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Website. fayettecountyga.gov. Fayette County (/ ˈfeɪ.ət / FAY-ət) is a county located in the north central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 119,194, an increase from 106,567 in 2010. [ 2 ][ 1 ] Fayette County was established in 1821. The county seat, Fayetteville, was established in 1823.
Oct 29, 2020 · [3] First Tax Digest, Fayette County, Georgia 1823 – 1834, Ancestors Unlimited, 1988 [4] Georgia Historical Commission , 1954 [1] “Vignettes of History,” Varney Graves, Fayette County News December 26, 1979.
In 1899 the first rural free- delivery mail route in Texas was established in Fayette County. During the 1890s post offices were opened at Bridge Valley, Holman, Pin Oak and Roznov. 42 The county population in 1900 was 36,542, the highest ever recorded. The population of La Grange was 2,362, Schulenburg was 1,149 and Flatonia was 1,210.
Profile of the County. Fayette County, which was established by Resolution in 1821, is a political subdivision of the State of Georgia, organized and existing under its Constitution and laws. Fayette County was the 49th county created in the State and was formed from parts of the Creek Indian Territory.
The county was created in 1837 and organized the next year. [3] History. Fayette County was established in 1837 from land given by Bastrop and Colorado Counties.
While in 1847 - taken from the first record of the assessor's rolls - the county's assessed property amounted to only $1,138,696, and the proceeds of the county taxes, to only $1,230.11, the property had during the following years up to 1860 increased to $5,115,382, more than quadrupled the assessment of 1847, and the county taxes instead of $1,230.11 now yielded a revenue of $2,958.48 (amount ...
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Sep 30, 2006 · Fayette County. Fayette County is one of five counties created in 1821. It is home to the only preplanned community in the Southeast, a 16,000-acre community called Peachtree City, which was chartered in 1959. Part of the Atlanta metropolitan area, it has experienced significant population growth since the 1970s.
