Fairview, Illinois

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Fairview is a village in Fulton County, Illinois, United States. The population was 493 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 Government
3 Demographics
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Fairview is located at 40°38′10″N, 90°10′9″W (40.636080, -90.169051).^GR1

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 11.0 km² (4.2 mi²). 10.8 km² (4.2 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (1.65%) is water.

[edit] Government

The town which is always full of colorfull characters is governed by the Village Board led by Mayor Barry Dean Taylor, who is a life long resident.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 493 people, 199 households, and 146 families residing in the village. The population density was 45.8/km² (118.4/mi²). There were 209 housing units at an average density of 19.4/km² (50.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 99.19% White, 0.41% Asian, and 0.41% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.20% of the population.

There were 199 households out of which 30.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.3% were married couples living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.6% were non-families. 24.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the village the population was spread out with 23.1% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 20.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 105.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.7 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $32,750, and the median income for a family was $42,000. Males had a median income of $29,643 versus $20,417 for females. The per capita income for the village was $18,677. About 7.5% of families and 10.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.2% of those under age 18 and 9.4% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] External links

Maps and aerial photos Coordinates: 40.63608° -90.169051°
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	Municipalities and Communities of Fulton County, Illinois (County Seat: Lewistown)
Cities, Towns and Villages	Astoria \| Avon \| Banner \| Blyton \| Breeds \| Brereton \| Bryant \| Canton \| Check Row \| Cuba \| Duncans Mills \| Dunfermline \| Ellisville \| Fairview \| Farmington \| Fiatt \| Ipava \| Lewistown \| Little America \| Liverpool \| London Mills \| Maples Mill \| Marietta \| Middlegrove \| Monterey \| New Philadelphia \| Norris \| Rapatee \| Sepo \| Seville \| Smithfield \| St. David \| Summum \| Table Grove \| Vermont
Townships	Astoria \| Banner \| Bernadotte \| Buckhart \| Canton \| Cass \| Deerfield \| Ellisville \| Fairview \| Farmers \| Farmington \| Harris \| Isabel \| Joshua \| Kerton \| Lee \| Lewistown \| Liverpool \| Orion \| Pleasant \| Putman \| Union \| Vermont \| Waterford \| Woodland \| Young Hickory