Fayette County, West Virginia
| Fayette County, West Virginia | |
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Fayette County courthouse, Fayetteville
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 Location in the U.S. state of West Virginia |
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 West Virginia's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | February 28, 1831 |
| Named for | Marquis de la Fayette |
| Seat | Fayetteville |
| Largest city | Oak Hill |
| Area | |
| • Total | 668 sq mi (1,730 km2) |
| • Land | 662 sq mi (1,715 km2) |
| • Water | 6.8 sq mi (18 km2), 1.0% |
| Population (est.) | |
| • (2015) | 44,997 |
| • Density | 68/sq mi (26/km²) |
| Congressional district | 3rd |
| Time zone | Eastern: UTC-5/-4 |
| Website | www |
Fayette County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 46,039. Its county seat is Fayetteville.
Fayette County is part of the Beckley, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Fayette County was created by Act of the Virginia General Assembly, passed February 28, 1831, from parts of Greenbrier, Kanawha, Nicholas, and Logan counties. It was named in honor of the Marquis de la Fayette, who had played a key role assisting the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. Virginia previously had a Fayette County, which was lost to form the new state of Kentucky. Accordingly, in the State records of Virginia, there will be listings for Fayette County from 1780–1792 and Fayette County from 1831-1863. Neither location is still located in Virginia and despite naming a county after him twice, Virginia no longer has a county named for the Marquis de la Fayette.
A substantial portion was subdivided from Fayette County to form Raleigh County in 1850. Fayette was one of 50 counties that broke off from the rest of Virginia and formed the new state of West Virginia during the American Civil War. In 1871, an Act of the West Virginia Legislature severed a small portion to form part of Summers County.
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