The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusFairview Heights is a city in St. Clair County, Illinois, United States within Greater St. Louis. It is an eastern suburb of St. Louis. As of the 2020 census, Fairview Heights had a population of 16,706.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 17,078 to 16,706 (-2%). Half of its homes were built before 1972.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Fairview Heights yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Fairview Heights’s history is told.
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CommonsCanada goose head detail2006Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (11). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.