Fairview, Alberta
| Fairview | |
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| Town | |
| Town of Fairview | |
| Motto: Heart of the Peace Country! | |
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| Coordinates: 56°04′18″N 118°23′34″W / 56.07167°N 118.39278°WCoordinates: 56°04′18″N 118°23′34″W / 56.07167°N 118.39278°W | |
| Country |
 Canada
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| Province |
 Alberta
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| Region | Northern Alberta |
| Census division | 19 |
| Municipal district | M.D. of Fairview No. 136 |
| Incorporated | |
| • Village | March 28, 1929 |
| • Town | April 25, 1949 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Gordon MacLeod |
| • Governing body | Fairview Town Council |
| • MP | Arnold Viersen |
| • MLA | Margaret McCuaig-Boyd |
| Area (2016) | |
| • Land | 11.36 km2 (4.39 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 670 m (2,200 ft) |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 2,998 |
| • Density | 264/km2 (680/sq mi) |
| Time zone | MST (UTC−7) |
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC−6) |
| Postal code span | T0H 1L0 |
| Highways |
Highway 2 Highway 64 |
| Website | www |
Fairview is a town in northern Alberta within the heart of the Peace Country. It is located 82 km (51 mi) southwest of the Town of Peace River and 115 km (71 mi) north of Grande Prairie at the intersection of Highway 2 and Highway 64A.
The Town of Fairview is one of two different communities in Alberta that go by the name of Fairview. The Hamlet of Fairview in southern Alberta is the lesser known of the two.
Fairview experiences a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfb).
In 1928, the railroad extended west from Whitelaw through the Beaver Indian Reserve across a stubble field where the Hamlet of Fairview was established. The community of Waterhole, five miles to the south, was packed onto skids and wagons and relocated to the railroad site. The first train rolled into Fairview on November 2, 1928. The hamlet was incorporated as a village on April 22, 1929. In 1949, the village was incorporated into the Town of Fairview.
In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Fairview recorded a population of 2,998 living in 1,251 of its 1,363 total private dwellings, a −5.2% change from its 2011 population of 3,162. With a land area of 11.36 km2 (4.39 sq mi), it had a population density of 263.9/km2 (683.5/sq mi) in 2016.
In the 2011 Census, the Town of Fairview had a population of 3,162 living in 1,266 of its 1,322 total dwellings, a -4.1% change from its 2006 population of 3,297. With a land area of 11.3 km2 (4.4 sq mi), it had a population density of 279.8/km2 (724.7/sq mi) in 2011.
The median household income in 2005 for Fairview was $56,954, which is below the Alberta provincial average of $63,988.
The Town of Fairview is governed by a mayor (Gord MacLeod) and six councillors. Fairview is part of the federal electoral district of Peace River—Westlock, and is represented in the House of Commons by Arnold Viersen of the Conservative Party of Canada. Provincially, Fairview is part of the electoral district of Dunvegan-Central Peace-Notley and is represented in the Legislative Assembly by Margaret McCuaig-Boyd of the Alberta New Democratic Party.
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