Fair Plain, Michigan | |
|---|---|
 Location within Berrien County | |
  Fair Plain Location within the state of Michigan  Fair Plain Fair Plain (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 42°05′13″N 86°27′21″W / 42.08694°N 86.45583°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Berrien |
| Townships | Benton and St. Joseph |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.54 sq mi (11.75 km2) |
| • Land | 4.30 sq mi (11.13 km2) |
| • Water | 0.24 sq mi (0.63 km2) |
| Elevation | 702 ft (214 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 7,402 |
| • Density | 1,722.60/sq mi (665.10/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code(s) | 49022 |
| Area code | 269 |
| FIPS code | 26-27160[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 625742[3] |
Fair Plain (also "Fairplain"[4] ) is an unincorporated community in Berrien County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is a census-designated place (CDP) for statistical purposes and has no legal status as a municipality. The population was 7,402 at the 2020 census.[5]
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fair Plain, Michigan
- ^ Romig, Walter (October 1, 1986) [1973]. Michigan Place Names: The History of the Founding and the Naming of More Than Five Thousand Past and Present Michigan Communities (Paperback). Great Lakes Books Series. Detroit, Michigan: Wayne State University Press. p. 190. ISBN 978-0-8143-1838-6.
...locally it is spelled Fairplain….
- ^ "Fair Plain CPD, Michigan - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 18, 2024.