Fayette County, Tennessee
Fayette County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, the population was 41,990. Its county seat is Somerville. The county was named after the Marquis de la Fayette, French hero of the American Revolution. A part of the Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area, Fayette County is culturally alike to the Mississippi Delta and was a major area of cotton plantations dependent on slave labor in the nineteenth century.
Fayette County | |
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County Courthouse, Town of Somerville, seat of Fayette County | |
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Seal | |
Location within the U.S. state of Tennessee | |
Tennessee's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 35°11′N 89°25′W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Tennessee |
| Founded | September 29, 1824 |
| Named for | Marquis de Lafayette |
| Seat | Somerville |
| Largest town | Oakland |
| Area | |
| • Total | 706 sq mi (1,830 km2) |
| • Land | 705 sq mi (1,830 km2) |
| • Water | 1.5 sq mi (4 km2) 0.2% |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 41,990 |
| • Density | 56.8/sq mi (21.9/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 8th |
| Website | fayettetn |
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