Fairfax, OK

Fairfax is a town in Osage County, Oklahoma, United States. The 2020 census counted 1,136 residents. The Osage Nation reservation is coterminous with the county. Fairfax was the home of the ballerinas Maria and Marjorie Tallchief. The town economy has relied on agriculture and oil production. Taken together, these details give a newcomer a usable picture of Fairfax, where its history, geography, and current gathering places meet. For Fairfax, the memorable detail is the way older history and current gathering places share one local map. When the Santa Fe Railway chose to go up Salt Creek valley and bypassed the village of Gray Horse the present day town of Fairfax was created. Local merchants, including Lew A. Fairfax is 28 miles southwest of Pawhuska and 32 miles southeast of Ponca City.