Fayetteville, Alabama

Fayetteville, Alabama
Census-designated place
Location of Fayetteville in Talladega County, Alabama.
Coordinates: 33°09′51″N86°26′30″W / 33.16417°N 86.44167°W / 33.16417; -86.44167 [1]
Country	United States
State	Alabama
County	Talladega
Area [2]
• Total	19.77 sq mi (51.21 km2)
• Land	17.44 sq mi (45.18 km2)
• Water	2.33 sq mi (6.03 km2)
Elevation [1]	400 ft (120 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	1,422
• Density	81.5/sq mi (31.48/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area codes	256 & 938
GNIS feature ID	2582674 [1]

Fayetteville is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Talladega County, Alabama, United States. Its population was 1,284 as of the 2010 census. ^[3]

The following is found on a sign erected by the Alabama Historical Association:

"In 1814, Tennessee Troops joined Andrew Jackson's force which won the Creek Indian War. After Indian removal in 1836, these veterans brought their families here, named this community for their old home in Tennessee. Fayetteville Academy was built in 1850."

In 1920, a new high school was built in the Fayetteville community called Fayetteville High School.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2010	1,284		—
2020	1,422		10.7%
U.S. Decennial Census [4]

Fayetteville was first listed as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census. ^[5]

Fairford CDP, Alabama – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.

Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)	Pop 2010 [6]	Pop 2020 [7]	% 2010	% 2020
White alone (NH)	1,245	1,349	96.96%	94.87%
Black or African American alone (NH)	17	14	1.32%	0.98%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	4	2	0.31%	0.14%
Asian alone (NH)	0	3	0.00%	0.21%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)	0	0	0.00%	0.00%
Other race alone (NH)	0	2	0.00%	0.14%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)	14	32	1.09%	2.25%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4	20	0.31%	1.41%
Total	1,284	1,422	100.00%	100.00%

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fayetteville, Alabama
2. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved May 14, 2011.
4. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
5. "2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Alabama" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 21, 2022.
6. "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Fairford CDP, Alabama". United States Census Bureau .
7. "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Fairford CDP, Alabama". United States Census Bureau .