Fayette County | |
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![]() Fayette County Courthouse in Fayette | |
![]() Location within the U.S. state of Alabama | |
![]() Alabama's location within the U.S. | |
Coordinates: 33°43′12″N 87°44′19″W / 33.72°N 87.738611111111°W | |
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State | ![]() |
Founded | December 20, 1824 |
Named for | Marquis de Lafayette |
Seat | Fayette |
Largest city | Fayette |
Area | |
• Total | 629 sq mi (1,630 km2) |
• Land | 628 sq mi (1,630 km2) |
• Water | 1.7 sq mi (4 km2) 0.3% |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 16,321 |
• Estimate (2023) | 15,967 ![]() |
• Density | 26/sq mi (10/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
Congressional district | 4th |
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Fayette County is a county located in the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2020 census, the population was 16,321.[1] Its county seat is Fayette. Its name is in honor of the Marquis de Lafayette[2] (or de la Fayette), who aided General George Washington in the American Revolutionary War.