Fairfield County, Ohio
38 public bodies govern here, 8 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 163,453
- Median household income
- $90,966
- ±2,392
- Unemployed
- 3.8%
- 3,171 of 82,599 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 92.5%
- 55,811 of 60,357 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Fairfield | 161,064 (2021) | 210 E Main St, Lancaster | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 14
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Lancaster | 40,763 (2021) | 104 E Main St, Lancaster | Website |
| City of Pickerington | 23,971 (2021) | 100 Lockville Rd, Pickerington | Website |
| Village of Amanda | 675 (2021) | Po Box 250, Amanda | Website |
| Village of Baltimore | 2,995 (2021) | 103 W Market St, Baltimore | Website |
| Village of Bremen | 1,504 (2021) | 9090 Marietta Rd Se, Bremen | Website |
| Village of Carroll | 504 (2021) | Po Box 367, Carroll | Website |
| Village of Lithopolis | 2,331 (2021) | Po Box 278, Lithopolis | Website |
| Village of Millersport | 980 (2021) | Po Box 536, Millersport | — |
| Village of Pleasantville | 944 (2021) | Po Box 193, Pleasantville | — |
| Village of Rushville | 307 (2021) | Po Box 9, Rushville | — |
| Village of Stoutsville | 578 (2021) | Po Box 115, Stoutsville | — |
| Village of Sugar Grove | 429 (2021) | Po Box 7, Sugar Grove | Website |
| Village of Thurston | 608 (2021) | Po Box 188, Thurston | Website |
| Village of West Rushville | 167 (2021) | Po Box 216, West Rushville | — |
Townships 13
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Township of Amanda | 2,717 (2021) | 9800 Cin Zane Rd, Amanda | — |
| Township of Berne | 5,105 (2021) | Po Box 267, Sugar Grove | — |
| Township of Bloom | 10,506 (2021) | 8490 Lithopolis Rd, Carroll | Website |
| Township of Clearcreek | 4,130 (2021) | 10474 Dozer Rd Sw, Stoutsville | — |
| Township of Greenfield | 5,768 (2021) | 4663 Carroll Cemetery Rd, Carroll | Website |
| Township of Hocking | 4,512 (2021) | 1175 Cincinnati Zanesville Rd Sw, Lancaster | Website |
| Township of Liberty | 8,313 (2021) | 10615 Lancaster - Kirkersville Rd, Baltimore | — |
| Township of Madison | 1,774 (2021) | 9737 Snortin Ridge Road, Lancaster | — |
| Township of Pleasant | 6,229 (2021) | 3005 Lancaster Thornville Rd Ne, Lancaster | Website |
| Township of Richland | 2,343 (2021) | 5150 Logan Thornville Rd, Rushville | — |
| Township of Rush Creek | 4,016 (2021) | 213 Marietta St, Bremen | — |
| Township of Violet | 47,116 (2021) | 12970 Rustic Dr, Pickerington | Website |
| Township of Walnut | 6,729 (2021) | 11420 Millersport Rd Ne, Millersport | — |
Special districts 10
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Central Ohio Insurance Consor | Education | 127 W Mulberry St, Lancaster | — |
| Hunters Run Conservancy District | Flood control | 1030 Winton Ct, Lancaster | — |
| Fairfield County Transportation Improvement District | Highways | 210 E Main St, Lancaster | — |
| Fairfield County Metropolitan Housing Authority | Housing and community development | 315 N Columbus St, Lancaster | Website |
| Fairfield County District Library | Libraries | 219 N Broad St, Lancaster | Website |
| Basil Joint Fire District | Local fire protection | 410 W Washington St, Baltimore | Website |
| Fairfield County Park District | Parks and recreation | 407 E Main St, Lancaster | Website |
| Walnut Creek Sewer District | Sewerage | Po Box 178, Thurston | — |
| Greenfield Township Water and Sewer District | Sewerage and water supply | Po Box 172, Carroll | — |
| Fairfield Soil and Water Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 831 College Ave, Lancaster | Website |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
Amanda-Clearcreek Local
School district4 schools
328 E Main St, Amanda, OH, 43102
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Berne Union Local
School district2 schools
506 N Main St, Sugar Grove, OH, 43155
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Bloom-Carroll Local
School district4 schools
5240 Plum Rd, Carroll, OH, 43112
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Fairfield Union Local
School district4 schools
6417 Cincinnati Zanesville Rd NE, Lancaster, OH, 43130
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Lancaster City
School district10 schools
2780 Coonpath Rd NE, Lancaster, OH, 43130
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Liberty Union-Thurston Local
School district3 schools
1108 S Main St, Baltimore, OH, 43105
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Pickerington Local
School district16 schools
90 East St., Pickerington, OH, 43147
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Walnut Township Local
School district2 schools
11850 Lancaster St, Millersport, OH, 43046
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Jefferson Community Farmers' Market (7494 Clark State Road Blacklick) · German village farmers market (Columbus) · Merion Village Farmers' Market (Columbus) · and 2 more
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.