| Fairview | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
  Fairview  Fairview | |
| Coordinates: 38°52′24″N85°04′51″W / 38.87333°N 85.08083°W Coordinates: 38°52′24″N85°04′51″W / 38.87333°N 85.08083°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Switzerland |
| Township | Cotton |
| Elevation [1] | 892 ft (272 m) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 47011 |
| Area code(s) | 812 |
| GNIS feature ID | 449654 |
Fairview is an unincorporated community in Cotton Township, Switzerland County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [2]
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not governed by a local municipal corporation; similarly an unincorporated community is a settlement that is not governed by its own local municipal corporation, but rather is administered as part of larger administrative divisions, such as a township, parish, borough, county, city, canton, state, province or country. Occasionally, municipalities dissolve or disincorporate, which may happen if they become fiscally insolvent, and services become the responsibility of a higher administration. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. In most other countries of the world, there are either no unincorporated areas at all, or these are very rare; typically remote, outlying, sparsely populated or uninhabited areas.
Cotton Township is one of six townships in Switzerland County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,040 and it contained 849 housing units.
Switzerland County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2010, the population was 10,613. The county seat is Vevay.
