Fayette, Missouri

City of Fayette, Missouri
City of Fayette, Missouri
City
	Town Square in Fayette
	Location in the state of Missouri
	Coordinates: 39°8′44″N 92°41′10″W / 39.14556°N 92.68611°W
Country	United States
State	Missouri
County	Howard
Founded	1823
Government
• Mayor	Kevin R. Oeth
• Administrator	Robin Triplett
Area
• Total	2.25 sq mi (5.84 km2)
• Land	2.22 sq mi (5.74 km2)
• Water	0.04 sq mi (0.09 km2)
Elevation	699 ft (213 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	2,803
• Estimate (2023)	2,733
• Density	1,264.32/sq mi (488.05/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	65248
Area code	660
FIPS code	29-23842
GNIS feature ID	0717869
Website	cityoffayettemo.com

Fayette is a city in and the county seat of Howard County, Missouri, United States.^[5] It is part of the Columbia, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city's population was 2,803 at the 2020 census.^[6]

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