Fairview, Butler County, Pennsylvania
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Fairview, Pennsylvania | |
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 Location of Fairview in Butler County, Pennsylvania. | |
  Fairview | |
| Coordinates: 41°00′55″N 79°44′36″W / 41.01528°N 79.74333°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Butler |
| Settled | 1830 |
| Incorporated | 1867 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough Council |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.11 sq mi (0.29 km2) |
| • Land | 0.11 sq mi (0.29 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Population | |
• Total | 180 |
| • Density | 1,596.2/sq mi (616.29/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 42-24832 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1214993 |
Fairview is a borough in Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 198 at the 2010 census.[3] It should not be confused with Fairview in Erie County, which carries the ZIP code 16415.
Fairview is located in eastern Butler County at 41°0′55″N 79°44′36″W / 41.01528°N 79.74333°W (41.015289, −79.743303).[4] It is surrounded by Fairview Township but is a separate entity. The borough of Petrolia is 1.4 miles (2.3 km) to the east.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Fairview has a total area of 0.12 square miles (0.3 km2), all land.[3]
History
While early settlers were present in the Fairview area in the late eighteenth century, the streets and lots were laid out in 1830 by William McCleary and Wiliam Hawk. Between the years 1826 and 1839, only 13 houses existed in Fairview. Fairview was first incorporated as a borough in 1867 and chartered in 1874. By 1876, the population had grown to over 1,000 due to the oil boom which occurred in western Pennsylvania after oil was discovered on French Creek near Titusville, Pennsylvania. In 1874, C.D. Angell laid out additional streets and lots to the east of present-day Fairview. Due to a declining population going into the 1880s, Angell's expansion of Fairview was never realized. In 1880, after a series of misfortunes in the oil market, the population dropped to 333. On March 15, 1882, the Ralston and McQuade Bank on Main Street closed its doors with liabilities amounting to around $250,000 (equivalent to 7.5 million dollars today), affecting over 1,000 customers in the general area. A steady population of around 200-300 people have remained in Fairview Borough since the 1880s. Fairview saw a slight rebound after the turbulent 1880s due to the oil refineries located in nearby Petrolia and Karns City Boroughs.[5][6]
