Fairland Wedding

Fairland is a census-designated place (CDP) in Shelby County, Indiana, United States. The population was 1,276 at the 2000 census.

Fairland is located at 393520N, 855143W (39.588962, -85.861885)GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 9.0 km (3.5 mi). 9.0 km (3.5 mi) of it is land and 0.1 km (0.04 mi) of it (0.57%) is water.

Fairland is unincorporated, meaning there is no true town government. Shelby County's three commissioners are the only official governing authority over Fairland. What locals consider to be the "town" of Fairland is a modest collection of homes and businesses, but because Fairland has the post office nearest to much of rural northwestern Shelby County, many homes far from the town have a Fairland address.

As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 1,276 people, 462 households, and 369 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 142.0/km (367.7/mi). There were 481 housing units at an average density of 53.5/km (138.6/mi). The racial makeup of the CDP was 97.88% White, 0.78% Native American, 0.31% Asian, 0.31% from other races, and 0.71% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.78% of the population.