Fairplay, Maryland

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Fairplay, Maryland
2016-07-29 11 42 21 View south along Fairplay Road at Maryland State Route 63 (Spielman Road) in Fairplay, Washington County, Maryland.jpg
Houses along Fairplay Road and Spielman Road in Fairplay
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Fairplay, Maryland
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Fairplay, Maryland
Coordinates: 39°31′58″N77°45′00″W / 39.53278°N 77.75000°W / 39.53278; -77.75000
Country United States
State Maryland
County Washington
Area
[1]
  Total
1.20 sq mi (3.12 km2)
  Land1.20 sq mi (3.12 km2)
  Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
482 ft (147 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
537
  Density446.01/sq mi (172.19/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
21733 [3]
Area codes 301, 240
FIPS code 24-27425
GNIS feature ID2583617 [2]

Fairplay is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Washington County, Maryland, United States. [2] Its population was 580 as of the 2010 census. [4] It is sometimes recognized, along with neighboring Tilghmanton, as Fairplay-Tilghmanton; the two communities share a post office as well as a fire company. Fairplay is located between Hagerstown and Sharpsburg, along Maryland Route 65 and is part of the Hagerstown Metropolitan Area. Marsh Mills was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. [5]

Contents

According to tradition, Fairplay was so named on account of the welcoming nature of the first settlers. [6]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the community has an area of 1.204 square miles (3.12 km2), all land. [4]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020 537
U.S. Decennial Census [7]

References

  1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fairplay, Maryland
  3. "Fairplay MD ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2023. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
  4. 1 2 "2010 Census Gazetteer Files - Places: Maryland". U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved February 12, 2017.
  5. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  6. Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 48.
  7. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.