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Fayette County
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county in Illinois, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Illinois
- Named after
- Marquis de Lafayette
- Seat
- Vandalia
- Largest city
- Vandalia
- Total
- 725 sq mi (1,880 km )
- Land
- 716 sq mi (1,850 km )
- Water
- 8.9 sq mi (23 km ) 1.2%
- Estimate 2025
- 20,790
- Density
- 30.0/sq mi (11.6/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional district
- 15th
- Website
- www .fayettecountyillinois .gov
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Named after
- Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Illinois
- Capital
- Vandalia
- Population
- 21488
- Area
- 1879
- Shares border with
- Shelby County
- Official website
- www.fayettecountyillinois.org
- Image
- Fayette County Courthouse, Vandalia.jpg
- Households
- 7918
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- Commons category
- Fayette County, Illinois
- topic's main category
- Category:Fayette County, Illinois
- inception
- 1821-00-00
- water as percent of area
- 1.2
- native label
- Fayette County
- per capita income
- 23920
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Fayette County, Illinois
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Encyclopedic overview
Fayette County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of the 2020 census, the population was 21,488. Its county seat is Vandalia, the site of the Vandalia State House State Historic Site. Ramsey Lake State Recreation Area is located in the northwestern part of this county.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Fayette County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.