Fayette County
Also known as Fayette County, Alabama, Fayette County, AL
county in Alabama, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Alabama
- Founded
- December 20, 1824
- Named after
- Marquis de Lafayette
- Seat
- Fayette
- Largest city
- Fayette
- Total
- 629 sq mi (1,630 km )
- Land
- 628 sq mi (1,630 km )
- Water
- 1.7 sq mi (4.4 km ) 0.3%
- Estimate 2025
- 15,872
- Density
- 26.0/sq mi (10.0/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
Article
Fayette County is a county located in the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2020 census, the population was 16,321. Its county seat is Fayette. Its name is in honor of the Marquis de Lafayette (or de la Fayette), who aided General George Washington in the American Revolutionary War.
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