Editing Fairland, Maryland

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'''Fairland''' is a [[census-designated place]] and an unincorporated area in [[Montgomery County, Maryland|Montgomery County]], [[Maryland]],  United States. It had a population of 25,396 per the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="QuickFacts">{{cite web |title=QuickFacts: Fairland CDP, Maryland |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/fairlandcdpmaryland/POP010220 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=17 August 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Fairland CDP, Maryland|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2427250|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=April 15, 2022}}</ref>

==Geography==
As an unincorporated area, Fairland's boundaries are not officially defined. Fairland is, however, recognized by the [[United States Census Bureau]] and by the [[United States Geological Survey]] as a [[census-designated place]].<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>  Fairland is one of the many neighborhoods of [[Silver Spring, Maryland|Silver Spring]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the place has a total area of {{convert|5.0|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2010= 23681
|2020= 25396
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|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades|publisher=[[US Census Bureau]]|access-date=}}</ref><br> 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2/> 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2/>
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===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Fairland CDP, Maryland – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Fairland CDP, Maryland|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=1600000US2427250&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!Pop 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Fairland CDP, Maryland|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=1600000US2427250&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2010
!% 2020
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|4,680
|3,269
|19.76%
|12.87%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|11,916
|14,399
|50.32%
|56.70%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|43
|31
|0.18%
|0.12%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|3,415
|2,909
|14.42%
|11.45%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|14
|20
|0.06%
|0.08%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Some Other Race]] alone (NH)
|103
|192
|0.43%
|0.76%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|674
|891
|2.85%
|3.51%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|2,836
|3,685
|11.98%
|14.51%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''23,681'''
|'''25,396'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|}

===2000 census===
At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 21,738 people, 8,612 households, and 5,460 families living in the area. The population density was {{convert|4,355.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 8,918 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,786.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the area was 35.75% White, 42.99% African American, 0.25% Native American, 14.51% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 2.93% from other races, and 3.55% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.72%.<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref>

Of the 8,612 households 34.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.4% were married couples living together, 17.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.6% were non-families. 27.1% of households were one person and 2.2% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.11.

The age distribution was 25.4% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 39.9% from 25 to 44, 19.9% from 45 to 64, and 5.6% 65 or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 83.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.2 males.

The median household income was $56,624 and the median family income  was $62,189. Males had a median income of $46,123 versus $38,962 for females. The per capita income for the area was $28,603. About 4.6% of families and 5.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 5.2% of those under age 18 and 10.6% of those age 65 or over.

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