Fairview, Oklahoma Fairview, Oklahoma Location of Fairview, Oklahoma Location of Fairview, Oklahoma Fairview is a town/city in Major County, Oklahoma, United States.
The Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railway (later part of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad), assembled a track through Fairview.
The town site was originally inside territorial Woods County, but became part of Major County, Oklahoma, upon its creation at statehood.
It was designated as the governmental center of county of Major County, which became permanent after an election December 22, 1908.
Fairview is positioned at 36 16 14 N 98 28 41 W. According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 7.0 square miles (18 km2), of which 7.0 square miles (18 km2) is territory and 0.14% is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,733 citizens , 1,131 homeholds, and 762 families residing in the city.
There were 1,131 homeholds out of which 30.8% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 55.5% were married couples living together, 8.9% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 32.6% were non-families.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 24.1% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 23.9% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 22.5% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $30,136, and the median income for a family was $37,107.
About 8.5% of families and 10.9% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 16.5% of those under age 18 and 6.4% of those age 65 or over.
Fairview presently has the Fairview Public School system.
Fairview has one elementary school that provides kindergarten through undertaking five, Cornelson Elementary School; one middle school/junior high that provides grades six through eight, Chamberlin Middle School; and one high school that provides grades nine through twelve, Fairview High School.
The mascot for Fairview enhance schools is the Fighting Yellow Jacket with school colors of Orange and Black.
Fairview High School Fairview High School has accomplished academic, athletic, and other extracurricular excellence amid its closing existence.
Wilson, Linda D., Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture.
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
City Of Fairview Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture - Fairview Oklahoma Digital Maps: Digital Collections of Oklahoma and Indian Territory Municipalities and communities of Major County, Oklahoma, United States County seats in Oklahoma
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