Talk:Fairview Alpha, Louisiana

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This article is full of information which is at best questionable, at worst out right wrong. The version on the English wikipedia has previously had issues with an IP continuously posting false information which makes the location seem more notable than it is. It's status as a city (IP) vs populated place (every other editor and all references) has caused repeated edit warring issues.

The coordinates listed for the city list it at 2 different locations 15 miles apart on different sides of Campti, Louisiana. Google Earth agrees with the first set of coordinates (31°58′16″N 93°11′12″W) but lists the location as a subivision of Coushata, Louisiana - not an city in and of itself.

The reference for the temperature date differs from the data given at every point on the chart. While close, every point on the chart is 1-2 degrees lower than the listed reference.

Louisiana law allows for a location to change it's status to from town to city once it reaches 5,000 people. Population data on this location is non-existent. It is listed as a populate place as opposed to a census designate place or civil entity by the government so getting population numbers is difficult or impossible. Looking at what little data is out there on the location yeilds a student body in its preK-8 school of 670 students (school published data). Figuring 10-12% of the population is in that age group, the population would likely be around 6K and meet the standard for shifting to city (it if were originally designated as a town level entity). This process usually requires local ordinances to enact the change but while I can find mention of other towns going through the process (some times as long as 100+ years long), I can find no reference that Fairview Alpha ever has. Nor is there anything to denote it even has a local government to make such an ordinance. The article itself doesn't even list a local government representitive (mayor, city manager, etc). The repeated claims that this is an actual city are so far baseless without some reference to it being true. This brings into doubt other similar and nearby locations also being claimed to being cities. No list of cities in Louisiana contains any of these locations. Most lists of places in Louisiana fail to even mention these locales.

While there is an elementary and junior high school in the area (one school, preK-8), there is no mention of a high school named for the location. Google searches only brings up a facebook page with little to no information. Information from sites dealing with public schools seem to indicate that the local high school is located in nearby Campti, LA. --Creol(talk) 16:55, 20 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Largest Unincorporated Communities[change source]

Fairview Alpha is the Largest Unincorporated area in Natchitoches Parish, it is reach 5,000 People.

By the Future[change source]

In the Future Fairview Alpha is a City.