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Fairview Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

Fairview Township,
Luzerne County,
Pennsylvania
Township
Map of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania Highlighting Fairview Township
Map of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania Highlighting Fairview Township
Map of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Map of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Luzerne
Area
 • Total 9.4 sq mi (24.4 km2)
 • Land 9.4 sq mi (24.4 km2)
 • Water 0.008 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Population (2010)
 • Total 4,520
 • Density 480/sq mi (190/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)

Fairview Township is a township in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,520 at the 2010 census.

Ashley Planes was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 9.4 square miles (24.4 km2), of which 9.4 square miles (24.4 km2) is land and 0.09% is water.

As of the census of 2000, there were 3,995 people, 1,450 households, and 1,161 families residing in the township. The population density was 410.2 people per square mile (158.4/km2). There were 1,502 housing units at an average density of 154.2/sq mi (59.5/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 96.17% White, 0.83% African American, 0.05% Native American, 2.10% Asian, 0.20% from other races, and 0.65% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.05% of the population.

There were 1,450 households, out of which 40.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.2% were married couples living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.9% were non-families. 17.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.13.


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