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Fayetteville
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county seat of Washington County, Arkansas, United States
Fayetteville is the main city of Washington County in Arkansas and serves as the center of local government for the county. It is a significant municipal hub in the region, though specific details about its size, history, or economic importance would require additional information.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- county seat
- Named after
- Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette
- Official name
- Fayetteville
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Washington County
- Population
- 93949
- Area
- 143.089211
- Elevation
- 427
- Time zone
- Central Time Zone
- Capital of
- Washington County
- Official website
- www.accessfayetteville.org
- Image
- Fayetteville UA.jpg
- Households
- 35716
- Dialing code
- 479
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- category for people born here
- Q32380972
- Commons category
- Fayetteville, Arkansas
- topic's main category
- Category:Fayetteville, Arkansas
- Commons gallery
- Fayetteville, Arkansas
- inception
- 1828-10-17
- postal code
- 72704
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Fayetteville, Arkansas
- water as percent of area
- 2.5279
- P8168
- Bisco Hatori
- water area
- 3.617192
- native label
- Fayetteville
- located in the statistical territorial entity
- Northwest Arkansas
- per capita income
- 30476
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
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Encyclopedic overview
Fayetteville (/ˈfeɪətvɪl/ FAY-ət-vil) is a city in Washington County, Arkansas, United States, and its county seat. The population was 93,949 at the 2020 census, and was estimated at 106,623 in 2025, making it the second-most populous city in Arkansas and the most populous city in Northwest Arkansas. Fayetteville is on the outskirts of the Boston Mountains, within the Ozarks. It is included in the three-county Northwest Arkansas metropolitan area, with 546,725 residents in 2020.
Fayetteville was named after Fayetteville, Tennessee, from which many settlers had come, and was incorporated on November 3, 1836. It is home to the University of Arkansas, the state's flagship university. When classes are in session, thousands of students on campus change up the pace of the city. Thousands of Arkansas Razorbacks alumni and fans travel to Fayetteville to attend football, basketball, and baseball games.
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