Fairmount
Fairmount is located in Gauteng
Fairmount
Fairmount
Fairmount is located in South Africa
Fairmount
Fairmount
Coordinates: 26°08′41″S 28°5′56″E / 26.14472°S 28.09889°E / -26.14472; 28.09889
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceGauteng
MunicipalityCity of Johannesburg
Main PlaceJohannesburg
Established23 March 1938; 81 years ago
Area
  Total0.47 km2 (0.18 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
  Total1,074
  Density2,300/km2 (5,900/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
  Black African30.63%
  Coloured0.56%
  Indian/Asian0.09%
  White68.72%
First languages (2011)
  English70.2%
  Zulu6.05%
  Afrikaans5.31%
  Sepedi3.91%
  Other14.53%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
2192

Fairmount is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is a small suburb tucked between Glenhazel and Sydenham. It is located in Region E of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.

History

Prior to the discovery of gold on the Witwatersrand in 1886, the suburb lay on land on one of the original farms called Klipfontein.[2] It became a suburb on 23 March 1938, developed by Leslie John Elderkin and the suburb name originates after a visit by the former to the Fairmount Hotel in Livingstone.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Sub Place Fairmount". Census 2011.
  2. 1 2 Raper, Peter E.; Moller, Lucie A.; du Plessis, Theodorus L. (2014). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Jonathan Ball Publishers. p. 1412. ISBN 9781868425501.
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