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History · Fairview

Half of Fairview’s homes were built after 1956

Most of Fairview was built recently: 9% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1956. Below: maps from 1888 on and the census since 1950.

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What stands out about Fairview’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Fairview are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18886 editions of the USGS map, 1888 to 1981. Watch Fairview change.Old housesHalf of Fairview’s homes were built before 1956.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Fairview’s history is told.

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On the map

Fairview on the map, 1888 to 1981

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Fairview. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Fairview on the 1888 USGS mapFairview on the 1893 USGS mapFairview on the 1901 USGS mapFairview on the 1954 USGS mapFairview on the 1970 USGS mapFairview on the 1981 USGS map1888Sandy Hook sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Fairview.

The story so far

Fairview, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Fairview yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Fairview is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Middletown Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, the CDP's population was 3,731.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 3,806 in 2010, 3,731 in 2020.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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People over time

Fairview, census by census

05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,5004,0001960198020002020Peak: 3,942

Between 1,717 and 3,942 people in every census since 1950.

5 censuses, 1950–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Fairview’s Wikipedia page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Fairview

Nobody well known was born in Fairview itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Bruce SpringsteenAmerican rock singer · b. 1949
Charlie PuthAmerican singer, songwriter, and record producer · b. 1991
Kevin SmithAmerican filmmaker · b. 1970
Count BasieAmerican jazz musician and composer · b. 1904
Garret HobartVice president of the United States from 1897 t… · b. 1844
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Paul CohenAmerican mathematician · b. 1934

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.