Fayette County, Texas

Fayette County
Fayette County
County
	The current Fayette County Courthouse in La Grange was finished in 1891. The Romanesque Revival style building uses four types of native Texas stone to detail the exterior.
	Location within the U.S. state of Texas
	Texas's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 29°52′N 96°56′W / 29.86°N 96.93°W
Country	United States
State	Texas
Founded	1837
Named for	Marquis de la Fayette
Seat	La Grange
Largest city	La Grange
Area
• Total	960 sq mi (2,500 km2)
• Land	950 sq mi (2,500 km2)
• Water	9.8 sq mi (25 km2) 1.0%
Population (2020)
• Total	24,435
• Density	25/sq mi (9.8/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	10th
Website	www.co.fayette.tx.us

Fayette County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 24,435.^[1] Its county seat is La Grange.^[2] The county was created in 1837 and organized the next year.^[3]

^ "Fayette County, Texas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 3, 2015. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ "Texas: Individual County Chronologies". Texas Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. The Newberry Library. 2008. Archived from the original on April 12, 2017. Retrieved May 23, 2015.