Fayette County, Pennsylvania
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Fayette County Courthouse
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 Location in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania |
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| Founded | September 26, 1783 | |
| Named for | Marquis de Lafayette | |
| Seat | Uniontown | |
| Largest city | Uniontown | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 798 sq mi (2,067 km2) | |
| • Land | 790 sq mi (2,046 km2) | |
| • Water | 8.0 sq mi (21 km2), 1.0% | |
| Population (est.) | ||
| • (2015) | 133,628 | |
| • Density | 169/sq mi (65/km²) | |
| Congressional district | 9th | |
| Time zone | Eastern: UTC-5/-4 | |
| Website | www |
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Fayette County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Fayette County is located in southwestern Pennsylvania, adjacent to Maryland and West Virginia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 136,606. Its county seat is Uniontown. The county was created on September 26, 1783, from part of Westmoreland County and named after the Marquis de Lafayette.
Fayette County is part of the Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The first Europeans in Fayette County were explorers, who had used an ancient American Indian trail that bisected the county on their journey across the Appalachian Mountains. In 1754, when control of the area was still in dispute between France and Great Britain (both disregarding the indigenous tribes who had long occupied the territory), 22-year-old George Washington fought against the French at Jumonville Glen and Fort Necessity. British forces under Washington and General Edward Braddock improved roads throughout the region, making the future Fayette County an important supply route.
During the American Revolution, Fayette County was plagued by attacks from British-allied Indians and remained isolated as a frontier region. Also retarding settlement was a border dispute with Virginia; Virginia's District of West Augusta and Pennsylvania's Westmoreland County both claimed the area. In 1780 the dispute was settled by the federal government in favor of Pennsylvania, and Fayette County was formed from Westmoreland County in 1783.
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