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

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, the

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, to the north, by

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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

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, Fairview has a total area of , of which , or 0.20%, is covered by water.

Demographics

As of the

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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

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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 website

Lovejoy Independent School District

McKinney Independent School District

ePodunk: Profile for Fairview, Texas

Fairview, TX
at Handbook of Texas Online
{{authority control Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex Towns in Collin County, Texas Towns in Texas Populated places established in 1958 1958 establishments in Texas