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Fayette County

county in Pennsylvania, United States
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Summary

Fayette County is a county of Pennsylvania[1]. It draws 894 Wikipedia views per month (county of pennsylvania category, ranking #19 of 67).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Pennsylvania[3]
  • Country: United States[4]
  • Capital: Uniontown[5]
  • Shares border with: Westmoreland County[6], Somerset County[7], Garrett County[8], Preston County[9], Monongalia County[10], Greene County[11], Washington County[12]
  • Named after: Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette[13]
  • Commons category: Fayette County, Pennsylvania[14]
  • Inception: September 26, 1783[15]
  • Coordinate location: 39.92, -79.65[16]
  • Official website: http://www.co.fayette.pa.us/fayette/site/default.asp[17], https://www.fayettecountypa.org/[18]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Fayette County, Pennsylvania[19]
  • Population: 136,606[20], 136,482[21], 136,128[22], 135,668[23], 134,999[24], 133,628[25], 128,804[26]
  • List of monuments: National Register of Historic Places listings in Fayette County, Pennsylvania[27]
  • Category for people born here: Category:Births in Fayette County, Pennsylvania[28]
  • Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Fayette County, Pennsylvania[29]
  • Number of households: 55,346[30]
  • Native label: Fayette County[31]
  • NCI Thesaurus ID: C109957[32]
  • Category of associated people: Category:People from Fayette County, Pennsylvania[33]
  • Area: 2067[34]
  • Water as percent of area: 1[35]
  • Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Fayette County, Pennsylvania[36]
  • Per capita income: 27,778[37]
  • P14687: Data:US presidential elections by county/Fayette County, Pennsylvania.tab[38]

Why It Matters

Fayette County has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] It is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

Related Entities

B. J. Habibie Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette Pennsylvania United States

References

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Class ancestry

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  2. [39] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Theklan · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14687 → Data:US presidential elections by county/Fayette County, Pen
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ P14687: Data:US presidential elections by county/Fayette County, Pennsylvania.tab, Link US presidential election dataset (P14687, subject: United States presi"
  2. 22w ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → {'amount': '+136606'}, {'amount': '+136482'}, {'amount': '+136128'} +4
    Inception → —
    Water as percent of area → {'amount': '+1'}
    Country → United States
    + 30 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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