Fairforest, South Carolina

Fairforest
CDP
Fairforest is located in South Carolina
Fairforest
Fairforest
Location within the state of South Carolina
Coordinates: 34°56′49″N 82°01′08″W / 34.94694°N 82.01889°W / 34.94694; -82.01889
CountryUnited States
StateSouth Carolina
CountySpartanburg
Area
[1]
 • Total
2.10 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]
 • Total
1,646
 • Density786.81/sq mi (303.84/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
29301
FIPS code45083
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 1,646.[5]

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″N 82°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.Note%±
20201,646—
U.S. Decennial Census[9]

Education

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

References

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fairforest, South Carolina
  3. ^ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  4. ^ a b c "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  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 January 19, 2016. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
  8. ^ Lake, William C. (June 22, 1935). "Names of Union Streams Have Interesting History". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. pp. A1. Retrieved April 22, 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 July 5, 2021.


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