Editing Fairview, Oklahoma

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{{Infobox settlement
|name = Fairview, Oklahoma
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|motto = "A Strong and Proud Community"

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'''Fairview''' is a city in [[Major County, Oklahoma]], United States. The population was 2,740 at the time of the [[2020 United States census|2020 Census]].<ref>{{cite web|url=  https://www.census.gov/search-results.html?searchType=web&cssp=SERP&q=Fairview%20city,%20Oklahoma |title=Fairview (city), Oklahoma |publisher= United States Census Bureau|accessdate=April 20, 2024}}</ref>  It is the [[county seat]] of Major County.<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=2011-06-07 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=2011-05-31 }}</ref>

==History==
The first permanent settlers arrived in the area of the present town at the time of the [[Cherokee Outlet]] land opening on September 16, 1893. The town received its name from Adam Bower, an early settler, because of its scenic location along the [[Cimarron River (Arkansas River)|Cimarron River]]. The Bower family built a wooden building in which they opened a post office on April 18, 1894. One of Adam's sons, Clifford, served as the first postmaster.<ref name="EOHC-Fairview">Wilson, Linda D., ''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture''. "Fairview." Retrieved July 30, 2020.[https://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=FA007]</ref>

The [[Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railway]] (later part of the [[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad]]), built a track through Fairview. The first train arrived on August 20, 1903. The railroad soon established machine shops, a [[Railway roundhouse|roundhouse]], and a division office in the town.<ref name="EOHC-Fairview"/>

The town site was originally within territorial [[Woods County, Oklahoma|Woods County]], but became part of [[Major County, Oklahoma|Major County]] upon its creation at statehood. It was designated as the county seat of Major County, which became permanent after an election December 22, 1908. It beat three competing communities that vied for the title: [[Cleo Springs, Oklahoma|Cleo Springs]], [[Orienta, Oklahoma|Orienta]], and [[Ringwood, Oklahoma|Ringwood]]. Fairview had 887 residents at statehood, increasing to 2,020 in 1910.<ref name="EOHC-Fairview"/>

==Geography==
Fairview is situated east of the geographic center of Major County. [[U.S. Route 60]] passes through the city as Main Street then departs to the west as Cedar Springs Road. US-60 leads north and east {{convert|41|mi}} to [[Enid, Oklahoma|Enid]] and west-southwest {{convert|31|mi}} to [[Seiling, Oklahoma|Seiling]]. [[Oklahoma State Highway 58|State Highway 58]] leads south out of Fairview, and [[Oklahoma State Highway 8|State Highway 8]] leads to the north; the two highways combine to lead east out of Fairview.
 
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the city of Fairview has a total area of {{convert|7.17|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|0.04|sqmi|2}}, or 0.50%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2024"/> Sand Creek passes through the southeast part of the city, flowing to the [[Cimarron River (Arkansas River tributary)|Cimarron River]] {{convert|3|mi|0}} northeast of the city limits.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1910= 2020
|1920= 1751
|1930= 1887
|1940= 1913
|1950= 2411
|1960= 2213
|1970= 2894
|1980= 3370
|1990= 2936
|2000= 2733
|2010= 2579
|2020= 2740
|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, 2015}}</ref>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000,  2,733 people, 1,131 households, and 762 families were residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|390.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The 1,308 housing units averaged 187.1 per square mile (72.2/km<sup>2</sup>). The [[Race (United States Census)|racial makeup]] of the city was 96.74% White, 0.07% African American, 1.24% Native American, 0.11% Asian, 0.26% from other races, and 1.57% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 1.46% of the population.

Of the 1,131 households,  30.8% had children under 18 living with them, 55.5% were married couples living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.6% were not families. About 30.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.4% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.31, and the average family size was 2.86.

In the city, the age distribution was  24.1% under 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 23.9% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 22.5% who were 65 or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $30,136, and for a family was $37,107. Males had a median income of $31,141 versus $17,279 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $19,101. About 8.5% of families and 10.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 16.5% of those under age 18 and 6.4% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
Fairview currently has the Fairview Public School system. Fairview has one elementary school that provides prekindergarten through grade five, [[Cornelson Elementary School]]; one middle school/junior high that provides grades six through eight, [[Chamberlin Middle School]]; and one high school that provides grades 9 through 12, [[Fairview High School (Oklahoma)|Fairview High School]]. In addition,  Head Start preschool and a pre-K program, and vocational education, are through the [[Northwest Technology Center]]. The mascot for Fairview public schools is the Fighting Yellowjacket (Jackets) with school colors of orange and black.

==Notable people==
* [[Shirley Abbott (ambassador)|Shirley "S. L." Abbott]] (1924-2013), Texas legislator and U.S. ambassador<ref>[http://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/catholic.html Biodata]</ref>
* [[Clinton Riggs]] (1910-1997), former assistant police chief of Tulsa

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official|www.fairviewok.org}}
* [https://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=FA007 Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture - Fairview]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20121024013411/http://www.library.okstate.edu/okmaps/ Oklahoma Digital Maps: Digital Collections of Oklahoma and Indian Territory]

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