Fair Play, South Carolina

Fair Play is a census-designated place located in Oconee County in the U.S. state of South Carolina. A small portion of the CDP extends into Anderson County. As of the 2020 census, the population of Fair Play was 704.

According to tradition, the name stems from an incident in which a bystander implored two brawling pioneers to "play fair".

Geography
Fair Play is located in the southern corner of Oconee County, which occupies the northwestern corner of South Carolina. The CDP extends from the town center south to Lake Hartwell, a large reservoir on the South Carolina–Georgia line. Interstate 85 passes through the CDP, with access via exits 2 and 4. Greenville, South Carolina, is 44 mi to the northeast, and Atlanta, Georgia, is 100 mi to the southwest.

Demographics
As of the 2020 US Census, the population of the area is 704.