Fairforest is a
Census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), 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 counte ...
located in
Spartanburg County in the
U.S.
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State
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of
South Carolina
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.
According to the
2010 United States Census, the population was 1,646.
[Source: ]
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
Spartanburg is a city in and the county seat of Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States. The city had a population of 38,732 as of the 2020 census, making it the 11th-most populous city in the state. The Office of Management and Budg ...
, located to the West of the city, alongside
Arcadia 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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