Fairview Township
Location in Fulton County
Location in Fulton County
Fulton County's location in Illinois
Fulton County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 40°40′09″N 90°09′02″W / 40.66917°N 90.15056°W / 40.66917; -90.15056
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyFulton
EstablishedNovember 6, 1849
Area
  Total35.94 sq mi (93.1 km2)
  Land35.53 sq mi (92.0 km2)
  Water0.41 sq mi (1.1 km2)  1.14%
Elevation
696 ft (212 m)
Population
 (2010)
  Estimate 
(2016)[1]
655
  Density19.6/sq mi (7.6/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
61432, 61520, 61531, 61544
FIPS code17-057-25076

Fairview Township is one of 26 townships in Fulton County, in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 698 and it contained 303 housing units.[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.94 square miles (93.1 km2), of which 35.53 square miles (92.0 km2) (or 98.86%) is land and 0.41 square miles (1.1 km2) (or 1.14%) is water.[2]

Cities, towns, villages

  • Fairview
  • Oak Mound (no longer exists)
  • Parrville

Cemeteries

The township contains these five cemeteries: Coal Creek, Fairview, Lyons, Markley and Shumaker.

Major highways

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2016 (est.)655[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

School districts

  • Farmington Central Community Unit School District 265
  • Spoon River Valley Community Unit School District 4

Political districts

References

  • "Fairview Township, Fulton County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 16, 2010.
  • United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
  • United States National Atlas
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