Welcome to Fairview ...

The town of Fairview is located in Richland County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fairview, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1904.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Fairview has a population of 876 people<2> (see below for details).

Fairview is 1,920 feet [585 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Fairview lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: While Fairview is in the Mountain Time Zone, the area just to the east is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Fairview: 406

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Fairview had an population of 876 people. This is an increase of 4.29% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 23.55% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Fairview had a population of 840 people (or 8.61% of the total population of Richland County). This makes Fairview the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Fairview represents 0.08% of the population of Montana (which has 989,415 people), making it the state's 62nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 840 people, the population of Fairview increased 18.48% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 709 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Fairview.

Communities Also Named Fairview ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Montana communities named Fairview: This one is located in Richland County and the other is located in Beaverhead County.

Beyond Montana, there are 277 communities that are also named Fairview - they are located in Alabama (20), Alaska, Alberta, Arizona, Arkansas (9), British Columbia (2), California (7), Colorado (4), Connecticut, Delaware, Florida (4), Georgia (10), Idaho (4), Illinois (4), Indiana (5), Iowa (2), Kansas (4), Kentucky (12), Louisiana (2), Manitoba, Maryland (7), Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Minnesota (2), Mississippi (5), Missouri (8), Nebraska (3), Nevada (2), New Hampshire, New Jersey (7), New Mexico (2), New York (4), North Carolina (8), Nova Scotia, Ohio (12), Oklahoma, Ontario (7), Oregon (6), Pennsylvania (18), Prince Edward Island, Quebec, South Carolina (4), South Dakota (3), Tennessee (28), Texas (16), Utah, Virginia (10), Washington (5), West Virginia (10), Wisconsin (3) and Wyoming (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fairview.

Communities near Fairview ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fairview.

• Sidney
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
  • Sidney is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,297 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidney <4>
• Alexander
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
  • Alexander is located in McKenzie County (ND)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexander <4>
• Dore
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dore
  • Dore is located in McKenzie County (ND)
• Cartwright
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
  • Cartwright is located in McKenzie County (ND)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cartwright <4>
• Charbonneau
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charbonneau
  • Charbonneau is located in McKenzie County (ND)
• Piche
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piche
  • Piche is located in Richland County
• Trenton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
  • Trenton is located in Williams County (ND)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trenton <4>
• Bainville
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bainville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainville
  • Bainville is located in Roosevelt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 317 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bainville <4>
• Crane
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane
  • Crane is located in Richland County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crane <4>
• Rawson
  (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rawson have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawson
  • Rawson is located in McKenzie County (ND)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Fairview. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fairview.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fairview. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fairview.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fairview. See our Newspapers Page for Fairview.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fairview ...

Looking for more information about Fairview? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Fairview, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Fairview.

Adding Fairview to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fairview in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Fairview was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Fairview post office opened in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fairview.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fairview. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Richland County: www.richland.org/

The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/