| Official Name: | Fairwood, Maryland |
| Settlement Type: | CDP |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 8.85 |
| Area Land Km2: | 8.84 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.01 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 3.42 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 3.41 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 7983 |
| Population Density Km2: | 902.82 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 2338.31 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 11 |
| Elevation Ft: | 36 |
| Coordinates: | 38.9561°N -76.7736°W |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 24-27580 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Fairwood is an unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. The population was 7,983 at the 2020 census.[2]
Fairwood is located at 38.9561°N -76.7736°W (38.9562, -76.7735). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 9.6km2 of land.[3]
| White alone (NH) | 505 | 562 | 10.04% | 7.04% | |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 3,763 | 6,077 | 74.80% | 76.12% | |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 19 | 7 | 0.38% | 0.09% | |
| Asian alone (NH) | 373 | 611 | 7.41% | 7.65% | |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 3 | 0.00% | 0.04% | |
| Some Other Race alone (NH) | 7 | 32 | 0.14% | 0.40% | |
| Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH) | 157 | 349 | 3.12% | 4.37% | |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 207 | 342 | 4.11% | 4.28% | |
| Total | 5,031 | 7,983 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
Fairwood is in the Prince George's County Public School System.[6]