |
| 8027 | Braham | 1,789 | 38.2% |
| 8030 | Clearwater | 1,786 | 106.7% |
| 8077 | Silver Bay | 1,769 | -14.2% |
| 8091 | Warroad | 1,763 | 2.6% |
| 8202 | Lester Prairie | 1,715 | 24.9% |
| 8205 | Rushford | 1,715 | 0.4% |
| 8225 | Osakis | 1,705 | 9.0% |
| 8230 | Mapleton | 1,703 | 1.3% |
| 8232 | Canby | 1,701 | -10.3% |
| 8341 | Cologne | 1,648 | 56.0% |
| 8343 | Aurora | 1,646 | -10.9% |
| 8399 | Lakefield | 1,626 | -5.5% |
| 8410 | Ada | 1,620 | -2.0% |
| 8411 | Rock Creek | 1,620 | 43.4% |
| 8531 | Lewiston | 1,564 | 4.9% |
| 8538 | Tonka Bay | 1,561 | 0.7% |
| 8555 | Warren | 1,554 | -6.9% |
| 8562 | Avon | 1,550 | 25.0% |
| 8633 | Dundas | 1,519 | 159.2% |
| 8668 | Stacy | 1,507 | 10.2% |
| 8672 | Babbitt | 1,505 | -9.8% |
| 8707 | Oronoco | 1,496 | 57.1% |
| 8745 | Fosston | 1,481 | -5.9% |
| 8832 | Waverly | 1,450 | 90.2% |
| 8842 | Richmond | 1,442 | 19.3% |
| 8901 | Dassel | 1,419 | 13.8% |
| 8908 | Madison | 1,417 | -19.5% |
| 8915 | Bagley | 1,414 | 6.8% |
| 8926 | Dawson | 1,410 | -8.0% |
| 8954 | Red Lake Falls | 1,404 | -10.8% |
| 8984 | New London | 1,396 | 30.2% |
| 8993 | Frazee | 1,391 | -0.7% |
| 9054 | Glyndon | 1,373 | 30.1% |
| 9062 | Minneota | 1,371 | -5.6% |
| 9086 | Pierz | 1,363 | 6.1% |
| 9094 | Grand Marais | 1,359 | -2.3% |
| 9107 | Winthrop | 1,354 | -1.0% |
| 9115 | Winnebago | 1,351 | -8.9% |
| 9130 | Rice | 1,345 | 89.4% |
| 9133 | Appleton | 1,342 | -53.1% |
| 9151 | Hayfield | 1,333 | -0.2% |
| 9194 | Wheaton | 1,316 | -18.4% |
| 9200 | Menahga | 1,313 | 7.7% |
| 9248 | Preston | 1,299 | -9.0% |
| 9262 | Clara City | 1,296 | -6.8% |
| 9316 | Spring Grove | 1,283 | -1.5% |
| 9349 | Medford | 1,272 | 24.9% |
| 9386 | Mahnomen | 1,259 | 4.6% |
| 9406 | Starbuck | 1,253 | -4.8% |
| 9449 | Cottonwood | 1,239 | 7.6% |
| 9462 | Fulda | 1,233 | -6.1% |
| 9493 | New York Mills | 1,224 | 5.6% |
| 9500 | Adrian | 1,221 | -0.8% |
| 9520 | Mantorville | 1,216 | 13.7% |
| 9552 | Royalton | 1,208 | 47.1% |
| 9580 | Spicer | 1,200 | 6.7% |
| 9608 | Renville | 1,191 | -9.8% |
| 9620 | New Richland | 1,187 | -0.5% |
| 9653 | Goodhue | 1,176 | 51.1% |
| 9695 | Grand Meadow | 1,164 | 22.5% |
| 9702 | Madison Lake | 1,163 | 35.3% |
| 9732 | Harris | 1,156 | 2.1% |
| 9746 | Elbow Lake | 1,151 | -9.4% |
| 9776 | Fairfax | 1,142 | -12.0% |
| 9788 | Nicollet | 1,139 | 26.5% |
| 9866 | Atwater | 1,117 | 3.8% |
| 9867 | Edgerton | 1,117 | 8.8% |
| 9923 | Dellwood | 1,100 | 5.4% |
| 9945 | Sherburn | 1,095 | 1.2% |
| 9985 | Elgin | 1,082 | 29.1% |
| 9987 | Tyler | 1,082 | -11.8% |
| 9993 | Wanamingo | 1,079 | 6.8% |
| 10011 | Shafer | 1,074 | 202.5% |
| 10012 | Lake St. Croix Beach | 1,073 | -5.8% |
| 10070 | Hector | 1,060 | -9.0% |
| 10090 | Truman | 1,054 | -16.0% |
| 10114 | Lake Shore | 1,046 | 7.3% |
| 10154 | Eden Valley | 1,034 | 19.2% |
| 10169 | Carlton | 1,031 | 27.7% |
| 10189 | Keewatin | 1,026 | -11.6% |
| 10201 | East Gull Lake | 1,022 | 4.0% |
| 10216 | Taylors Falls | 1,018 | 5.0% |
| 10280 | Baudette | 1,004 | -8.3% |
| 10305 | Harmony | 999 | -7.5% |
| 10309 | Parkers Prairie | 999 | -1.2% |
| 10343 | Morristown | 992 | -0.9% |
| 10372 | Buhl | 982 | 0.2% |
| 10378 | Biwabik | 981 | 2.0% |
| 10439 | Bird Island | 969 | -18.8% |
| 10468 | Scanlon | 965 | 15.5% |
| 10485 | Houston | 960 | -5.7% |
| 10526 | Nashwauk | 950 | 1.7% |
| 10570 | Watkins | 942 | 7.0% |
| 10608 | Deer River | 934 | 1.7% |
| 10617 | Walker | 932 | -24.8% |
| 10620 | Le Roy | 931 | 0.3% |
| 10633 | Pine River | 928 | 0.4% |
| 10692 | Battle Lake | 918 | 21.9% |
| 10715 | Henderson | 914 | -0.2% |
| 10733 | Hallock | 908 | -23.6% |
| 10811 | Birchwood Village | 888 | -8.6% |
| 10945 | Onamia | 861 | 1.2% |
| 10958 | St. Stephen | 860 | -0.2% |
| 10995 | Lilydale | 853 | 53.4% |
| 11007 | Morgan | 850 | -5.4% |
| 11062 | Emily | 840 | -1.2% |
| 11066 | Mazeppa | 840 | 6.3% |
| 11110 | Fertile | 833 | -7.0% |
| 11111 | St. Clair | 833 | 0.0% |
| 11163 | Silver Lake | 824 | 7.0% |
| 11220 | Walnut Grove | 814 | 36.5% |
| 11239 | Rushford Village | 811 | 13.1% |
| 11244 | Henning | 810 | 4.3% |
| 11287 | Clarkfield | 803 | -15.8% |
| 11301 | Lake Park | 801 | 2.0% |
| 11318 | Isle | 798 | 11.6% |
| 11357 | Bovey | 791 | 19.8% |
| 11359 | Kimball | 791 | 20.7% |
| 11384 | Adams | 786 | -1.8% |
| 11407 | Twin Valley | 783 | 1.1% |
| 11449 | Lamberton | 775 | -9.3% |
| 11450 | West Concord | 775 | -7.4% |
| 11455 | Belgrade | 773 | 2.9% |
| 11468 | Blackduck | 770 | 7.0% |
| 11545 | Cass Lake | 757 | -13.5% |
| 11553 | Landfall | 756 | 9.4% |
| 11556 | Browerville | 755 | 2.3% |
| 11557 | Dover | 755 | 71.5% |
| 11564 | Hilltop | 754 | -1.4% |
| 11566 | Raymond | 754 | -8.0% |
| 11577 | Mabel | 753 | -1.5% |
| 11602 | Greenwood | 748 | 1.2% |
| 11618 | Gibbon | 746 | -7.5% |
| 11620 | Brooten | 745 | 13.7% |
| 11697 | Hancock | 732 | 2.3% |
| 11700 | Lanesboro | 732 | -6.9% |
| 11704 | Brownton | 731 | -9.0% |
| 11707 | Stockton | 731 | 6.2% |
| 11738 | Elysian | 726 | 42.9% |
| 11772 | Kerkhoven | 721 | -5.6% |
| 11789 | Cleveland | 717 | 6.6% |
| 11810 | Karlstad | 714 | -9.7% |
| 11811 | Marine on St. Croix | 714 | 17.4% |
| 11823 | Holdingford | 712 | -6.0% |
| 11838 | Greenbush | 709 | -9.2% |
| 11842 | Westbrook | 709 | -5.7% |
| 11849 | Trimont | 708 | -5.8% |
| 11920 | Hampton | 696 | 60.3% |
| 11931 | Courtland | 693 | 28.3% |
| 11948 | Ellendale | 690 | 16.7% |
| 11963 | Buffalo Lake | 688 | -10.2% |
| 11982 | Brownsdale | 686 | -4.7% |
| 11990 | Clarks Grove | 684 | -7.3% |
| 11996 | Clear Lake | 683 | 154.8% |
| 12018 | Hendricks | 679 | -5.8% |
| 12036 | Marble | 677 | -2.5% |
| 12043 | Hoffman | 676 | 0.8% |
| 12054 | Sebeka | 675 | -4.9% |
| 12085 | Loretto | 670 | 15.1% |
| 12111 | Freeport | 666 | 44.7% |
| 12114 | Hills | 666 | 16.2% |
| 12123 | Rollingstone | 665 | -4.0% |
| 12124 | Wabasso | 665 | -2.3% |
| 12144 | Kasota | 662 | -2.7% |
| 12157 | La Prairie | 660 | 9.6% |
| 12173 | Heron Lake | 656 | -15.0% |
| 12182 | Welcome | 655 | -9.6% |
| 12186 | Motley | 654 | 11.6% |
| 12192 | Clarissa | 653 | 3.8% |
| 12201 | Minnesota Lake | 652 | -4.8% |
| 12214 | Center City | 650 | 7.7% |
| 12238 | Stephen | 646 | -8.3% |
| 12264 | Argyle | 642 | -1.8% |
| 12271 | Alden | 641 | -1.6% |
| 12281 | Lake Benton | 640 | -9.0% |
| 12319 | Taconite | 633 | 116.7% |
| 12347 | Glenville | 629 | -8.5% |
| 12350 | Balaton | 628 | -1.5% |
| 12375 | Elmore | 624 | -14.8% |
| 12384 | Randall | 623 | 16.4% |
| 12413 | Ottertail | 617 | 35.9% |
| 12436 | McIntosh | 614 | -3.7% |
| 12442 | Grove City | 613 | 0.1% |
| 12468 | Littlefork | 610 | -9.8% |
| 12544 | Barnum | 601 | 14.0% |
| 12551 | Jasper | 601 | 1.0% |
| 12566 | Evansville | 599 | 5.0% |
| 12620 | Hill City | 591 | 20.6% |
| 12658 | Butterfield | 586 | 3.9% |
| 12736 | Good Thunder | 574 | -2.8% |
| 12751 | Cook | 572 | -10.3% |
| 12758 | Verndale | 572 | -0.5% |
| 12762 | Ranier | 571 | 205.3% |
| Year | Population | Rank in US |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1,142 | 9,776 |
| 2016 | 1,154 | 9,738 |
| 2015 | 1,172 | 9,667 |
| 2014 | 1,183 | 9,614 |
| 2013 | 1,190 | 9,592 |
| 2012 | 1,205 | 9,536 |
| 2011 | 1,215 | 9,505 |
| 2010 | 1,235 | 9,429 |
| 2009 | 1,195 | 9,468 |
| 2008 | 1,205 | 9,433 |
| 2007 | 1,227 | 9,350 |
| 2006 | 1,242 | 9,277 |
| 2005 | 1,258 | 9,209 |
| 2004 | 1,266 | 9,171 |
| 2003 | 1,281 | 9,121 |
| 2002 | 1,291 | 9,089 |
| 2001 | 1,280 | 9,121 |
| 2000 | 1,299 | 9,077 |
| 1990 | 1,324 | 8,541 |