Fayette County occurs as county located in the state of Pennsylvania. When of 2000, the people is 148,644. A county is a share of the Pittsburgh Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Fayette County was created in September 26, 1783 from part of Westmoreland County and named for the Marquis de Lafayette. Its county seat is Uniontown⁶.

The handful of easily-known numbers keep close at hand acted in the area. After a ownership of the region was however undecided, twenty-both-years old George Washington fought his first battle against a French at Jumonville Glen in 1754. Albert Gallatin built his home at Friendship Hill. Secretary of State George C. Marshall of the Marshall Plan was born in the county seat. Prolific designer Frank Lloyd Wright constructed his crowning jewel in the mountains at Ohiopyle - Fallingwater.

Geography
Based on data from the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,067 km² (798 mi²). 2,046 kilometer² (790 mi²) of these are l& and Xx klick² (Eighter mi²) of these are a river. A sum vicinity is Cipher.98% h2o.

Demographics
When of the census² of 2000, there are 148,644 people, 59,969 households, and 41,198 families residing in the county. A population density is 73/km² (188/mi²). There are 66,490 housing units at an typical density of 32/km² (84/mi²). A racial makeup of the county is 95.30% White, 3.51% Black or African American, 0.11% Native American, 0.22% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.11% from other races, and 0.73% from two or more races. Cipher.38% of the people are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

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Cities and towns
Adah Belle Vernon Brownsville Township Brownsville Bullskin Township Connellsville Township Connellsville Dawson Dunbar Township Dunbar East Uniontown Everson Fairchance Fayette City Franklin Township Georges Township German Township Grindstone-Rowes Run Henry Clay Township Hiller Hopwood Jefferson Township Leith-Hatfield Lower Tyrone Township Luzerne Township Lynnwood-Pricedale Markleysburg Masontown Menallen Township New Salem-Buffington Newell Nicholson Township North Union Township Ohiopyle Oliver Perry Township Perryopolis Point Marion Redstone Township Republic Saltlick Township Seven Springs Smithfield South Connellsville South Union Township Springfield Township Springhill Township Stewart Township Uniontown Upper Tyrone Township Vanderbilt Washington Township Wharton Township

Fixtures
Fort Necessity is a reconstructed historic edifice that was originally built by George Washington. Braddock's Grave is close by on the other side of the road. A Cumberland Road bisects Fayette County. It was a 1st hanker roadway to exist as invite per Federal Government. It was A toll road when known as The National Pike, however these are okay, Route 40. Searights toll home however lives. A Mason-Dixon Line borders Fayette County. Fallingwater is architect Frank Lloyd Wright's project. Friendship Hill occurs as national historic places.