Fairview is a town in
Collin County, Texas
Collin County is located in the U.S. state of Texas. It is part of the Dallas-Fort Worth- Arlington metropolitan statistical area, and a small portion of the city of Dallas is in the county. At the 2020 United States census, the county's popula ...
, United States. It is part of the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area. As of the
2017 census, the town population was 8,950.
The estimated population in 2018 was 9,092.
The town is adjacent to the
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.
Geography
Fairview is located just southwest of the geographic center of Collin County at .
It is bordered by
McKinney
McKinney is a city in and the county seat of Collin County, Texas. It is Collin County's third-largest city, after Plano and Frisco. A suburb of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, McKinney is about north of Dallas.
The U.S. Census Bureau lis ...
, the
county seat
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, to the north, by
Allen Allen, Allen's or Allens may refer to:
Buildings
* Allen Arena, an indoor arena at Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tennessee
* Allen Center, a skyscraper complex in downtown Houston, Texas
* Allen Fieldhouse, an indoor sports arena on the Unive ...
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
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, Fairview has a total area of , of which , or 0.20%, is covered by water.
Demographics
As of the
2020 United States census
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, there were 10,372 people, 3,681 households, and 2,629 families residing in the town.
Government
The city has a
mayor–council government
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. The town council consists of a mayor and six council members.
Education
Fairview is served by two school schools districts, the
Lovejoy Independent School District and the
McKinney Independent School District
McKinney Independent School District is a public school district in McKinney, Texas, United States. In addition to McKinney, the district serves the town of New Hope and parts of Allen, Fairview, Weston, Princeton, and Lowry Crossing. The ...
.
References
External links
Town of Fairview official websiteLovejoy Independent School DistrictMcKinney Independent School DistrictePodunk: Profile for Fairview, Texas
Fairview, TXat Handbook of Texas Online
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Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex
Towns in Collin County, Texas
Towns in Texas
Populated places established in 1958
1958 establishments in Texas