Fairplay, Colorado

Fairplay, Colorado
County seat and statutory town[1]
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.
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 Park County, Colorado.
Fairplay is located in the United States
Fairplay
Fairplay
Location of the Town of Fairplay in the United States.
Coordinates: 39°13′28″N 105°59′53″W / 39.22444°N 105.99806°W / 39.22444; -105.99806
CountryUnited States
StateColorado
CountyPark[1]
Settled1859
IncorporatedNovember 15, 1872[2]
Government
 • TypeStatutory town[1]
 • MayorFrank Just[3]
Area
[4]
 • Total1.156 sq mi (2.995 km2)
 • Land1.147 sq mi (2.971 km2)
 • Water0.009 sq mi (0.024 km2)
Elevation
[5]
9,948 ft (3,032 m)
Population
 (2020)[4]
 • Total724
 • Density631/sq mi (244/km2)
 • Metro
2,963,821 (19th)
 • CSA
3,623,560 (17th)
 • Front Range
5,055,344
Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)
ZIP code[6]
80440 & 80456, 80432 (PO Box)
Area code719
FIPS code08-25610
GNIS feature ID2412616[5]
Websitefairplayco.us

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 a part of the Front Range Urban Corridor.

  1. ^ a b c d "Active Colorado Municipalities". Colorado Department of Local Affairs. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  2. ^ "Colorado Municipal Incorporations". State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. December 1, 2004. Retrieved September 2, 2007.
  3. ^ "Mayor and Board of Trustees". Town of Fairplay, Colorado. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
  4. ^ a b c "Decennial Census P.L. 94-171 Redistricting Data". United States Census Bureau, United States Department of Commerce. August 12, 2021. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
  5. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fairplay, Colorado
  6. ^ "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on November 4, 2010. Retrieved September 14, 2007.
  7. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  8. ^ "Colorado Highways: Elevation-Related Trivia Items". Matthew E. Salek. Retrieved September 14, 2007.