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Fairview, Texas
Town
File:Hart Road detail - Detail of Fairview, TX.jpg
Motto(s): 
"Keeping It Country"[1]
Location of Fairview in Collin County, Texas
Location of Fairview in Collin County, Texas
Coordinates: 33°8′54″N 96°37′11″W / 33.14833°N 96.61972°W / 33.14833; -96.61972Coordinates: 33°8′54″N 96°37′11″W / 33.14833°N 96.61972°W / 33.14833; -96.61972
CountryUnited States United States
StateTemplate:Country data Texas Texas
CountyCollin
Area
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 • TotalTemplate:Infobox settlement/areadisp
 • LandTemplate:Infobox settlement/areadisp
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Elevation
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Population
 (2020)
 • Total10,372
 • DensityTemplate:Infobox settlement/densdisp
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
75069
Area codes214, 469, 945, 972
FIPS code48-25224[4]
GNIS feature ID2412617[3]
Websitewww.fairviewtexas.org

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.[5] The estimated population in 2023 was 10,790.[6] The town is adjacent to the 289-acre (1.17 km2) Heard Natural Science Museum and Wildlife Sanctuary.

History

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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.[7]

Geography

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

According to the United States Census Bureau, Fairview has a total area of 8.7 square miles (22.5 km2), of which 0.02 square miles (0.04 km2), or 0.20%, is covered by water.[8]

Demographics

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Racial and ethnic composition

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Fairview, Texas - Racial and ethnic composition
(NH = Non-Hispanic)[lower-alpha 1]
Race Pop 2010[11] Pop 2020[12] % 2010 % 2020
White (NH) 6,102 7,581 84.19% 73.1%
Black or African American (NH) 245 669 3.38% 6.45%
Native American or Alaska Native (NH) 36 39 0.50% 0.38%
Asian (NH) 308 821 4.25% 7.92%
Pacific Islander (NH) 0 5 0.00% 0.05%
Some Other Race (NH) 4 53 0.06% 0.51%
Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH) 103 455 1.42% 4.39%
Hispanic or Latino 450 748 6.21% 7.21%
Total 7,248 10,372 100.00% 100.00%

2020 census

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As of the 2020 census, Fairview had a population of 10,372. The median age was 49.0 years. 19.9% of residents were under the age of 18 and 29.9% were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 91.1 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 87.9 males age 18 and over.[13][14]

99.8% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.2% lived in rural areas.[15]

There were 4,277 households in Fairview, of which 25.5% had children under the age of 18 living in them. There were 2,629 families residing in the town.[13] Of all households, 62.4% were married-couple households, 10.9% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 23.3% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 25.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.[13]

There were 4,568 housing units, of which 6.4% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.6% and the rental vacancy rate was 12.3%.[13][14]

File:Fairview, Texas Town Hall at night.jpg
Fairview, Texas Town Hall

Government

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The town has a mayor–council government.[16] 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.[17]

Education

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Fairview is served by two school districts, the Lovejoy Independent School District[18] and the McKinney Independent School District.[19]

Notes

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  1. ↑ 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.[9][10]

References

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  1. ↑ "Town of Fairview Texas". Town of Fairview Texas. Retrieved October 19, 2012.
  2. ↑ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Template:GNIS
  4. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. ↑ "QuickFacts: Fairview town, Texas". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 5, 2025.
  6. ↑ "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Fairview town, Texas".
  7. ↑ "Town of Fairview Texas". Town of Fairview Texas. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
  8. ↑ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Fairview town, Texas". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
  9. ↑ https://www.census.gov/ [not specific enough to verify]
  10. ↑ "About the Hispanic Population and its Origin". www.census.gov. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
  11. ↑ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
  12. ↑ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 "2020 Decennial Census Demographic Profile (DP1)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved April 27, 2026.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 "2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved April 27, 2026.
  15. ↑ "2020 Decennial Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics (DHC)". United States Census Bureau. 2023. Retrieved April 27, 2026.
  16. ↑ "Fairview, Texas". Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved October 19, 2012.
  17. ↑ "Town Council". Town of Fairview. Retrieved January 15, 2025.
  18. ↑ "Lovejoy Independent School District". Lovejoy Independent School District. Retrieved October 19, 2012.
  19. ↑ "McKinney Independent School District". McKinney Independent School District. Archived from the original on October 17, 2012. Retrieved October 19, 2012.
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