Fair Plain, Michigan

Fair Plain, Michigan
Location within Berrien County
Location within Berrien County
Fair Plain is located in Michigan
Fair Plain
Fair Plain
Location within the state of Michigan
Fair Plain is located in the United States
Fair Plain
Fair Plain
Fair Plain (the United States)
Coordinates: 42°05′13″N 86°27′21″W / 42.08694°N 86.45583°W / 42.08694; -86.45583
CountryUnited States
StateMichigan
CountyBerrien
TownshipsBenton and St. Joseph
Area
 • Total4.54 sq mi (11.75 km2)
 • Land4.30 sq mi (11.13 km2)
 • Water0.24 sq mi (0.63 km2)
Elevation
702 ft (214 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total7,402
 • Density1,722.60/sq mi (665.10/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)
49022
Area code269
FIPS code26-27160[2]
GNIS feature ID625742[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]

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fair Plain, Michigan
  4. ^ 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….
  5. ^ "Fair Plain CPD, Michigan - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 18, 2024.