Fairforest, South Carolina

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Fairforest
CDP
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Fairforest
Location within the state of South Carolina
Coordinates: 34°56′49″N82°01′08″W / 34.94694°N 82.01889°W / 34.94694; -82.01889 Coordinates: 34°56′49″N82°01′08″W / 34.94694°N 82.01889°W / 34.94694; -82.01889
Country United States
State South Carolina
County Spartanburg
Area
[1]
 • Total2.10 sq mi (5.43 km2)
 • Land2.09 sq mi (5.42 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation
[2]
846 ft (258 m)
Population
 (2020) [3]
 • Total1,646
 • Density786.81/sq mi (303.84/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
29301
FIPS code 45083
GNIS feature ID2629825 [2]

Fairforest is a Census-designated place located in Spartanburg County in the U.S. State of South Carolina. [4] According to the 2010 United States Census, the population was 1,693. [5]

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History

During the Revolution, Fairforest was one of the only regions in South Carolina where Loyalists outnumbered Patriots. It was described as a "hot-bed of pro-British sentiment." [6] A post office was established as Fair Forest in 1884. [7] According to tradition, a pioneer named the region when, noting the scenery, he said "What a fair forest!" [8]

Geography

Fairforest is located at 34°56′49″N82°01′08″W / 34.94694°N 82.01889°W / 34.94694; -82.01889 (34.946963, -82.018906). [4] The CDP is a suburb of the City of Spartanburg, located to the West of the city, alongside Arcadia and Saxon.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total land area of 5.416 square miles (3.973 km2) and a total water area of 0.006  square miles (0.016  km2). [4]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
2020 1,646—
U.S. Decennial Census [9]

Education

It is in Spartanburg County School District 6. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  2. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fairforest, South Carolina
  3. ↑ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Oct 15, 2022.
  4. 1 2 3 "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  5. ↑ Source: 2010 Census results for Fairforest, SC Archived 2012-06-16 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ↑ "Nehemiah Howard and His Family". 1983.
  7. ↑ "Spartanburg County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 19 January 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  8. ↑ Lake, William C. (22 June 1935). "Names of Union Streams Have Interesting History". Spartanburg Herald-Journal . pp. A1. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  9. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  10. ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Spartanburg County, SC" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved 2021-07-05.


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