Fairmount, Delaware

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Fairmount, Delaware
Fairmount, Delaware (the United States)
Coordinates: 38°39′59″N75°13′17″W / 38.66639°N 75.22139°W / 38.66639; -75.22139 Coordinates: 38°39′59″N75°13′17″W / 38.66639°N 75.22139°W / 38.66639; -75.22139
Country United States
State Delaware
County Sussex
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)

Fairmount is an unincorporated community in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. It is one of the Three Sisters communities consisting of Fairmount, Hollyville, and Hollymount. Fairmount is the area located around the intersections of Delaware Route 5 and Delaware Route 23.

The community is part of the Salisbury, Maryland-Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

Fairmount's population was 20 in 1925, [1] and 100 in 1960. [2]

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References

  1. Premier Atlas of the World: Containing Maps of All Countries of the World, with the Most Recent Boundary Decisions, and Maps of All the States, Territories, and Possessions of the United States with Population Figures from the Latest Official Census Reports, Also Data of Interest Concerning International and Domestic Political Questions. Rand McNally & Company. 1925. p. 175.
  2. World Book Encyclopedia. D. Field Enterprises Corporation. 1960. p. 88.