Fayetteville is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Talladega County, Alabama, United States. Its population was 1,284 as of the 2010 census.[3]
Fayetteville, Alabama | |
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 Location of Fayetteville in Talladega County, Alabama. | |
  Fayetteville, Alabama | |
| Coordinates: 33°08′44″N 86°24′21″W / 33.14556°N 86.40583°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Talladega |
| Area | |
• Total | 19.77 sq mi (51.21 km2) |
| • Land | 17.44 sq mi (45.18 km2) |
| • Water | 2.33 sq mi (6.03 km2) |
| Elevation | 436 ft (133 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,422 |
| • Density | 81.52/sq mi (31.48/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code(s) | 256 & 938 |
| GNIS feature ID | 118227[2] |
The following is found on a sign erected by the Alabama Historical Association:
"In 1814, Tennessee Troops joined Andrew Jackson's force which won the Creek Indian War. After Indian removal in 1836, these veterans brought their families here, named this community for their old home in Tennessee. Fayetteville Academy was built in 1850."
In 1920, a new high school was built in the Fayetteville community called Fayetteville High School.
Demographics
edit| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1,422 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[4] | |||
References
edit- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
- ^ "Fayetteville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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