Fairview Beach is an

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and

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(CDP) in

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, United States. The population was 391 at the 2010 census, which was up significantly from the 230 reported in 2000.

Geography

Fairview Beach is located in northwestern King George County at (38.329155, −77.241928), on the south bank of the

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. Access is via Fairview Drive (state route 696) north from

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. The community is north of King George, the

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, and northeast of

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. According to the

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, the Fairview Beach CDP has a total area of , all of which is recorded as land.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 230 people, 112 households, and 63 families residing in the CDP. The

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was 1,507.7 people per square mile (592.0/km²). There were 222 housing units at an average density of 1,455.3/sq mi (571.4/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 97.39%

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, 0.87%

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, and 1.74% from two or more races. There were 112 households, out of which 17.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.3% were

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living together, 11.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43.8% were non-families. 34.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.05 and the average family size was 2.56. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 13.9% under the age of 18, 10.0% from 18 to 24, 23.5% from 25 to 44, 30.9% from 45 to 64, and 21.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females, there were 107.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 112.9 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $47,188, and the median income for a family was $48,056. Males had a median income of $46,528 versus $25,156 for females. The

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for the CDP was $22,231. None of the families and 2.8% of the population were living below the

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References

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