– S ug ar   Land – B ay town ▁metropol itan ▁area . ▁The ▁population ▁was ▁ 7 6 3 ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁census , ▁up ▁from ▁ 6 7 8 ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁census . ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁the ▁population ▁had ▁ris en ▁to ▁an ▁estimated ▁ 1 , 2 2 4 . ▁ ▁The ▁center ▁of ▁Fair child s ▁is ▁located ▁ ▁n ortheast ▁of ▁Need ville ▁at ▁the ▁intersection ▁of ▁Farm ▁to ▁Market ▁Road ▁ 3 6 1 ▁( F air child s - Long ▁Point ▁Road ) ▁and ▁Need ville - F air child s ▁Road . ▁The ▁Fair child ▁Far mer ▁Co - op ▁G in ▁and ▁a ▁few ▁other ▁business es ▁can ▁be ▁found ▁near ▁the ▁intersection . ▁Est ab lished ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 0 ▁by ▁three ▁men ▁of ▁German ▁descent , ▁the ▁community ▁is ▁named ▁after ▁a ▁man ▁who ▁settled ▁there ▁around ▁ 1 8 4 0 . ▁ ▁Geography ▁ ▁Fair child s ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁south - central ▁Fort ▁B end ▁County ▁at ▁ ▁( 2 9 . 4 4 6 3 0 0 , ▁- 9 5 . 7 7 9 2 0 8 ). ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Census ▁Bureau , ▁the ▁village ▁has ▁a ▁total ▁area ▁of ▁, ▁of ▁which ▁, ▁or ▁ 0 . 3 1 %, ▁is ▁water . ▁ ▁FM   3 6 1 ▁starts ▁at ▁Farm ▁to ▁Market ▁Road ▁ 1