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Welcome to Fayette County ...

Time Zone: Fayette County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Vandalia is the Seat for Fayette County.

Fayette County was founded in 1821. Fayette was created by taking area from Bond, Wayne, Clark, Jefferson and Crawford Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Fayette had a population of 21,336 people. This is a decrease of 3.59% since the last Census (which gave a population of 22,131 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Fayette represented 0.17% of the total population of Illinois.

Below are some of the communities located in Fayette County:

  • Bingham
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Brownstown
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Farina
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Farina is located in Fayette County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farina
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 495 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farina <2>
  • Ramsey
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Ramsey is located in Fayette County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,003 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ramsey <2>
  • Saint Elmo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Saint Peter
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Vandalia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Vandalia is located in Fayette County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandalia
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,662 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vandalia <2>

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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