, ▁ ▁United ▁States . ▁As ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁census , ▁the ▁city ▁population ▁was ▁ 8 , 9 2 0 . ▁ ▁History ▁M embers ▁of ▁the ▁Mult nom ah ▁tribe ▁of ▁Ch ino ok an ▁Indians ▁lived ▁in ▁a ▁village ▁near ▁the ▁Columbia ▁River ▁( the ▁future ▁site ▁of ▁Fair view ) ▁when ▁the ▁Lewis ▁and ▁Clark ▁Ex ped ition ▁visited ▁the ▁area ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 6 . ▁By ▁the ▁ 1 8 4 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 8 5 0 s , ▁white ▁sett lers ▁began ▁hay , ▁gra in , ▁and ▁liv est ock ▁operations ▁in ▁what ▁would ▁become ▁eastern ▁Mult nom ah ▁County . ▁Rail road ▁tracks ▁extended ▁to ▁the ▁area ▁by ▁the ▁ 1 8 9 0 s , ▁and , ▁as ▁the ▁population ▁grew , ▁residents ▁began ▁referring ▁to ▁the ▁locale ▁as ▁Fair view ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁ple asing ▁views ▁of ▁the ▁nearby ▁river , ▁the ▁Columbia ▁River ▁G orge , ▁and ▁Mount ▁H ood . ▁Since ▁another ▁community ▁named ▁Fair view ▁already ▁existed ▁on ▁the ▁Oregon ▁Coast , ▁the ▁community ' s ▁first ▁post ▁office ▁was ▁named ▁Cle one ▁until ▁the ▁coast al ▁post ▁office ▁closed ▁and ▁the ▁name ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁Fair view . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 8 0 s ▁the ▁city ▁attempted ▁to ▁an nex ▁a ▁large ▁section ▁of ▁un in cor por ated ▁territory ▁in ▁eastern ▁Mult nom ah ▁County . ▁The ▁plan ▁would ▁have ▁created ▁a ▁city ▁of ▁about ▁