Fayette City, Pennsylvania

Fayette City, Pennsylvania
Borough
300 block of Main Street
300 block of Main Street
Location of Fayette City in Fayette County, Pennsylvania.
Location of Fayette City in Fayette County, Pennsylvania.
Fayette City is located in Pennsylvania
Fayette City
Fayette City
Location in Pennsylvania
Fayette City is located in the United States
Fayette City
Fayette City
Fayette City (the United States)
Coordinates: 40°6′2″N 79°50′20″W / 40.10056°N 79.83889°W / 40.10056; -79.83889
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyFayette
Established1806
Government
 • TypeMayor–council government [1]
 • MayorHerbert Vargo Jr.[2]
Area
[3]
 • Total0.28 sq mi (0.73 km2)
 • Land0.22 sq mi (0.57 km2)
 • Water0.06 sq mi (0.16 km2)
Elevation
770 ft (230 m)
Population
 (2020)[4]
 • Total502
 • Density2,261.26/sq mi (873.84/km2)
Time zoneUTC-4 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (EDT)
Area code724

Fayette City is a borough in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 502 at the 2020 census,[5] a decline from the figure of 596 tabulated in 2010.[6] It is served by the Belle Vernon Area School District. Some buildings in the town antedate 1820.[7]

Like many towns in this area, Fayette City has been home to many coal miners supporting the coal industry in the region.[8] It was the site of the Naomi Mine explosion, December 7, 1907.[2] It was also the location of an explosion in the Apollo Mine in January 1926.[9]

Herbert Vargo Jr. is the current mayor.[2] His term ends in 2025.[1] He was first elected to the office in 1993.[10]

  1. ^ a b "Fayette County, Pennsylvania, Municipal Directory 3/30/2022". March 30, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c Joyce Koballa (March 13, 2016). "Small Town Life: Fayette City works to revitalize town".
  3. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Bureau, US Census. "City and Town Population Totals: 2020—2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022. {{cite web}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
  6. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Fayette City borough, Pennsylvania". American FactFinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
  7. ^ "Mon Valley Photo Tour, Part I: Fayette City".
  8. ^ "Coal Miners Memorial Echo Mine, Fayette City, Fayette Co., PA, U.S.A." Archived from the original on July 7, 2011. Retrieved December 7, 2008.
  9. ^ "Fayette Co PA Disasters".
  10. ^ Joe Grata (November 26, 2014). "Fayette City in search of better times". Trib Live.