Fayette County | |
|---|---|
 Fayette County Courthouse in Somerville | |
 Seal | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Tennessee | |
 Tennessee's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 35°11′N 89°25′W / 35.19°N 89.41°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Tennessee |
| Founded | September 29, 1824 |
| Named for | Marquis de Lafayette[1] |
| Seat | Somerville |
| Largest town | Oakland |
| Area | |
| • Total | 706 sq mi (1,830 km2) |
| • Land | 705 sq mi (1,830 km2) |
| • Water | 1.5 sq mi (4 km2) 0.2% |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 41,990  |
| • Density | 56.8/sq mi (21.9/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 8th |
| Website | fayettetn |
Fayette County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, the population was 41,990.[2] Its county seat is Somerville.[3] The county was named after the Marquis de la Fayette, French hero of the American Revolution.[4] A part of the Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area, Fayette County is culturally alike to the Mississippi Delta and was a major area of cotton plantations dependent on slave labor in the nineteenth century.
- ^ Dorothy R. Morton, "Fayette County," Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture. Retrieved: June 27, 2013.
- ^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved November 29, 2013.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 3, 2015. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 124.