Fayetteville, Arkansas

Fayetteville, Arkansas
City
Clockwise from top: Fayetteville skyline around the Historic Square, Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium, Old Main, Wilson Park, the Fayetteville Depot, and the Washington County Courthouse.
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Nicknames:  "Track Capital of the World",[1] "The Hill",[2] "Athens of the Ozarks"
Motto:  Regnat Populus (the people rule)
Location of Fayetteville in Washington County, Arkansas.
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Coordinates: 36°03′45″N 94°09′27″W / 36.06250°N 94.15750°W / 36.06250; -94.15750[3]
Country	United States
State	Arkansas
County	Washington
Township	Fayetteville
Founded	1828
Incorporated	1836
Rechartered	1867
Named for	originally George Washington, renamed after Fayetteville, Tennessee
Government
• Type	Mayor–Council
Area [4]
• City	55.80 sq mi (144.53 km2)
• Land	54.42 sq mi (140.96 km2)
• Water	1.38 sq mi (3.57 km2)
Elevation [3]	1,378 ft (420 m)
Population  (2020)[5]
• City	93,949
• Rank	2nd in Arkansas
• Density	1,726.21/sq mi (666.49/km2)
• Urban	373,687 (US: 111th)
• Urban density	1,884.7/sq mi (727.7/km2)
• Metro	576,403 (US: 100th)
Demonym	Fayettevillian
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (Central)
ZIP codes	72701–72704
Area code	479
FIPS code	05-23290
GNIS feature ID	2403601[3]
Major airport	Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA)
Interstate highways
Rapid transit	Ozark Regional Transit
Website	City of Fayetteville

Fayetteville is a city and county seat of Washington County in the state of Arkansas in the United States of America.

It is also home to the University of Arkansas, which is the state's largest university.^[6]

1. ↑ "#28 Fayetteville, AR". Best Places For Business And Careers. Forbes. 2013. Archived from the original on July 15, 2011. Retrieved July 23, 2011.
2. ↑ Bartholomew, Dustin (November 9, 2009). "Does Fayetteville really need a nickname?". Fayetteville Flyer. Archived from the original on October 1, 2012. Retrieved July 18, 2013.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fayetteville, Arkansas
4. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
5. ↑ "QuickFacts: Fayetteville city, Arkansas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
6. ↑ "Comprehensive Arkansas Higher Education Annual Report" (PDF). Arkansas Department of Higher Education. December 1, 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 7, 2012. Retrieved July 20, 2013.