Fairforest is a
Census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, such ...
located in
Spartanburg County
Spartanburg County is a county located on the northwestern border of the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 327,997, making it the fifth-most populous county in South Carolina. Its county seat is Spartanburg ...
in the
U.S.
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State of
South Carolina
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, anthem = " Carolina";" South Carolina On My Mind"
, Former = Province of South Carolina
, seat = Columbia
, LargestCity = Charleston
, LargestMetro = ...
.
According to the
2010 United States Census
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, the population was 1,646.
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2010 Census results for Fairforest, SC
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." A post office was established as Fair Forest in 1884. According to tradition, a pioneer named the region when, noting the scenery, he said "What a fair forest!"
Geography
Fairforest is located at (34.946963, -82.018906).
The CDP is a suburb of the City of
Spartanburg, located to the West of the city, alongside
Arcadia
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Greece
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and
Saxon
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According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the CDP has a total land area of 5.416 square miles (3.973 km) and a total water area of 0.006 square miles (0.016 km).
Demographics
Education
It is in
Spartanburg County School District 6.
References
Census-designated places in Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Census-designated places in South Carolina
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