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Fairplay, Maryland
Houses along Fairplay Road and Spielman Road in Fairplay
Houses along Fairplay Road and Spielman Road in Fairplay
Fairplay, Maryland is located in Maryland
Fairplay, Maryland
Fairplay, Maryland
Location in Maryland
Fairplay, Maryland is located in the United States
Fairplay, Maryland
Fairplay, Maryland
Location in the United States
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
469 ft (143 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 537
 • Density 446.01/sq mi (172.19/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s) 301, 240
FIPS code 24-27425
GNIS feature ID 590186

Fairplay is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Washington County, Maryland, United States. Its population was 580 as of the 2010 census. 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.

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

Refugee Resettlement Watch, an anti-Muslim hate group, has its headquarters in Fairplay.

Geography

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


Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
2020 537
U.S. Decennial Census

See also

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