What is the population of Fairview, Kentucky?

Fairview has a population of approximately 226 according to the latest available open data.

Where is Fairview, Kentucky located?

Fairview is located in Kentucky, United States, at approximate coordinates 36.8422°, -87.3108°.

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Total population

226

Weather76°F · Mostly Sunny

Coordinates36.84°, -87.31°

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Overview

Fairview is a small census-designated place on the boundary between Christian and Todd counties in the western part of the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 258, down from the 2010 census total of 286, with 186 living in Christian County and 100 living in Todd County. It is chiefly notable as the birthplace of Jefferson Davis, later President of the Confederate States of America, and as the location of the Jefferson Davis State Historic Site.

History & geography

History

The community was likely first established by Samuel Davis, a Revolutionary War veteran who settled on the Todd County side around 1793. Davis opened the first post office there on October 1, 1802, naming the locale "Davisburg." His son, Jefferson Davis, the future President of the Confederate States of America, was born here on June 3, 1808. The Davis family remained in the area until 1810, when they relocated to the Bayou Teche in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana. The community was later known as "Georgetown" after local tavern keeper George Nichols. The town was incorporated as "Fairview" on February 6, 1846; the Fairview Post Office opened on the Christian County side on June 8. The post office moved back and forth between Christian and Todd counties over the years; in the early 1980s it was located on the Christian County side. In 1917, construction of the Jefferson Davis State Historic Site began. It was completed in 1924.

Geography

Fairview is located along U.S. Route 68 / Kentucky Route 80, about east of Hopkinsville and west of Elkton. The original route of U.S. 68 passed through the town; the new route passes less than north of the town, and the original route is now called Jefferson Davis Road. The community is part of the Clarksville, TN–KY Metropolitan Statistical Area.

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