Fairplay, Maryland | |
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_in_Fairplay%2c_Washington_County%2c_Maryland.jpg) Houses along Fairplay Road and Spielman Road in Fairplay | |
  Fairplay, Maryland  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 | |
• Total | 1.20 sq mi (3.12 km2) |
| • Land | 1.20 sq mi (3.12 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 482 ft (147 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 537 |
| • Density | 446.01/sq mi (172.19/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 21733[3] |
| Area code(s) | 301, 240 |
| FIPS code | 24-27425 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2583617[2] |
Fairplay is anunincorporated community andcensus-designated place (CDP) inWashington County,Maryland, United States.[2] Its population was 580 as of the2010 census.[4] It is sometimes recognized, along with neighboringTilghmanton, as Fairplay-Tilghmanton; the two communities share a post office as well as a fire company. Fairplay is located betweenHagerstown andSharpsburg, alongMaryland Route 65 and is part of theHagerstown Metropolitan Area.Marsh Mills was listed on theNational Register of Historic Places in 1996.[5]
According to tradition, Fairplay was so named on account of the welcoming nature of the first settlers.[6]
Refugee Resettlement Watch, ananti-Muslim hate group, has its headquarters in Fairplay.[7]
According to theU.S. Census Bureau, the community has an area of 1.204 square miles (3.12 km2), all land.[4]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 2020 | 537 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[8] | |||
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