Fayette County, Pennsylvania
The Fayette County Courthouse in downtown Uniontown, listed on the NRHP since 1989 |
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US state : | Pennsylvania |
Administrative headquarters : | Uniontown |
Address of the administrative headquarters: |
Fayette County Courthouse 61 E Main St Uniontown, PA 15401-3514 |
Foundation : | September 26, 1783 |
Made up from: | Westmoreland County |
Area code : | +1 724 |
Demographics | |
Residents : | 136,606 (2010) |
Population density : | 66.7 inhabitants / km 2 |
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Total area : | 2067 km² |
Water surface : | 20 km² |
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Website : www.co.fayette.pa.us |
The Fayette County is a county US state of Pennsylvania . At the 2010 census , the county had 136,606 people and a population density of 66.7 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Uniontown .
Fayette County is part of the metropolitan area around the city of Pittsburgh .
geography
The county is located in southwest Pennsylvania on the east bank of the Monongahela River , one of the two headwaters of the Ohio River ; to the south it is separated from Maryland and West Virginia by the Mason-Dixon Line . Fayette County covers an area of 2,067 square kilometers, of which 20 square kilometers are water. It borders on the following counties:
Washington County | Westmoreland County | |
Greene County | Somerset County | |
Monongalia County, West Virginia |
Preston County, West Virginia |
Garrett County, Maryland |
history
Fayette County was formed on September 26, 1783 from Westmoreland County . It was named after Marie - Joseph Motier, Marquis de La Fayette (1757-1834), a French general who was instrumental in the American War of Independence and the French Revolution .
The county has two protected sites of outstanding historical importance, the Fort Necessity National Battlefield and the Friendship Hill National Historic Site . Five other locations have National Historic Landmark status . 68 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of July 18, 2018).
Demographic data
Population development | |||
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Census | Residents | ± in% | |
1790 | 13,318 | - | |
1800 | 20,159 | 51.4% | |
1810 | 24,714 | 22.6% | |
1820 | 27,285 | 10.4% | |
1830 | 29,172 | 6.9% | |
1840 | 33,574 | 15.1% | |
1850 | 39,112 | 16.5% | |
1860 | 39.909 | 2% | |
1870 | 43.284 | 8.5% | |
1880 | 58,842 | 35.9% | |
1890 | 80.006 | 36% | |
1900 | 110,412 | 38% | |
1910 | 167,449 | 51.7% | |
1920 | 188.104 | 12.3% | |
1930 | 198,542 | 5.5% | |
1940 | 200,999 | 1.2% | |
1950 | 189,899 | -5.5% | |
1960 | 169,340 | -10.8% | |
1970 | 154,667 | -8.7% | |
1980 | 159,417 | 3.1% | |
1990 | 145.351 | -8.8% | |
2000 | 148,645 | 2.3% | |
2010 | 136.606 | -8.1% | |
before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010 |
As of the 2010 census , Fayette County had 136,606 people in 58,871 households. The population density was 66.7 inhabitants per square kilometer.
The racial the population was composed of 93.3 percent white, 4.6 percent African American, 0.1 percent Native American, 0.3 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.3 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.8 percent of the population.
Statistically, 2.35 people lived in each of the 58,871 households.
20.3 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 61.7 percent were between 18 and 64 and 18.0 percent were 65 years or older. 50.9 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was 35,260 USD . The per capita income was $ 19,100. 17.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
cities and communes
Census-designated places (CDP)
1 - partly in Somerset County
2 - partly in Westmoreland County
Townships
Individual evidence
- ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 89000357. Retrieved October 26, 2011
- ^ Fayette County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System.Retrieved February 22, 2011
- ^ National Association of Counties.Retrieved October 26, 2011
- ↑ Charles Curry Aiken, Joseph Nathan Kane: The American Counties: Origins of County Names, Dates of Creation, Area, and Population Data, 1950-2010 . 6th edition. Scarecrow Press, Lanham 2013, ISBN 978-0-8108-8762-6 , p. 100 .
- ↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Pennsylvania . National Park Service , accessed July 18, 2018.
- ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed July 18, 2018.
- ^ University of Virginia Library - Historical Census Browser. Retrieved October 26, 2011
- ^ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011
- ↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011
- ↑ United States Census 2010.Retrieved October 26, 2011
- ↑ US Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Fayette County ( Memento of the original from July 10, 2011 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved October 26, 2011
Web links
- Official website
- US Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Fayette County
- Yahoo Image Search - Fayette County
- www.city-data.com - Fayette County
Coordinates: 39 ° 55 ′ N , 79 ° 39 ′ W