Editing Fairview, California

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'''Fairview''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Alameda County, California|Alameda County]], [[California]], United States. It borders on the city of [[Hayward, California|Hayward]] and the census-designated place of [[Castro Valley, California|Castro Valley]]. The population was 11,341 at the 2020 census.<ref name="CensusQuickFacts" />

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|3.0|sqmi|km2}}, of which, {{convert|3.0|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.02|sqmi|km2|2}} (0.80%) is water.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2020= 11341
|2010= 10003
|2000= 9470
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
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The [[2020 United States Census]] reported that Fairview had a population of 11,341. The population density was {{convert|3,813.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of Fairview was 32.7% [[White Americans|White]], 15.4% [[African Americans|African American]], 0.8% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], 19.7% [[Asian Americans|Asian]], 1.5% [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]], 14.0% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 15.9% from two or more races. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] of any race were 26.6% of the population.<ref name=DP1>{{cite web |title=Fairview CDP, California; DP1: Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics - 2020 Census of Population and Housing |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALDP2020.DP1?g=160XX00US0623350 |website=US Census Bureau |access-date=March 20, 2025}}</ref>

The Census reported that 98.8% of the population lived in households, 0.7% lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0.5% were institutionalized.<ref name=DP1/>

There were 3,756 households, out of which 32.2% included children under the age of 18, 54.6% were married-couple households, 6.2% were [[cohabitation|cohabiting]] couple households, 23.2% had a female householder with no partner present, and 16.0% had a male householder with no partner present. 17.9% of households were one person, and 7.8% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.98.<ref name=DP1/> There were 2,837 [[family (U.S. Census)|families]] (75.5% of all households).<ref>{{cite web |title=Fairview CDP, California; P16: Household Type - 2020 Census of Population and Housing |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALDHC2020.P16?g=160XX00US0623350 |website=US Census Bureau |access-date=March 20, 2025}}</ref>

The age distribution was 19.1% under the age of 18, 7.7% aged 18 to 24, 27.8% aged 25 to 44, 27.2% aged 45 to 64, and 18.2% who were 65{{nbsp}}years of age or older. The median age was 41.3{{nbsp}}years. For every 100 females, there were 98.6 males.<ref name=DP1/>

There were 3,871 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,301.6|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}, of which 3,756 (97.0%) were occupied. Of these, 76.9% were owner-occupied, and 23.1% were occupied by renters.<ref name=DP1/>

In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that 26.5% of the population were foreign-born. Of all people aged 5 or older, 63.6% spoke only English at home, 16.3% spoke [[Spanish language|Spanish]], 13.2% spoke other [[Indo-European languages]], 6.3% spoke Asian or Pacific Islander languages, and 0.6% spoke other languages. Of those aged 25 or older, 92.4% were high school graduates and 41.9% had a bachelor's degree.<ref>{{cite web |title=Fairview CDP, California; CP02: Comparative Social Characteristics in the United States - 2023 ACS 5-Year Estimates Comparison Profiles |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSCP5Y2023.CP02?g=160XX00US0623350 |website=US Census Bureau |access-date=March 20, 2025}}</ref> The median household income was $148,801, and the [[per capita income]] was $59,469.<ref>{{cite web |title=Fairview CDP, California; DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics - 2023 ACS 5-Year Estimates Comparison Profiles |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDP5Y2023.DP03?g=160XX00US0623350 |website=US Census Bureau |access-date=March 20, 2025}}</ref>

[[File:Fairviewfireprotectiondistrict.jpg|thumb|Signage at entrance to city and fire protection district]]

== Services ==
The Fairview Fire Protection District operates in Fairview. It is an independent special fire district in Alameda County, contracting with Hayward for emergency medical  and other services, and has a fire station on Five Canyons Parkway. It has been in operation since 1938.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.fairviewfiredept.org/ |title=Fairview Fire Protection District |access-date=2011-09-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110705045305/http://www.fairviewfiredept.org/ |archive-date=2011-07-05 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

[[Lone Tree Cemetery, Fairview, California|Lone Tree Cemetery]] is located there, though it is often considered as being located in nearby Hayward,<ref>[http://www.lonetreecemetery.com/ Lone Tree Cemetery]. Lone Tree Cemetery. Retrieved on 2010-12-25.</ref> and is the burial site for [[William Dutton Hayward]], the namesake of Hayward.

Fairview is served by the [[Hayward Unified School District]].

As of April 2025, the official mailing address for residences in Fairview changed from "Hayward, CA" (implying that residents were part of unincorporated Hayward) to "Fairview, CA".<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.acgov.org/cda/USPSproject/documents/USPS-project-Chamber-1-25-23.pdf |title=USPS Mailing Addresses and Community Identity in Unincorporated Alameda County |access-date=2025-04-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240912022857/https://www.acgov.org/cda/USPSproject/documents/USPS-project-Chamber-1-25-23.pdf |archive-date=2024-09-12 }}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}
*{{Cite GNIS|1867023|Fairview}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Fairview, California}}

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