Fairview, Illinois

Fairview is a village in Fulton County, Illinois, United States. The population was 426 at the 2020 census.

Geography
Fairview is located in northern Fulton County. Illinois Route 97 runs along the eastern side of the village, leading north 28 mi to Galesburg and south 20 mi to Lewistown, the Fulton County seat. Canton, the largest city in Fulton County, is 10 mi to the southeast.

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Fairview has a total area of 4.29 sqmi, of which 4.22 sqmi (or 98.27%) is land and 0.07 sqmi (or 1.73%) is water.

Government
The town is governed by the Village Board led by Mayor Tim Harris.

Demographics
As of the 2020 census there were 426 people, 211 households, and 111 families residing in the village. The population density was 99.32 PD/sqmi. There were 199 housing units at an average density of 46.40 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 97.18% White, 0.00% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.47% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.70% from other races, and 1.64% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.64% of the population.

There were 211 households, out of which 19.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.39% were married couples living together, 5.21% had a female householder with no husband present, and 47.39% were non-families. 36.97% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.27% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.81 and the average family size was 2.16.

The village's age distribution consisted of 14.5% under the age of 18, 11.4% from 18 to 24, 18.2% from 25 to 44, 32.6% from 45 to 64, and 23.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 79.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.4 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $57,292, and the median income for a family was $76,875. Males had a median income of $43,472 versus $40,972 for females. The per capita income for the village was $33,033. About 2.7% of families and 6.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.1% of those under age 18 and 7.5% of those age 65 or over.