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Fairplay, Colorado
Town in Park County, Colorado, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Fairplay is a statutory town that is the county seat and the most populous municipality of Park County, Colorado, United States.[1][7] The town population was 724 at the 2020 United States Census.[4] Fairplay is located in South Park at an elevation of 9,953 feet (3,034 m). The town is the fifth-highest incorporated place in the State of Colorado.[8] Fairplay is now a part of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Front Range Urban Corridor.
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Fairplay, Colorado | |
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![]() View of Fairplay and South Park looking south from State Highway 9. The historic buildings of South Park City, an open-air museum, are in the foreground. | |
Nicknames: The Real South Park South Park City | |
Motto: "Where History Meets the High Country" | |
![]() Location of the Town of Fairplay in Park County, Colorado. | |
Location of the Town of Fairplay in the United States. | |
Coordinates: 39°13′28″N 105°59′53″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Colorado |
County | Park[1] |
Settled | 1859 |
Incorporated | November 15, 1872[2] |
Government | |
• Type | Statutory town[1] |
• Mayor | Frank Just[3] |
Area | |
• Total | 1.156 sq mi (2.995 km2) |
• Land | 1.147 sq mi (2.971 km2) |
• Water | 0.009 sq mi (0.024 km2) |
Elevation | 9,948 ft (3,032 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 724 |
• Density | 631/sq mi (244/km2) |
• Metro | 2,963,821 (19th) |
• CSA | 3,623,560 (17th) |
• Front Range | 5,055,344 |
Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
ZIP code[6] | 80440 & 80456, 80432 (PO Box) |
Area code | 719 |
FIPS code | 08-25610 |
GNIS feature ID | 2412616[5] |
Website | fairplayco.us |
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