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Fayette County

county in Alabama, United States
AdministrativeArea county_of_alabama Q493957
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Fayette County is an administrative area in the United States[1]. It was established on December 20, 1824. Its capital is Fayette[2]. The county had a population of 16k in 2020[3].

Fayette County

Summary

Fayette County is a county of Alabama[1]. It draws 52 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_alabama category, ranking #52 of 68).[2]

Key Facts

  • Fayette County is located in Alabama[3].
  • Fayette County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Fayette County's instance of is recorded as county of Alabama[5].
  • Fayette County's capital is recorded as Fayette[6].
  • Fayette County's shares border with is recorded as Marion County[7].
  • Fayette County's shares border with is recorded as Lamar County[8].
  • Fayette County's shares border with is recorded as Pickens County[9].
  • Fayette County's shares border with is recorded as Tuscaloosa County[10].
  • Fayette County's shares border with is recorded as Walker County[11].
  • Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette is named after Fayette County[12].
  • Fayette County's Commons category is recorded as Fayette County, Alabama[13].
  • Fayette County's licence plate code is recorded as 32[14].
  • December 20, 1824 marks the founding of Fayette County[15].
  • Fayette County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 33.72, 'lon': -87.738611111111}[16].
  • Fayette County's official website is recorded as http://www.fayetteal.org[17].
  • Fayette County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Fayette County, Alabama[18].
  • Fayette County has a population of {'amount': '+17241'}[19].
  • Fayette County has a population of {'amount': '+17250'}[20].
  • Fayette County has a population of {'amount': '+17074'}[21].
  • Fayette County has a population of {'amount': '+17005'}[22].
  • Fayette County has a population of {'amount': '+16909'}[23].
  • Fayette County has a population of {'amount': '+16759'}[24].
  • Fayette County has a population of {'amount': '+16321'}[25].
  • Fayette County's topic has template is recorded as Template:Fayette County, Alabama[26].
  • Fayette County's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+6805'}[27].

Body

Geography

Fayette County is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Alabama[3].

Physical Characteristics

Fayette County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1630'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+17241'}[19], {'amount': '+17250'}[20], {'amount': '+17074'}[21], {'amount': '+17005'}[22], {'amount': '+16909'}[23], and {'amount': '+16759'}[24].

Designation and Status

Fayette County's instance of is recorded as county of Alabama[5].

History and Context

December 20, 1824 marks the founding of Fayette County[15]. Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette is named after it[12].

Why It Matters

Fayette County draws 52 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_alabama category, ranking #52 of 68).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

Alabama Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . Q114502058. wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . archives.alabama.gov. Retrieved . archives.alabama.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . 2016–2020 American Community Survey. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 21d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Obo gazetteer id → 22222295
    Umls cui → C3812210
    Taxonomicon id → 1803851
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  2. 22d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nci thesaurus id → C107716
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  3. 24d ago · Schekinov Alexey Victorovich · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Named after → Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette
    Water as percent of area → {'unit': 'Q11229', 'amount': '+0.3'}
    Mean age → {'amount': '+43.9'}
    Aliases → —
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