Fair Play, South Carolina
Fair Play, South Carolina | |
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Coordinates: 34°30′40″N 82°59′08″W / 34.51111°N 82.98556°WCoordinates: 34°30′40″N 82°59′08″W / 34.51111°N 82.98556°W | |
Country | United States |
State | South Carolina |
County | Oconee, Anderson |
Area | |
• Total | 6.76 sq mi (17.51 km2) |
• Land | 6.74 sq mi (17.45 km2) |
• Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.06 km2) |
Elevation | 815 ft (248 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 687 |
• Density | 102/sq mi (39.4/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP codes | 29643 |
FIPS code | 45-24730 |
GNIS feature ID | 1222333 |
Fair Play is a census-designated place located in Oconee County in the U.S. state of South Carolina. A small portion of the CDP extends into Anderson County. As of the 2010 census, the population of Fair Play was 687.[1]
According to tradition, the name stems from an incident in which a bystander implored two brawling pioneers to "play fair".[2]
Geography[]
Fair Play is located in the southern corner of Oconee County, which occupies the northwestern corner of South Carolina. The CDP extends from the town center south to Lake Hartwell, a large reservoir on the South Carolina–Georgia line. Interstate 85 passes through the CDP, with access via exits 2 and 4. Greenville, South Carolina, is 44 miles (71 km) to the northeast, and Atlanta, Georgia, is 100 miles (160 km) to the southwest.
References[]
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Fair Play CDP, South Carolina". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved August 8, 2013.
- ^ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 48.
- Census-designated places in Oconee County, South Carolina
- Census-designated places in South Carolina
- Census-designated places in Anderson County, South Carolina
- South Carolina geography stubs