Fairplay, Colorado
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 | |
| Motto: Where History Meets the High Country | |
Location of the Town of Fairplay in Park County, Colorado. | |
Fairplay Location of the Town of Fairplay, Colorado. Fairplay Fairplay (Colorado) | |
| Coordinates: 39°13′29″N 106°00′07″W / 39.2247°N 106.0020°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| County | Park |
| Settled | 1859 |
| Incorporated | November 15, 1872 |
| Government | |
| • Type | statutory town |
| • Mayor | Frank Just |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.156 sq mi (2.995 km2) |
| • Land | 1.147 sq mi (2.971 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0093 sq mi (0.024 km2) |
| Elevation | 9,955 ft (3,034 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• 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 | 80440, 80456, 80432 (PO Box) |
| Area code | 719 |
| GNIS place ID | 169534 |
| GNIS town ID | 2412616 |
| FIPS code | 08-25610 |
| Major highways | |
| Website | fairplayco.us |
Fairplay is the statutory town that is the county seat of and the most populous municipality in Park County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 724 at the 2020 United States census. Fairplay is located in South Park at an elevation of 9,953 feet (3,034 m). The town is the sixth-highest incorporated municipality in the State of Colorado. Fairplay is a part of the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Front Range Urban Corridor.