Editing Fairview, Texas

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name = Fairview, Texas
| settlement_type = [[Town]]
| image_skyline = Hart Road detail - Detail of Fairview, TX.jpg
| imagesize = 
| image_caption = 
| motto = "Keeping It Country"<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.fairviewtexas.org/|title= Town of Fairview Texas|publisher= Town of Fairview Texas |access-date= October 19, 2012}}</ref>
| image_map = Collin County Texas Incorporated Areas Fairview highlighted.svg
| mapsize = 250x200px
| map_caption = Location of Fairview in [[Collin County, Texas]]
<!-- Location -->
| coordinates = {{coord|33|8|54|N|96|37|11|W|region:US-TX|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name = {{Flagicon|USA}} United States
| subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in Texas|County]]
| subdivision_name1 = {{Flagicon|Texas}} [[Texas]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Collin County, Texas|Collin]]
<!-- Government -->
| established_title = 
| established_date = <!-- Area -->
| government_footnotes = 
| government_type = 
| leader_title = [[City Council]]
| leader_name = 
<!-- Area -->
| unit_pref = Imperial
| area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2019">{{cite web|title=2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_48.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 7, 2020}}</ref>
| area_total_km2 = 23.02
| area_total_sq_mi = 8.89
| area_land_km2 = 22.98
| area_land_sq_mi = 8.87
| area_water_km2 = 0.04
| area_water_sq_mi = 0.02
<!-- Population -->
| population_total = 10372
| population_as_of = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = 
| population_density_km2 = 397.85
| population_density_sq_mi = 1030.44
<!-- General information -->
| elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/>
| elevation_ft = 545
| postal_code_type = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code = 75069
| area_code = [[Area codes 214, 469, 972, and 945|214, 469, 945, 972]]
| website = {{URL|www.fairviewtexas.org}}
| footnotes = 
| timezone = [[North American Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]]
| utc_offset = -6
| timezone_DST = CDT
| utc_offset_DST = -5
| blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info = 48-25224<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref>
| blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info = 2412617<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2412617}}</ref>
}}
'''Fairview''' is a town in [[Collin County, Texas]], United States. It is part of the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census, the town population was 10,372.<ref name="Census 2020">{{cite web| url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/fairviewtowntexas/PST045223</ref> The estimated population in 2023 was 10,790.<ref name="USCensusEst2018">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/fairviewtowntexas/PST045223}}</ref> The town is adjacent to the {{convert|289|acre|km2|adj=on}} [[Heard Natural Science Museum and Wildlife Sanctuary]].

==History==

A petition to request an incorporation election for Fairview was submitted to the county judge and commissioners' court on April 21, 1958, and following an election on May 7, 1958, and count of all 50 ballots, the town was incorporated, ordered by Collin County Judge W. E. Button.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.fairviewtexas.org/|title= Town of Fairview Texas|publisher= Town of Fairview Texas |access-date= June 11, 2013}}</ref>

==Geography==

Fairview is located just southwest of the geographic center of Collin County. It is bordered by [[McKinney, Texas|McKinney]], the [[county seat]], to the north, by [[Allen, Texas|Allen]] to the west and south, and by [[Lucas, Texas|Lucas]] to the southeast. Wilson Creek, a tributary of the East Fork [[Trinity River (Texas)|Trinity River]], forms part of the northeastern boundary.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Fairview has a total area of {{convert|22.5|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.04|sqkm|order=flip|2}}, or 0.20%, is covered by water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4825224| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Fairview town, Texas| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=August 3, 2015| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213082714/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4825224| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Demographics==

{{US Census population
| align = right
| 1970 = 463
| 1980 = 893
| 1990 = 1554
| 2000 = 2644
| 2010 = 7248
| 2020 = 10372
| estyear = 2023
| estimate = 10790
| estref = <ref name="USCensusEst2023">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/fairviewtowntexas/PST045223#PST045223|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 26, 2025}}</ref>
| 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>
}}

<ref>{{Cite web |publisher=United States Census Bureau |title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2023 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html |access-date=2024-11-15 |website=Census.gov |language=en}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Fairview, Texas - Racial and ethnic composition'''<br /> (NH = Non-Hispanic){{efn|Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.<ref>https://www.census.gov/ {{nonspecific|date=August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=About the Hispanic Population and its Origin |url=https://www.census.gov/topics/population/hispanic-origin/about.html |website=www.census.gov |access-date=May 18, 2022}}</ref>}}
!Race
!Pop 2010<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Fairview%20town%20texas%202010%20p2 |access-date=2025-01-26 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Pop 2020<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4825224&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=May 22, 2022 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!% 2010
!% 2020
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] (NH)
|6,102
|7,581
|84.19%
|73.1%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|245
|669
|3.38%
|6.45%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]]  (NH)
|36
|39
|0.50%
|0.38%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|308
|821
|4.25%
|7.92%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] (NH)
|0
|5
|0.00%
|0.05%
|-
|Some Other Race (NH)
|4
|53
|0.06%
|0.51%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|103
|455
|1.42%
|4.39%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]]
|450
|748
|6.21%
|7.21%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''7,248'''
|'''10,372'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 10,372 people, 3,681 households, and 2,629 families residing in the town.

[[File:Fairview, Texas Town Hall at night.jpg|thumb|Fairview, Texas Town Hall]]
==Government==
The town has a [[mayor–council government]].<ref>{{cite web| url= https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hlf01| title=Fairview, Texas| publisher= Texas State Historical Association| access-date= October 19, 2012}}</ref> The town council consists of a mayor and six council members. The current mayor is John Hubbard, who has served in the role since May 2025.<ref>{{cite web| url= https://fairviewtexas.org/government/town-council.html| title=Town Council| publisher= Town of Fairview| access-date= January 15, 2025}}</ref>

==Education==

Fairview is served by two school districts, the [[Lovejoy Independent School District]]<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.lovejoyisd.net/ |title= Lovejoy Independent School District|publisher= Lovejoy Independent School District|access-date= October 19, 2012}}</ref> and the [[McKinney Independent School District]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mckinneyisd.net/|title      =McKinney Independent School District|publisher=McKinney Independent School District|access-date=October 19, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017050051/http://www.mckinneyisd.net/|archive-date=October 17, 2012
}}</ref>

==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
* [http://fairviewtexas.org/ Town of Fairview official website]
* [http://www.lovejoyisd.net/ Lovejoy Independent School District]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20121017050051/http://www.mckinneyisd.net/ McKinney Independent School District]
* [http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=279295 ePodunk: Profile for Fairview, Texas] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130210003311/http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=279295 |date=February 10, 2013 }}
* [http://www.city-data.com/city/Fairview-Texas.html City-Data.com]
* [https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hlf01 Fairview, TX] at Handbook of Texas Online

{{Collin County, Texas}}

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[[Category:Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex]]
[[Category:Towns in Collin County, Texas]]
[[Category:Towns in Texas]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1958]]
[[Category:1958 establishments in Texas]]