Fairmont is a city in Marion County, West Virginia, United States, and its county seat. The population was 18,313 at the 2020 census, making it the eighth-most populous city in the state. It is the principal city of the Fairmont micropolitan area, which includes all of Marion County in North Central West Virginia and had a population of 56,205 in 2020. Fairmont is also a principal city of the larger Morgantown–Fairmont combined statistical area. The city is home to Fairmont State University, serving more than 3,000 students.
Southeast
Fairmont
Marion County, WV
Population
18,402
Walk Score
67 · Somewhat Walkable
Median rent
$860
Median home value
$140,400
Settled
1819
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On the National Register
Historic districts
- Amos Farmstead Historic District · listed 2024
- Fairmont Downtown Historic District · listed 1995
- Fleming-Watson Historic District · listed 2001
- Shaw House · listed 1988
- Woodlawn Cemetery · listed 2004
Notable landmarks
- Club Deluxe
- Colonial Apartments · listed 2006
- Dunbar School · listed 2015
- Fairmont Normal School Administration Building · listed 1994
- Fairmont Senior High School · listed 2002
- Fleming, Thomas W., House · listed 1979
- Golden Brothers Building
- High Gate · listed 1982
- High Level Bridge · listed 1991
- Jacobs-Hutchinson Block · listed 1995
- Madison Hotel
- Marion County Courthouse and Sheriff's House · listed 1979
- Masonic Temple · listed 1993
- Miller, Thomas C., Public School · listed 2013
- Mount Zion Baptist Church · listed 2023
- Prickett's Fort · listed 1974
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