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Fayette County

Also known as Fayette county, Kentucky, Fayette County, Kentucky, Fayette County, KY

county in Kentucky, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Kentucky
Named after: Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette
Seat: Lexington
Largest city: Lexington
Judge executive: Mary Diane Hanna (D)
Total: 286 sq mi (740 km )
Land: 284 sq mi (740 km )
Water: 1.9 sq mi (4.9 km ) 0.7%
Estimate 2025: 329,751
Density: 1,140/sq mi (439/km )
Time zone: UTC−5 ( Eastern )
Summer dst: UTC−4 ( EDT )
Congressional district: 6th
Website: www .lexingtonky .gov

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Wikidata facts

Population: 322570
Area: 739
Official website: www.lexingtonky.gov
Image: Robert F. Stephens Courthouse, Fayette County Kentucky.jpg
Households: 130926

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Commons category: Fayette County, Kentucky
inception: 1780-05-01
water as percent of area: 0.7
native label: Fayette County
per capita income: 35466

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Article

Fayette County is a county located in the central part of the U.S. state of Kentucky and is consolidated with the city of Lexington. As of the 2020 census, the population was 322,570, making it the second-most populous county in the commonwealth. Since 1974, its territory, population and government have been shared with Lexington. Fayette County is part of the Lexington-Fayette, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area.

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