Fairview is a city in Major County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 2,740 at the time of the 2020 Census. It is the county seat of Major County.

History

The first permanent settlers arrived in the area of the present town at the time of the Cherokee Outlet land opening on September 16, 1893. The town received its name from Adam Bower, an early settler, because of its scenic location along the Cimarron River. The Bower family built a wooden building in which they opened a post office on April 18, 1894. One of Adam's sons, Clifford, served as the first postmaster.

The Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railway (later part of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad), built a track through Fairview. The first train arrived on August 20, 1903. The railroad soon established machine shops, a roundhouse, and a division office in the town.

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2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Fairview had a population of 2,740. The median age was 39.2 years, 26.6% of residents were under the age of 18, and 21.2% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 87.0 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 84.9 males age 18 and over.

0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.

There were 1,085 households in Fairview, of which 34.7% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 51.2% were married-couple households, 15.6% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 27.7% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 28.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

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| White || 87.3%

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| Black or African American || 0.2%

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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 2.4%

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| Asian || 0.8%

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| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 0%

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| Some other race || 1.5%

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| Two or more races || 7.8%

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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 6.2%

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2000 census

As of the 2000 census, 2,733 people, 1,131 households, and 762 families were residing in the city. The population density was . The 1,308 housing units averaged 187.1 per square mile (72.2/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the city was 96.74% White, 0.07% African American, 1.24% Native American, 0.11% Asian, 0.26% from other races, and 1.57% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 1.46% of the population.

  • Clinton Riggs (1910–1997), former assistant police chief of Tulsa

References

  • Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture - Fairview
  • Oklahoma Digital Maps: Digital Collections of Oklahoma and Indian Territory