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Fayette County, KentuckyFayette County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
Etymology - Origin of County NameMarquis de LaFayette (1757-1834), French military officer and hero of the Revolutionary War. Demographics:County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts County HistoryFayette county was formed in 1780. It is located in the Inner Bluegrass region of the state. The elevation in the county ranges from 549 to 1070 feet above sea level. In 2000 the county population was 260,512 in a land area of 284.52 square miles, an average of 915.6 people per square mile. The county seat is Lexington. Fayette was one of the original counties in the Kentucky territory of Virginia. One of three original counties formed
when Kentucky County, Virginia was divided by the Virginia Act in 1780 (the
other two counties being Jefferson and Lincoln). Fayette County included area
north and east of the Kentucky River, 37 present-day counties, and parts of 7
others. It was reduced to its present boundaries in 1799. The county is named
for Marquis de Lafayette, who came to America to assist with the American
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The history of our nation was a prolonged struggle to define
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