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Welcome to Fayette County ...

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

The community of Fayetteville is the Seat for Fayette County.

Fayette County was founded in 1831. Fayette was created by taking area from Kanawha, Greenbrier and Logan Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Fayette had a population of 42,406 people. This is a decrease of 7.87% since the last Census (which gave a population of 46,030 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Fayette represented 2.48% of the total population of West Virginia.

Below are some of the communities located in Fayette County:

  • Ansted
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Ansted is located in Fayette County (WV)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,300 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ansted <2>
  • Fayetteville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Gauley Bridge
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Meadow Bridge
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Meadow Bridge is located in Fayette County (WV)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
  • Montgomery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Hope
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Oak Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Oak Hill is located in Fayette County (WV)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,028 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Hill <2>
  • Pax
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Pax is located in Fayette County (WV)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
  • Smithers
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Thurmond
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)

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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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