Fairview is a town in northern Alberta within the heart of the Peace Country. It is located 82km southwest of the Town of Peace River and 115km north of Grande Prairie at the intersection of Highway 2 and Highway 64A.The Town of Fairview is one of two different communities in Alberta that go by the name of Fairview. The Hamlet of Fairview in southern Alberta is the lesser known of the two.GeographyClimateFairview experiences a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfb).HistoryIn 1928, the railroad extended west from Whitelaw through the Beaver Indian Reserve across a stubble field where the Hamlet of Fairview was established. The community of Waterhole, five miles to the south, was packed onto skids and wagons and relocated to the railroad site. The first train rolled into Fairview on November 2, 1928. The hamlet was incorporated as a village on April 22, 1929. In 1949, the village was incorporated into the Town of Fairview.DemographicsIn the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Fairview recorded a population of 2,998 living in 1,251 of its 1,363 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 3,162. With a land area of 11.36km2, it had a population density of in 2016.In the 2011 Census, the Town of Fairview had a population of 3,162 living in 1,266 of its 1,322 total dwellings, a -4.1% change from its 2006 population of 3,297. With a land area of 11.3km2, it had a population density of in 2011.