Fairview

Martin Gash bought 76 acres on Cripple Creek (later Gash's Creek) on November 27, 1793. Marshes which attracted buffalo had to be drained in order to use the land. The William Nelson Camp Jr. House, John A. Lanning House, Dr. Cireo McAfee McCracken House, and Sherrill's Inn are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Fairview is located in southeastern Buncombe County along U.S. Route 74A (Charlotte Highway) It is 11 miles (18 km) southeast of downtown Asheville and 16 miles (26 km) northwest of Lake Lure. The CDP has a total area of 6.2 square miles (16.1 km²), all land. It is the place in the United States with the largest concentration of Albanians according to Census 2000. The population was 2,678 at the 2010 census. As of the 2020 United States census, there were 2,771 people, 1,030 households, and 716 families residing in the CDP. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.03. About 8.1% of families and 9.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19. 5% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over. The median income for a household in theCDP was $46,818, and the median family income was $51,768. There were 971 housing units at an average density of 156.3 per square mile (60.4/km²).

History

Martin Gash bought 76 acres on Cripple Creek (later Gash's Creek) on November 27, 1793. Marshes which attracted buffalo had to be drained in order to use the land. The William Nelson Camp Jr. House, John A. Lanning House, Dr. Cireo McAfee McCracken House, and Sherrill's Inn are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Gash family moved to the area in the early 1800s and built a house on the site. Gash died in 1793 and was buried at the site in 1794. His son, Martin Gash III, was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives for the first time in 1796 and served until 1798. He died in 1805 and was succeeded by his son, George Gash, who served from 1801 to 1805. Gashing's Creek was named after Gash and his wife, Mary, who married in 1799. The couple had a son, William, who was born in 1798 and died in 1800. The family also had a daughter, Barbara, who passed away in 1802. The house was built in 1803. The property was later sold to the Gash brothers, who lived there until the mid-19th century. It is now owned by a private company, Gash & Co., which operates a hotel and restaurant on the property. The land was once part of the site of the town of Gash. It was also known as Gash Creek.

Geography

Fairview is located in southeastern Buncombe County along U.S. Route 74A (Charlotte Highway) It is 11 miles (18 km) southeast of downtown Asheville and 16 miles (26 km) northwest of Lake Lure.According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 6.2 square miles (16.1 km²), all land. It has a population of 1,788. The CDP is located on U.N. Highway 74A, which runs between Asheville and Charlotte. It is on the North Carolina Turnpike, which goes from Asheville to Charlotte. The town is in the Asheville Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes the cities of Asheville, Charlotte, and Asheville-Buncombe. It also includes the towns of Fairview and Lure, as well as the rural hamlet of Lure-Asheville, which is in Asheville County. It was named for the Fairview family, who lived in the area in the 1800s and early 1900s. The Fairview CDP was established in 1881. The city's population was 1,856 in 1883. It had a population growth rate of 1.7% from 1881 to 1883, and a population loss rate of 0.8% in 1894. The current population is 1,938, according to the 2010 Census. The area has an area of 6.2 square miles (16.1 km²) with a total land area of 6.3 square miles (16 square kilometers).

Demographics

As of the 2000 U.S. census, there were 2,495 people, 907 households, and 684 families residing in the CDP. 23.4% of the population were of American, 11.1% English, 11,1% German, 10.9% Scotch-Irish, 8.6% Irish, 5.5% Polish, and 3.4 Albanian ancestry. This makes Fairview the place in the United States with the largest concentration of Albanians. The median income for a household in theCDP was $46,818, and the median income. for a family was $51,768. The per capita income for the C DP was $21,029. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.03. For every 100 females, there are 86.2 males. For each 100 females age 18 and over, there is 84.3 males. The CDP has a population of 2,771, with 1,030 households and 971 housing units. It is located in the northern part of the town of Fairview, New Hampshire, near the New Hampshire Turnpike and the New Jersey Turnpikes. The town is home to the Fairview High School, which was founded in 1881. The school was the first in Fairview to offer a high school diploma. It was also the first high school to offer an associate's degree in English. The high school has one of the highest graduation rates in the state. It also has the highest crime rates.

Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund Sites & UV Index

The Air Quality index is in Fairview, Buncombe County, North Carolina = 78.6. These Air Quality index is based on annual reports from the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The number of ozone alert days is used as an indicator of air quality, as are the amounts of seven pollutants including particulates, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, lead, and volatile organic chemicals. The Water Quality Index is 64. A measure of the quality of an area’s water supply as rated by the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The EPA has a complex method of measuring the watershed quality, using 15 indicators such as pollutants, turbidity, sediments, and toxic discharges. The Superfund Sites Index is 50. Higher is better (100=best). Based upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts. The UV Index in Fairview = 4.8 and is a measure of an area's exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays. This is most often a combination of sunny weather, altitude, and latitude. The UV Index has been defined by the WHO (www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/radiation-the-ultraviolet-(uv)-index) and is uniform worldwide.

Employed

The most recent city population of 3,049 individuals with a median age of 41.4 age the population grows by 13.75% in Fairview, Buncombe County, North Carolina population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 445.21 residents per square mile of area (171.91/km²). There are average 2.56 people per household in the 1,054 households with an average household income of $54,748 a year. The unemployment rate in Alabama is 8.30% of the available work force and has dropped -5.85% over the most recent 12-month period and the projected change in job supply over the next decade based on migration patterns, economic growth, and other factors will increase by 20.00%. The number of physicians in Fairview per 100,000 population = 395.2.

Weather

The annual rainfall in Fairview = 50 inches and the annual snowfall = 31 inches. The annual number of days with measurable precipitation (over .01 inch) = 142. The average number of days per year that are predominantly sunny = 215. 76 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and 24 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily low temperature for the month of January. The Comfort Index (higher=better) is 47, where higher values mean a more pleasant climate. The Comfort Index measure recognizes that humidity by itself isn't the problem. (Have you noticed nobody ever complains about the weather being 'cold and humid?) It's in the summertime that we notice the humidity the most, when it's hot and muggy. Our Comfort Index uses a combination of afternoon summer temperature and humidity to closely predict the effect that the humidity will have on people.

Median Home Cost

The percentage of housing units in Fairview, Buncombe County, North Carolina which are owned by the occupant = 75.77%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 23 years with median home cost = $165,630 and home appreciation of -6.41%. This is the value of the years most recent home sales data. Its important to note that this is not the average (or arithmetic mean). The median home price is the middle value when you arrange all the sales prices of homes from lowest to highest. This is a better indicator than the average, because the median is not changed as much by a few unusually high or low values. The property tax rate of $7.62 shown here is the rate per $1,000 of home value. If for simplification for example the tax rate is $14.00 and the home value is $250,000, the property tax would be $14.00 x ($250,000/1000), or $3500. This is the 'effective' tax rate.

Study

The local school district spends $5,558 per student. There are 13.5 students for each teacher in the school, 326 students for each Librarian and 313 students for each Counselor. 7.88% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 18.77% with a master’s degree, Ph.D. or other advanced college degree and 7.93% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).