Place:Fayette, Kentucky, United States

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Fayette County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. The population was 295,803 in the 2010 Census. Its territory, population and government are coextensive with the city of Lexington, which also serves as county seat.

Fayette County is part of the Lexington–Fayette Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

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Fayette County was one of the original three counties created from the former Kentucky County, Virginia by the Virginia Act in 1780, along with Jefferson and Lincoln counties, and which together separated from Virginia in 1792 to become the state of Kentucky. Fayette County then included land which makes up 37 present-day counties and portions of 7 others. It was reduced to its present boundaries in 1799. The county is named for the Marquis de Lafayette, who came to America to join the rebelling English colonies in the American Revolutionary War.

On January 1, 1974, Fayette County merged its government with that of its county seat of Lexington, creating a consolidated city-county governed by the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government.

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Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990

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