Fayetteville, North Carolina
| Fayetteville | |||
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| Nickname : All-American City, City of Dogwoods | |||
 Fayetteville train station |
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| Location in North Carolina | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1762 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | North Carolina | ||
| County : | Cumberland County | ||
| Coordinates : | 35 ° 4 ′ N , 78 ° 55 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
204,759 (as of 2016) 380,389 (as of 2016) |
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| Population density : | 1,345.3 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 155.3 km 2 (approx. 60 mi 2 ) of which 152.2 km 2 (approx. 59 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 29 m | ||
| Postcodes : | 28301-28314 | ||
| Area code : | +1 910 | ||
| FIPS : | 37-22920 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1020226 | ||
| Website : | www.cityoffayetteville.org | ||
| Mayor : | Mitch Colvin | ||
Fayetteville is a US city in Cumberland County , of which it is the administrative seat, in the US state of North Carolina . Fayetteville was badly damaged in the floods of Hurricane Florence.
Population development
| year | Residents¹ |
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| 2000 | 203.199 |
| 2010 | 200,585 |
| 2016 | 204,759 |
¹ 1980–2010: census results; 2016: US Census Bureau estimate
history
Historical objects
The historic Henry McLean House is in Fayetteville . The house is on Hay Street at number 1006. The building, constructed in 1840, was listed on July 7, 1983 by the National Register of Historic Places as a historic monument with the number 83001864.
Universities
traffic
The place is connected to Interstate I-95 . It is also on the Amtrak Silver Star rail line from New York City to Florida ( Tampa / Miami ). The station was built in 1911 and is on the National Register of Historic Places .
Town twinning
Fayetteville is twinned with the French city of Saint-Avold in Lorraine .
sons and daughters of the town
- William Barry Grove (1764-1818), politician
- Henry Washington Hilliard (1808-1892), lawyer and politician
- Warren Winslow (1810–1862), politician, 33rd Governor of North Carolina
- William Beck Ochiltree (1811–1867), judge and Texan politician
- James C. Dobbin (1814–1857), politician, US Secretary of the Navy
- Hiram Rhodes Revels (1827–1901), politician, first African American in the US Senate
- John Benton Callis (1828–1898), businessman and politician (Republican Party)
- Thomas Charles Fuller (1832–1901), lawyer and politician
- Frank Porter Graham (1886–1972), politician
- Walter B. Jones senior (1913–1992), politician
- John L. McLucas (1920–2002), politician and government official
- Bubba Brooks (1922–2002), rhythm & blues and jazz musician
- Harold Floyd "Tina" Brooks (1932–1974), jazz musician
- Bertha Harris (1937–2005), writer and author
- Charles Grandison Rose (1939–2012), lawyer and politician
- Ray Codrington (* around 1940), jazz musician
- Waymon Reed (1940-1983), jazz musician
- Gary Hall senior (born 1951), swimmer
- Ellen S. Baker (* 1953), astronaut
- Brad Miller (born 1953), politician
- Carl Woodard (* 1958), basketball player and coach
- Julianne Moore (* 1960), actress
- Christopher Daniels (born 1971), wrestler
- George Perry Floyd (1973-2020), African American in a police operation in Minneapolis was killed (see also death George Floyd )
- Affion Crockett (* 1974), actor, screenwriter, dancer, rapper, comedian and music producer
- Terrell McIntyre (born 1977), basketball player
- Marcus Faison (* 1978), basketball player
- Brian Tyree Henry (born 1982), actor
- Cortland Finnegan (born 1984), American football player
- J. Cole (b.1985), rapper
- Anthony Hilliard (born 1986), basketball player
- Doug Brochu (* 1990), actor and comedian
