Fairview Township is a

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in Erie County,

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, United States. Situated on the southern shore of

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, it was one of the county's sixteen original townships, and was founded in 1797. In 1998 Fairview Township annexed the former Fairview Borough. According to the 2020 U.S. Census, the township's population was 11,139, which is an increase from the 2010 census of 10,102. It is part of the

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Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

One of Erie County's sixteen original townships, Fairview Township was established in 1797. It reportedly took its name from the utterance that year of a businessman, Colonel Thomas Forster, who said of his land purchase at the mouth of Walnut Creek: "This is the fairest view I have seen yet."Samuel P. Bates, ''History of Erie County, Pennsylvania,'' (Warner, Beers & Co.: Chicago, 1884), Township Histories, Chapter VIII, pp. 739-749.
/ref> In 1832, the township was downsized with the redistribution of part of its territory to the newly formed Girard Township. Early in the 19th century,

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es traveled through Fairview. In 1844, the Erie Extension Canal began operating. By 1961,

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and a local interchange were constructed in the township. The Sturgeon House, a historic home now serving as a museum, was listed on the

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in 1980. In 1998 Fairview Township annexed the former Fairview Borough.

Geography

Fairview Township is bounded to the north by

, to the west by Girard Township, to the south by Franklin Township, to the southeast by McKean Township, and to the northeast by Millcreek Township. The township includes the communities of Fairview and

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. According to the

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, the township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.66 percent, is water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2010 there were 10,102 people, 4,018 households, and 2,831 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 3,711 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 97.61 percent

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, 0.62 percent

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, 0.01 percent Native American, 0.65 percent Asian, 0.24 percent from other races, and 0.67 percent from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.68 percent of the population. There were 4,018 households, out of which 36.0 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.1 percent were

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living together, 7.2 percent had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.9 percent were non-families. 16.9 percent of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.9 percent had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.05. In the township the population was spread out, with 22.4 percent under the age of 18, 3.4 percent from 18 to 24, 26.5 percent from 25 to 49, 25.2 percent from 50 to 64, and 20.4 percent who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 91.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.3 males. The median income for a household in the township was $55,600, and the median income for a family was $61,764. Males had a median income of $45,818 versus $27,813 for females. The

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for the township was $26,397. About 2.3 percent of families and 3.6 percent of the population were below the

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, including 4.7 percent of those under age 18 and 3.1 percent of those age 65 or over.

Schools

Fairview Township is served by the Fairview School District. Schools in the district are: *Fairview Elementary School * Fairview Middle School * Fairview High School

Notable person

* Jim Hart, Major League Baseball manager for the

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and the

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, actor

References

External links

Fairview Township official website
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