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Fayette County

county in West Virginia, United States
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Fayette County

Summary

Fayette County is a county of West Virginia[1]. It draws 156 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_west_virginia category, ranking #10 of 55).[2]

Key Facts

  • Fayette County is located in West Virginia[3].
  • Fayette County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Fayette County's instance of is recorded as county of West Virginia[5].
  • Fayette County's capital is recorded as Fayetteville[6].
  • Fayette County's shares border with is recorded as Nicholas County[7].
  • Fayette County's shares border with is recorded as Greenbrier County[8].
  • Fayette County's shares border with is recorded as Summers County[9].
  • Fayette County's shares border with is recorded as Raleigh County[10].
  • Fayette County's shares border with is recorded as Kanawha County[11].
  • Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette is named after Fayette County[12].
  • Fayette County's Commons category is recorded as Fayette County, West Virginia[13].
  • February 28, 1831 marks the founding of Fayette County[14].
  • Fayette County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 38.03, 'lon': -81.09}[15].
  • Fayette County's official website is recorded as https://fayettecounty.wv.gov/[16].
  • Fayette County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Fayette County, West Virginia[17].
  • Fayette County has a population of {'amount': '+46039'}[18].
  • Fayette County has a population of {'amount': '+45987'}[19].
  • Fayette County has a population of {'amount': '+45927'}[20].
  • Fayette County has a population of {'amount': '+45898'}[21].
  • Fayette County has a population of {'amount': '+45599'}[22].
  • Fayette County has a population of {'amount': '+44997'}[23].
  • Fayette County has a population of {'amount': '+40488'}[24].
  • Fayette County's list of monuments is recorded as National Register of Historic Places listings in Fayette County, West Virginia[25].
  • Fayette County's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Births in Fayette County, West Virginia[26].
  • Fayette County's category for people who died here is recorded as Category:Deaths in Fayette County, West Virginia[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Fayette County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1731'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+46039'}[18], {'amount': '+45987'}[19], {'amount': '+45927'}[20], {'amount': '+45898'}[21], {'amount': '+45599'}[22], and {'amount': '+44997'}[23].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

February 28, 1831 marks the founding of Fayette County[14]. Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette is named after it[12].

Why It Matters

Fayette County draws 156 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_west_virginia category, ranking #10 of 55).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette United States Virginia West Virginia

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . fayettecounty.wv.gov. Retrieved . fayettecounty.wv.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . census.gov. 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] ↑ . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . 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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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 21d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxonomicon id → 1808335
    Obo gazetteer id → 00153279
    Umls cui → C3812209
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  2. 21d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → county of West Virginia, county of Virginia
    Official website → https://fayettecounty.wv.gov/
    Located in the statistical territorial entity → Beckley metropolitan area
    Category for people who died here → Category:Deaths in Fayette County, West Virginia
    + 29 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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