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Fairview is a town in Collin County in the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area whose official motto is "Keeping It Country," reflecting its rural character despite rapid suburban growth.

Fairview was incorporated on May 7, 1958, after an incorporation election in which only 50 ballots were cast, as ordered by Collin County Judge W. E. Button.

Fairview sits adjacent to the 289-acre Heard Natural Science Museum and Wildlife Sanctuary, a major nature preserve with trails and wildlife habitats in the middle of suburban Collin County.

Fairview's population has exploded with Dallas-Fort Worth growth, rising from just 463 residents in 1970 to 2,644 in 2000 and 10,372 in the 2020 census, with the Census Bureau estimating about 10,922 residents by 2024.

The 2020 census counted 4,277 households in Fairview, and Census QuickFacts puts the town at roughly 4,211 households averaging 2.56 persons each in 2020-2024.

Fairview is an older, affluent community: its median age in 2020 was 49.0 years, nearly 30% of residents were 65 or older, and the median value of owner-occupied homes was $597,300 according to Census QuickFacts.

Fairview is split between two school districts, the Lovejoy Independent School District and the McKinney Independent School District.

Fairview is bordered by McKinney, the Collin County seat, to the north and by Allen to the west and south, and Wilson Creek, a tributary of the East Fork Trinity River, forms part of its northeastern boundary.

According to the Texas State Historical Association, Fairview's growth was stimulated by the rise of nearby Plano as a North Texas business center beginning in the late 1960s, and many residents commute to Plano or McKinney.

Fairview covers about 8.7 square miles in central Collin County on Farm Road 1378 and State Highway 5, about three miles south of McKinney, and it is governed by a mayor and six-member town council.