Fairview, Illinois

About Fairview

Set in the western part of Illinois, Fairview is a tiny community, home to 410 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Officially, Fairview is an incorporated village, one of the most intimate forms of local government in America. The community covers 4.21 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 97 residents per square mile.

📰 Fairview News Today

• Fairview Heights police aim to crack down on Friday night chaos FOX 2 · Oct 9
• Fairview Heights Police Step Up Monitoring After Teen Fights RiverBender.com · Oct 9
• Fairview Heights man killed in early morning Eads Bridge crash - Belleville News-Democrat Belleville News-Democrat · Oct 6
• Fairview Heights police arrest 2 juveniles after fights involving about 250 teens KSDK · Oct 3
• Edwardsville boys golf keeps rewriting the record book The Edwardsville Intelligencer · Oct 6

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What Makes Fairview Unique

• One of 30 places in the US named Fairview — but the Illinois one has a character all its own.
• Positioned in western Illinois, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Illinois — one of 1,461 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 9 miles.

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