Fayette County
Also known as Fayette County, Indiana, Fayette County, IN
county in Indiana, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Indiana
- Named after
- Marquis de la Fayette
- Seat
- Connersville
- Largest city
- Connersville
- Total
- 215.16 sq mi (557.3 km )
- Land
- 215.01 sq mi (556.9 km )
- Water
- 0.15 sq mi (0.39 km ) 0.07%
- Estimate 2025
- 23,533
- Density
- 108.82/sq mi (42.017/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Congressional district
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A round barn in Fayette County
Fayette County, located in the east central portion of the U.S. state of Indiana, is one of 92 counties in the state. As of 2020, the population was 23,398. Most of the county is rural; land use is farms, pasture and unincorporated woodland. The county seat and only incorporated town is Connersville, which holds a majority of the county's population.