Fayette County, Texas

Fayette County is a located in the  of. As of, the population was 21,804. Its is. Fayette is named for the, a French nobleman who became an hero.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,486 (960 ). 2,461 km² (950 sq mi) of it is land and 25 km² (10 sq mi) of it (1.02%) is water.

Major Highways

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 * [[Image:US 77.svg|20px]]
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 * [[Image:Texas 159.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Texas 237.svg|20px]]

Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of, there were 21,804 people, 8,722 households, and 6,044 families residing in the county. The was 9/km² (23/sq mi). There were 11,113 housing units at an average density of 5/km² (12/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 84.58%, 7.01% or , 0.36% , 0.22% , 0.06% , 6.66% from , and 1.11% from two or more races. 12.78% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 8,722 households out of which 28.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.00% were living together, 7.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.70% were non-families. 28.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.97.



In the county, the population was spread out with 23.20% under the age of 18, 7.00% from 18 to 24, 23.60% from 25 to 44, 24.20% from 45 to 64, and 22.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 93.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.00 males.

The for a household in the county was $34,526, and the median income for a family was $43,156. Males had a median income of $29,008 versus $20,859 for females. The for the county was $18,888. About 8.10% of families and 11.40% of the population were below the, including 12.70% of those under age 18 and 13.50% of those age 65 or over.