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| Name | Fayette |
| Alt names | Fayette | source: Getty Vocabulary Program |
| Type | County |
| Coordinates | 38.05°N 81.1°W |
| Located in | West Virginia, United States (1863 - ) |
| Also located in | Virginia, United States (1831 - 1863) |
| See also | Greenbrier, West Virginia, United States | Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Kanawha, West Virginia, United States | Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Logan, West Virginia, United States | Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Nicholas, West Virginia, United States | Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Raleigh, West Virginia, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Summers, West Virginia, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) |
- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Fayette County is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 46,039. [1] Its county seat is Fayetteville.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1831 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1831 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1831 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1831 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1832 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1840 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1850 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1863 | Effective date for move from Virginia to West Virginia | Source:Wikipedia
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| 1866 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1840 | 3,924
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| 1850 | 3,955
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| 1860 | 5,997
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| 1870 | 6,647
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| 1880 | 11,560
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| 1890 | 20,542
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| 1900 | 31,987
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| 1910 | 51,903
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| 1920 | 60,377
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| 1930 | 72,050
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| 1940 | 80,628
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| 1950 | 82,443
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| 1960 | 61,731
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| 1970 | 49,332
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| 1980 | 57,863
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| 1990 | 47,952
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Research Tips
Text from Fayette County, Virginia Page
[Fayette County, Virginia was redirected here in conformance to the WeRelate "1900 rule".]
Fayette County, Virginia was established in 1831, from portions of Kanawha, Greenbrier and Logan Counties. It became part of the state of West Virginia, when it achieved statehood in 1863.
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