Fayette County, Texas
Fayette County | |
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The current Fayette County Courthouse in La Grange was finished in 1891. The Romanesque Revival-style building uses four types of native Texas stone to detail the exterior. | |
Location within the U.S. state of Texas | |
Texas's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 29°52′N 96°56′W / 29.86°N 96.93°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| Founded | 1837 |
| Named after | Marquis de la Fayette |
| Seat | La Grange |
| Largest city | La Grange |
| Area | |
• Total | 960 sq mi (2,500 km2) |
| • Land | 950 sq mi (2,500 km2) |
| • Water | 9.8 sq mi (25 km2) 1.0% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 24,435 |
| • Density | 25/sq mi (9.8/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 10th |
| Website | www |
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Fayette County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 24,435. Its county seat is La Grange. The county was created in 1837 and organized the next year. Fayette County was settled by German and Czech emigrants in the mid 1830's. The county lies in the Texas German belt, a fragmented belt of German towns throughout central Texas.