Fayette County
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Fayette County is a county located in Georgia, in the United States. It is one of Georgia's many counties that make up the state's local government structure.
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Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Georgia
- Founded
- May 15, 1821 ; 205 years ago ( 1821 )
- Named after
- Marquis de Lafayette
- Seat
- Fayetteville
- Largest city
- Peachtree City
- Total
- 199 sq mi (520 km )
- Land
- 194 sq mi (500 km )
- Water
- 5.0 sq mi (13 km ) 8%
- Estimate 2025
- 125,156
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Congressional districts
- 3rd , 13th
Article
Fayette County (/ˈfeɪ.ət/ FAY-ət) is a county located in the north central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 119,194, an increase from 106,567 in 2010. Fayette County was established in 1821. The county seat, Fayetteville, was established in 1823. Much of Fayette County is bordered on the east side by the Flint River.
Fayette County was organized in 1821 after the United States signed a treaty at Indian Springs, Georgia with the Creek people for cession of a large portion of their land. The county and its seat, Fayetteville, were both named in honor of the French aristocrat the Marquis de Lafayette, who aided General George Washington in the American Revolutionary War.