Fairview TownshipKS
A town of 430.
Is Fairview Township a good place to live?
12% of residents are under 18 in Fairview Township, against 24% in Kansas’ towns and 22% across U.S. towns. No town among the 152 in Kansas we compare has a higher age of the median resident than Fairview Township. The biggest park or preserve is Wilson Recreation Area, at 1,361 acres. Fairview Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
430 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Fairview Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Fairview Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Fairview Township.
The schools Fairview Township’s kids attend
The Sylvan Grove school district runs its public schools. Its one school is below. Fairview Township’s only public school teaches 125 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lucas/Sylvan Elementary UnifiedLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 125 | A |
NCES · EDFacts
The biggest natural risk in Fairview Township is inland flooding, at a high overall level
The natural-hazard score from FEMA in Fairview Township is 71 of 100. Expected losses in Fairview Township break down as 29% from inland flooding and 16% from drought.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The climate in Fairview Township brings four seasons and hot summers
Fairview Township’s July high stands at 93°F, above both the Kansas town median (91°F) and the median of U.S. towns (85°F).
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A job hub: Fairview Township has 1.1 jobs for every working resident and draws in 156 commuters
For most workers, Fairview Township is a place to come home to: only 3% work in town. The mean commuting time for Fairview Township comes to 12 minutes. Jobs based in Fairview Township grew to 160 in 2023, 56 more than in 2013. In Fairview Township, 15% of residents live below the poverty line.
| Fairview Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 12 minutes | 20 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 15% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.9% | 15% | 8% |
| Median household income | $55,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
A larger share of adults have high blood pressure in Fairview Township than in most of Kansas or the rest of the country
The share of adults in Fairview Township who sleep under 7 hours: 32%. Among 151 Kansas towns, just 6 have a higher share of adults who have diabetes than Fairview Township. Against the Kansas average, Fairview Township comes out ahead on 5 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 9.
| Fairview Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 34% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 16% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 11% | 12% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 31% | 33% |
| What stands out | Fairview Township | KS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 12.9% | 16.3% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.2% | 11.2% |
| More adults with heart disease | 9.5% | 6.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
3% of the land in Fairview Township is protected from building
3.5 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. Fairview Township’s trail network density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Fairview Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3% | 2.1% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Wilson Recreation Area | 0.3 mi | 1,361 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Fairview Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Fairview Township; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Fairview Township residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.
About Fairview Township
Township in Russell County, Kansas, U.S.
Fairview Township is a township in Russell County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, it had a population of 416.
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- Area
- 72 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,480 ft
Questions about Fairview Township
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Is Fairview Township, KS a good place to live?
Fairview Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.