Fayetteville, Arkansas
Fayetteville | |
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| Nicknames: "Track Capital of the World", "The Hill", "Athens of the Ozarks" | |
| Motto: Regnat Populus (the people rule) | |
Location of Fayetteville in Washington County, Arkansas. | |
Location within the contiguous United States of America | |
| Coordinates: 36°03′45″N 94°09′27″W / 36.06250°N 94.15750°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arkansas |
| County | Washington |
| Township | Fayetteville |
| Founded | 1828 |
| Incorporated | 1836 |
| Rechartered | 1867 |
| Named after | Fayetteville, Tennessee Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–Council |
| • Mayor | Molly Rawn |
| • Council | Members
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| Area | |
| 55.80 sq mi (144.53 km2) | |
| • Land | 54.42 sq mi (140.96 km2) |
| • Water | 1.38 sq mi (3.57 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,378 ft (420 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| 93,949 | |
• Estimate (2023) | 101,680 |
| • Rank | 2nd in Arkansas |
| • Density | 1,726.21/sq mi (666.49/km2) |
| • Urban | 373,687 (US: 111th) |
| • Urban density | 1,884.7/sq mi (727.7/km2) |
| • Metro | 576,403 (US: 98th) |
| Demonym | Fayettevillian |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (Central) |
| ZIP codes | 72701–72704 |
| Area code | 479 |
| FIPS code | 05-23290 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2403601 |
| Major airport | Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA) |
| Rapid transit | Ozark Regional Transit |
| Website | City of Fayetteville |
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Fayetteville (/ˈfeɪətvɪl/ FAY-ət-vil) is the second-most populous city in the U.S. state of Arkansas, the county seat of Washington County, and the most populous city in Northwest Arkansas. The city had a population of 93,949 as of the 2020 census, which was estimated to have increased to 101,680 by 2023. The city is on the outskirts of the Boston Mountains, within the Ozarks. It was named after Fayetteville, Tennessee, from which many settlers had come, and was incorporated on November 3, 1836. Fayetteville is included in the three-county Fayetteville–Springdale–Rogers metropolitan statistical area, with 576,403 residents in 2020.
Fayetteville is home to the University of Arkansas, the state's flagship university. When classes are in session, thousands of students on campus change up the pace of the city. Thousands of Arkansas Razorbacks alumni and fans travel to Fayetteville to attend football, basketball, and baseball games.