Fairview Township, Fulton County, Illinois

[2] The township contains these five cemeteries: Coal Creek, Fairview, Lyons, Markley and Shumaker.

As of the 2020 census[1] there were 596 people, 264 households, and 128 families residing in the township.

There were 285 housing units at an average density of 7.93 per square mile (3.06/km2).

The racial makeup of the township was 96.31% White, 0.17% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.34% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.84% from other races, and 2.35% from two or more races.

33.30% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

Map of Illinois highlighting Fulton County