Town of Fairplay, Colorado
Fairplay dredge, 1940s, the largest gold dredge in Colorado
Nickname: The Real South Park
Location in Park County and the State of Colorado
Coordinates: 39°13′28″N 105°59′53″W / 39.22444, -105.99806
Country	United States
State	State of Colorado
County	Park County Seat[1]
Founded	1859
Incorporated	November 15, 1872[2]
Government
- Type	Statutory Town[1]
- Mayor	Fred R. The gold dredge is a mechanical method of extracting gold from sand and gravel A nickname is a Name of an entity or thing that is not its Proper name. Park County is the 17th most extensive of the 64 counties of the State of Colorado of the United States. The State of Colorado ( or chiefly by nonresidents) is a state located in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States of America. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The political units and divisions of the United States include The 50 states (four of these being officially styled as Commonwealths) which are typically The State of Colorado ( or chiefly by nonresidents) is a state located in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States of America. See also Geography of Colorado State of Colorado|History of Colorado This is a list of the 64 counties of the U Park County is the 17th most extensive of the 64 counties of the State of Colorado of the United States. Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common A municipal corporation is the legal term for a local governing body, including (but not necessarily limited to cities, counties, Towns Events 655 - Battle of Winwaed: Penda of Mercia is defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria. Year 1872 ( MDCCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year See also State of Colorado The 271 incorporated municipalities of the State of Colorado operate under one of five types of municipal governing Boyce[3]
Area
- Total	1. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 1 sq mi (2. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 7 km²)
- Land	1. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 1 sq mi (2. 7 km²)
- Water	0 sq mi (0 km²)
Elevation [4]	9,953 ft (3,034 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	610
- Density	554. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 5/sq mi (225. 9/km²)
Time zone	MST (UTC-7)
- Summer (DST)	MDT (UTC-6)
ZIP code[5]	80440 & 80456, 80432 (PO Box)
Area code(s)	719
FIPS code	08-25610
GNIS feature ID	0169534
Website: Town of Fairplay

View of Fairplay and South Park looking south from State Highway 9. The Mountain Time Zone of North America keeps time by subtracting seven hours from Coordinated Universal Time ( UTC-7) during the shortest days of autumn UTC−7 can be observed in Mountain Standard Time Zone Pacific Daylight Time Zone Canada Daylight saving time ( DST The Mountain Time Zone of North America keeps time by subtracting seven hours from Coordinated Universal Time ( UTC-7) during the shortest days of autumn Areas using UTC−6 Single zone countries Belize Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala The ZIP code is the system of Postal codes used by the United States Postal Service (USPS A post office box (often abbreviated PO Box or PO Box) is a uniquely-addressable lockable box located on the premises of a Post office station A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks The map to the right is clickable click on an area code to go to the page for that code Federal Information Processing Standards ( FIPS) are publicly announced standards developed by the United States Federal government for use by all non-military The Geographic Names Information System ( GNIS) is a database that contains name and locative information about more than two million physical and cultural features located throughout The historic buidings of South Park City, an open air museum, are in the foreground.

The historic Town of Fairplay is a Statutory Town that is the county seat and the most populous town of Park County, Colorado, United States. See also State of Colorado The 271 incorporated municipalities of the State of Colorado operate under one of five types of municipal governing A county seat is a term for an Administrative center for a County, primarily used in the United States. Park County is the 17th most extensive of the 64 counties of the State of Colorado of the United States. The State of Colorado ( or chiefly by nonresidents) is a state located in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States of America. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the ^[6] Fairplay is located in South Park at an elevation of 9,953 feet (3,034 m). See also South Park (disambiguation South Park is a high intermontane grassland basin, approximately 10000 ft (3000 m in elevation The town is the fifth-highest incorporated place in the State of Colorado. The State of Colorado ( or chiefly by nonresidents) is a state located in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States of America. ^[4] The population was 610 at the U.S. Census 2000. A historic gold mining settlement, the town was founded in 1859 during the early days of the Pike's Peak Gold Rush. Gold (ˈɡoʊld is a Chemical element with the symbol Au (from its Latin name aurum) and Atomic number 79 Mining is the extraction of valuable Minerals or other geological materials from the earth usually (but not always from an Ore body Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Pike's Peak Gold Rush (later known as the Colorado Gold Rush) was the boom in Gold prospecting and mining in the Pike's Peak Country of western It is the largest community in the grassland basin of Colorado known as South Park, sitting on the west edge of the basin at the junction of U.S. Highway 285 and State Highway 9. See also South Park (disambiguation South Park is a high intermontane grassland basin, approximately 10000 ft (3000 m in elevation US Route 285 is a north-south United States highway, running 845 miles (1260 km through the states of Texas, New Mexico and Colorado. State Highway 9 in the US state of Colorado is a 138- Mile long State highway through central Colorado It is on a hillside just east of the Middle Fork South Platte River, near where Highway 9 ascends the river valley northward to Alma and Hoosier Pass. The Middle Fork South Platte River is a tributary of the South Platte River, approximately 35 miles (56 km long located in central Colorado in the United States The historic Town of Alma is a Statutory Town located in Park County, Colorado, United States. Hoosier Pass (el 3517 m/11542 ft is a high Mountain pass in the Rocky Mountains of central Colorado in the United States. It is a quiet town, and the roads surrounding it have a low volume of traffic. Although it was founded during the initial placer mining boom, the mines in the area continued to produce gold and silver ore for many decades up through the middle of the 20th century. Placer mining (pronounced "plass-er" refers to the mining of alluvial deposits for Minerals This may be done by open-pit (also called open-cast An ore is a volume of rock containing components or Minerals in a mode of occurrence that renders it valuable for mining The twentieth century of the Common Era began on

The town consists of modern retail businesses along the highway, as well as a historic town on the bluff above the river along Front Street. The northern extension of Front Street along the river has been preserved and has become the site of relocated historic structures as an open air museum called South Park City, intended to recreate the early days of the Colorado Gold Rush. An open air museum is a distinct type of Museum exhibiting its collections out-of-doors South Park City is an Open air museum located at the west end of Front Street in the town of Fairplay in Park County Colorado. Most of the residences in town are located on the hillside east of State Highway 9, in the vicinity of the schools and Park County Courthouse. The majority of the streets in town were finally paved in 2005.

The Town of Fairplay, Colorado, is the basis for the Town of South Park, Colorado, in the television series South Park. South Park is an animated American television comedy series created and written by Trey Parker and Matt Stone for Comedy Central

South Park animated series

Mr. Hankey, one of the characters of the South Park animated series, is displayed on the exterior of a house on Front Street in Fairplay

The town has become mildly famous in recent years as the town depicted in the South Park animated television series on Comedy Central. This page is a list of residents in the television series South Park. South Park is an animated American television comedy series created and written by Trey Parker and Matt Stone for Comedy Central Comedy Central is an American Cable television and Satellite television channel that carries predominantly Comedy programming Although the geographical references contained in several episodes imply that Fairplay is the model for South Park, it is much smaller and more rustic than its fictional counterpart, which has a more suburban character. South San Jose (cropjpg||thumb|A suburban development in San Jose California. Co-creator Trey Parker grew up in Conifer and went to high school in Evergreen, both of which are somewhat more affluent mountain communities immediately west of Denver in Jefferson County. Randolph Severn "Trey" Parker III (born October 19, 1969) is an American Animator, Screenwriter, Film director Conifer is an unincorporated town in Jefferson County, Colorado, United States. Evergreen is a Census-designated place (CDP and a US Post Office in Jefferson County, Colorado, United States The City and County of Denver (pronounced /ˈdɛnvɚ/ is the Capital and the most populous city of Colorado, in the United States Jefferson County (ˈdʒɛfərsən ˈkaʊnti is the fourth most populous of the 64 counties of the State of Colorado of the United States. Co-creator Matt Stone lived in the Denver suburb of Littleton. Matthew Richard "Matt" Stone (born May 26, 1971) is an Academy Award - nominated Emmy Award - winning American Animator The City of Littleton is a suburb of the Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Statistical Area and a Home Rule Municipality in Arapahoe County, Jefferson

Because the town is a regional center of government and commerce, the term "South Park" has historically been used in the town in the naming of institutions and business, including South Park High School (the namesake of which appears in the series). The elementary school is Edith Teeter Elementary and the middle school is Silverheels Middle School.

Although South Park is based upon the real life town of Fairplay, it is mentioned by Gerald Broflovski in the episode "Night of the Living Homeless" and described as "4 miles away" in "Jakovasaurs", which implies that it is a separate town in the show. Gerald and Sheila Broflovski ( Polish:Browlowski are fictional characters in the animated series South Park. " Night of the Living Homeless " is episode 1107 (#160 of Comedy Central 's South Park. " Jackovasaurus " is the 35th episode of Comedy Central 's animated series South Park. The county seat offices in Fairplay are seen, though it is not mentioned by name, in the episode "Stanley's Cup". " Stanley's Cup " is Episode 1014 (#153 of Comedy Central 's South Park.

Burro Days

Burro Days is a festival held on the last weekend of July. The event celebrates the town's mining heritage. The main feature of the festival is a 29-mile burro race over rough terrain and elevation gain from downtown Fairplay to the 13,000-ft summit of Mosquito Pass. Mosquito Pass (el 13185 ft is a high Mountain pass in the Mosquito Range of central Colorado in the United States. Teams consist of one person and one burro. The race takes about five hours to complete; first prize is $1,000. There are several other burro races in Colorado, the most notable takes place in Leadville. Leadville is a Statutory City that is the County seat of and the only incorporated municipality in The Fairplay race is considered the World Championships of Burro Racing. For many years (in the 1960s and early 1970s) the Burro race took place from Leadville to Fairplay, or vice versa, crossing over Mosquito Pass. This followed the route that Father Dyer used for carrying mail and his preaching circuit. With time the rivalry between the two cities proved the demise of this cooperative endeavor. A South Park parallel to the Burro race can be found in the Cow Days episode. " Cow Days " is the 26th episode of Comedy Central 's animated series South Park.

Geography

Fairplay is located at 39°13′28″N, 105°59′53″W (39. 224384, -105. 998132)^[7].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census 1 square miles (2. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 7 km²), all of it land. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of

Demographics

As of the census^[8] of 2000, there were 610 people, 259 households, and 169 families residing in the town. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population The population density was 576. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 3 people per square mile (222. 2/km²). There were 337 housing units at an average density of 318. 4/sq mi (122. 8/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 93. 11% White, 1. 31% African American, 0. 98% Native American, 0. 33% Asian, 2. 79% from other races, and 1. 48% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4. 92% of the population.

There were 259 households out of which 31. 7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51. 0% were married couples living together, 7. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34. 4% were non-families. 25. 9% of all households were made up of individuals and 3. 9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2. 36 and the average family size was 2. 79.

In the town the population was spread out with 23. 9% under the age of 18, 8. 5% from 18 to 24, 37. 5% from 25 to 44, 24. 9% from 45 to 64, and 5. 1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 109. 6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 111. 9 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $50,385, and the median income for a family was $51,979. Males had a median income of $34,286 versus $26,429 for females. The per capita income for the town was $21,742. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country About 6. 6% of families and 9. 5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10. The poverty threshold, or poverty line, is the minimum level of Income deemed necessary to achieve an adequate Standard of living in a given country 4% of those under age 18 and 5. 4% of those age 65 or over.

View of Fairplay and South Park.

See also

• Colorado municipalities
• Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Statistical Area
• Denver-Aurora-Boulder Combined Statistical Area
• Front Range Urban Corridor
• Park County, Colorado
• State of Colorado

References

External links

• Town of Fairplay website
  • CDOT map of the Town of Fairplay
• South Park Chamber of Commerce

• Fairplay, Colorado is at coordinates 39°13′28″N 105°59′53″W / 39.224384, -105.998132 (Fairplay, Colorado)Coordinates: 39°13′28″N 105°59′53″W / 39.224384, -105.998132 (Fairplay, Colorado)