Fayette (KY)

Welcome to Fayette County ...

Time Zone: Fayette County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Lexington is the Seat for Fayette County.

Fayette County is one of the original counties of Kentucky and was founded in 1780.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Fayette had a population of 323,152 people. This is an increase of 8.86% since the last Census (which gave a population of 296,848 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Fayette represented 6.84% of the total population of Kentucky.

Websites of Interest ...

Websites specific to Kentucky
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- Website for the //kdla.ky.gov/

Websites specific to Fayette County
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Websites for nearby counties
- Bourbon County
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- Clark County
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- Jessamine County
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- Madison County
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- Scott County
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- Woodford County
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Cemetery Information and Directories
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- Cemeteries of Kentucky
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- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Kentucky
- Cemeteries of Fayette County

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.