Profile for Fairview Heights, Illinois, IL

Area's last coal mine closed in 1957

Coffee: National and regional coffee companies with outlets here include Panera Bread

Historic sites and museums: Our Lady of the Snows Shrine, Cahokia Mounds

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was on par with the national average. (See library links below.)

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Archives (1)

Cemeteries (53)

Colleges (1)

Communities (17)

Hotels (32)

Libraries (7)

Military bases (1)

Parks (2)

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• Historical census records (Ancestry.com)

Sections below provide additional information and links about Fairview Heights demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Saint Clair County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, St. Louis area jobs, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 62232 ZIP code.

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• Fairview Heights city government
• Saint Clair County government

26% of Fairview Heights residents report German ancestry, and 13% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Fairview Heights ancestry & family history guide.

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• Saint Clair County Ancestry forum
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• Ancestry.com - IL data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
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• Court, land & probate records
• Death index
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• Cemetery record compendium
• Illinois cemetery message boards
• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

• Communities near Fairview Heights
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• Communities in Saint Clair County

• Fairview Heights business guide
• Better Business Bureau
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• Courts in Illinois
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• Crime in Saint Clair County
• Arrests in Saint Clair County

• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
• Obituary database - Ancestry.com
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• Local information on disability access
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in Illinois
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Fairview Heights was $22,614, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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• Saint Clair County economic census
• Saint Clair County economic summary
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• Illinois economic data

26% of Fairview Heights residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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• Post history questions in Saint Clair County genealogy forum

Median rent in Fairview Heights, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $503.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $933.

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Libraries in Fairview Heights include Fairview Heights Public Library ... View libraries

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• Illinois library

• Illinois statewide library catalog

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Saint Clair County supported John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Fairview Heights political report.

• Illinois Democratic party
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• Saint Clair County elections board
• Illinois elections board

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The average commute time for Fairview Heights workers is 25 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

A total of 5 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Fairview Heights between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

This is a rate of 3.3 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was lower than the national norm.

Hotels in Fairview Heights include Best Western Camelot Inn, Comfort Suites, Drury Inn Fairview Heights, Fairfield Inn, Four Points by Sheraton Fairview Heights, Ramada Inn, Super 8.

• Fairview Heights travel guide
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• Illinois tourism bureau

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