Back مقاطعة فاييت (بنسيلفانيا) Arabic Fayette County, Pennsylvania BAR Файет (окръг, Пенсилвания) Bulgarian ফায়েত কাউন্টি, পেনসিলভানিয়া BPY Fayette Gông (Pennsylvania) CDO Fayette County (kondado sa Tinipong Bansa, Pennsylvania) CEB Fayette County, Pennsylvania Welsh Fayette County (Pennsylvania) German Kantono Fayette (Pensilvanio) Esperanto Condado de Fayette (Pensilvania) Spanish
Fayette County | |
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 Fayette County Courthouse | |
 Flag  Seal  Logo | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Pennsylvania | |
 Pennsylvania's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 39°55′N 79°39′W / 39.92°N 79.65°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Pennsylvania |
| Founded | September 26, 1783 |
| Named for | Marquis de Lafayette |
| Seat | Uniontown |
| Largest city | Uniontown |
| Area | |
| • Total | 798 sq mi (2,070 km2) |
| • Land | 790 sq mi (2,000 km2) |
| • Water | 8.0 sq mi (21 km2) 1.0% |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 128,804 |
| • Density | 163/sq mi (63/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional district | 14th |
| Website | www |
Fayette County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is located in southwestern Pennsylvania, adjacent to Maryland and West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 128,804.[1] Its county seat is Uniontown.[2] The county was created on September 26, 1783, from part of Westmoreland County and named after the Marquis de Lafayette.[3] The county is part of the Southwest Pennsylvania region of the state.[a]
Fayette County is part of the Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area. The southern border of Fayette County is the southern border of Pennsylvania at both the Pennsylvania–Maryland state line (the Mason–Dixon line) and the Pennsylvania–West Virginia state line.
- ^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 3, 2015. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 124.
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