Fairview, Kentucky
Fairview, Kentucky | |
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Jefferson Davis Monument in Fairview | |
| Coordinates: 36°50′36″N 87°18′14″W / 36.84333°N 87.30389°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kentucky |
| County | Christian |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.21 sq mi (3.13 km2) |
| • Land | 1.21 sq mi (3.13 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 640 ft (195 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 258 |
| • Density | 213.75/sq mi (82.54/km2) |
| ZIP code | 42266 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0491893 |
Fairview is a small census-designated place on the boundary between Christian and Todd counties in the western part of the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 258, down from the 2010 census total of 286, with 186 living in Christian County and 100 living in Todd County. It is chiefly notable as the birthplace of Jefferson Davis, later President of the Confederate States of America, and as the location of the Jefferson Davis State Historic Site.