Fairview, Kentucky

Fairview, Kentucky
Jefferson Davis Monument in Fairview
Jefferson Davis Monument in Fairview
Fairview is located in Kentucky
Fairview
Fairview
Coordinates: 36°50′36″N 87°18′14″W / 36.84333°N 87.30389°W / 36.84333; -87.30389
Country United States
State Kentucky
CountyChristian
Area
 • Total1.21 sq mi (3.13 km2)
 • Land1.21 sq mi (3.13 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
640 ft (195 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total258
 • Density213.75/sq mi (82.54/km2)
ZIP code
42266
GNIS feature ID0491893[2]

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,[3] with 186 living in Christian County and 100 living in Todd County.[4] 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.

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  2. ^ "Fairview". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved July 17, 2009.
  3. ^ "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved August 29, 2013.
  4. ^ "Kentucky 2010: Population and Housing Unit Counts" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. p. 38. Retrieved August 29, 2013.

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