Fairview, Illinois

Fairview, Illinois
Village
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Fulton
Township	Fairview
Elevation	737 ft (225 m)
Coordinates	40°38′10″N 90°10′9″W / 40.63611°N 90.16917°WCoordinates: 40°38′10″N 90°10′9″W / 40.63611°N 90.16917°W
Area	4.29 sq mi (11 km^2)
- land	4.21 sq mi (11 km^2)
- water	0.07 sq mi (0 km^2)
Population	522 (2010)
Density	124.0/sq mi (48/km^2)
Timezone	CST (UTC-6)
- summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	61432
Area code	309
Location of Fairview within Illinois
Wikimedia Commons: Fairview, Illinois

Fairview is a village in Fulton County, Illinois, United States. The population was 522 at the 2010 census.^[1]

Geography

Fairview is located in northern Fulton County at 40°38′10″N 90°10′9″W / 40.63611°N 90.16917°W (40.636080, -90.169051).^[2] Illinois Route 97 runs along the eastern side of the village, leading north 28 miles (45 km) to Galesburg and south 20 miles (32 km) to Lewistown, the Fulton County seat. Canton, the largest city in Fulton County, is 10 miles (16 km) to the southeast.

According to the 2010 census, Fairview has a total area of 4.284 square miles (11.10 km²), of which 4.21 square miles (10.90 km²) (or 98.27%) is land and 0.074 square miles (0.19 km²) (or 1.73%) is water.^[3]

Government

The town is governed by the Village Board led by Mayor Barry Dean Taylor, who is a lifelong resident.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1880	394		—
1890	492		24.9%
1900	501		1.8%
1910	482		−3.8%
1920	572		18.7%
1930	522		−8.7%
1940	528		1.1%
1950	568		7.6%
1960	544		−4.2%
1970	601		10.5%
1980	594		−1.2%
1990	510		−14.1%
2000	493		−3.3%
2010	522		5.9%
Est. 2015	489	[4]	−6.3%
U.S. Decennial Census[5]

As of the census^[6] of 2000, there were 493 people, 199 households, and 146 families residing in the village. The population density was 118.4 people per square mile (45.8/km²). There were 209 housing units at an average density of 50.2 per square mile (19.4/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 99.19% White, 0.41% Asian, and 0.41% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.20% of the population.

There were 199 households out of which 30.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.3% were married couples living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.6% were non-families. 24.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the village the population was spread out with 23.1% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 20.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 105.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.7 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $32,750, and the median income for a family was $42,000. Males had a median income of $29,643 versus $20,417 for females. The per capita income for the village was $18,677. About 7.5% of families and 10.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.2% of those under age 18 and 9.4% of those age 65 or over.

References

1. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Fairview village, Illinois". American FactFinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved May 17, 2016.
2. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
3. "G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2015-08-03.
4. "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015". Retrieved July 2, 2016.
5. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
6. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.