FAIRVIEW, TEXAS

Collin County, North Central Texas

33° 8' 54" N, 96° 37' 11" W (33.148333, -96.619722)

FM 1378 and Highway 5
Bordered by Wilson Creek in the NE
3 Miles S of McKinney the county seat
NE of Allen
6 Miles NE of Plano
NW of Lucas
28 Miles N of Dallas
Population: 9,092 Est. (2018)
7,248 (2010) 2,644 (2000) 1,554 (1990)

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"The overpass has a wicked turn going into it and out of it, is extremely narrow, and before they removed the railroad, was the end of the line for many a semi trailer!"
- Mike Price, January 2008 photo

History in a Pecan Shell

The entry for Collin County’s Fairview (one of 14 communities in Texas that share that name) in the Handbook of Texas doesn’t mention an early history – just population figures. The entry begins in the “late 1960s” when the town’s population doubled from 175 (1960) to 325 (1970). For the 1990 census, the town reported 1,554 residents, which increased by 2000 to 2,644.

Photo courtesy Mike Price, January 2008
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Fairview Town Hall and water tower, Texas

Photo courtesy Mike Price, January 2008

"I believe this water tower was in place before Fairview was even a town."
- Mike Price, January 2008 photo
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Fairview, Texas Nearby Towns:
McKinney the county seat
Dallas
Plano
See Collin County

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