Fayetteville, Tennessee Fayetteville, Tennessee Fayetteville town Square Official seal of Fayetteville, Tennessee Location in Lincoln County and the state of Tennessee.
Location in Lincoln County and the state of Tennessee.
State Tennessee County Lincoln Fayetteville is a town/city in and the governmental center of county of Lincoln County, Tennessee, United States.
The populace was 6,994 at the 2000 census, and 6,827 at the 2010 census.
4.2 Lincoln County Courthouse 5.1 Lincoln County Fair Fayetteville is the biggest city in Lincoln County.
The town/city was established in 1809 by an Act of the Tennessee General Assembly. The act became effective on January 1, 1810.
The lands that include Lincoln County and Fayetteville were originally part of Cherokee and Chickasaw land.
The town/city was titled for Fayetteville, North Carolina, where some of its earliest inhabitants had lived before moving to Tennessee.
The earlier town was titled for Marquis de Lafayette, a general who fought for the United States amid the American Revolution.
Lincoln County was titled for Major General Benjamin Lincoln, second in command of the U.S.
Howard was transferred to the West Fayetteville Church of Christ in Fayetteville under the minister Winford Claiborne. Fayetteville is positioned at 35 9 10 N 86 34 17 W (35.152750, -86.571356). According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 7.3 square miles (19 km2), all land.
Climate data for Fayetteville, Tennessee As of the census of 2000, there were 6,994 citizens , 3,054 homeholds, and 1,804 families residing in the city.
There were 3,054 homeholds out of which 24.5% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 38.0% were married couples living together, 18.0% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 40.9% were non-families.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 21.2% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 22.9% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 25.7% who were 65 years of age or older.
About 15.1% of families and 20.8% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 27.8% of those under age 18 and 20.6% of those age 65 or over.
One of the most famous landmarks of Fayetteville is the remains of the Stone Bridge, generally known by the locals of Fayetteville as the "Old Stone Bridge".
Lincoln County Courthouse The first courthouse for Lincoln County, which was made of brick, was instead of in 1815.
The Camp Blount marker, erected in 1998, stands along Huntsville Highway (US-431) near the Wal - Mart shopping center. The camp was positioned along the Elk River and was a meeting point for the Tennessee soldiers who were serving under General Andrew Jackson in the Creek War of 1813-1814.
Lincoln County Fair The Lincoln County Fair grounds are positioned in Fayetteville Tennessee.
The Lincoln County Fair Association was issued its charter in 1906 and is a nonprofit organization with all profits going back into maintaining the fair grounds.
In 1980, the fair became a precinct fair, serving five counties and paying over $10,000 in agriculture premiums.
Heritage of Lincoln County Tennessee.
Climate Summary for Fayetteville, Tennessee "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
"Enumeration of Population and Housing: Decennial Censuses".
"Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Resident Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012".
"County Courthouse", Fayetteville Main Street Jack Towry and June Towry, "Lincoln County," Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture.
The pictorial history of Fayetteville & Lincoln County, Tennessee.
United States Navy-Admiral Frank Kelso Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fayetteville, Tennessee.
Municipalities and communities of Lincoln County, Tennessee, United States
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