Fayetteville Township, Washington County, Arkansas

Township of Fayetteville
Township of Fayetteville
	Township
	; Fayetteville Township in Washington County, Arkansas (boundaries are identical to City of Fayetteville)
	Coordinates: 36°04′23″N94°9′55″W / 36.07306°N 94.16528°W Coordinates: 36°04′23″N94°9′55″W / 36.07306°N 94.16528°W
Country	United States
State	Arkansas
County	Washington
Area
• Total	44.5 sq mi (115 km2)
• Land	43.5 sq mi (113 km2)
• Water	1.1 sq mi (3 km2) 0%
Elevation	1,339 ft (408 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	58,047
• Density	1,337/sq mi (516/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s)	479
GNIS feature ID	2406952
	U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fayetteville Township, Washington County, Arkansas

Last updated March 31, 2019

Fayetteville Township is one of thirty-seven townships in Washington County, Arkansas, USA.^[1] The township had a population of 73,580 at the 2010 Census. The township contains the City of Fayetteville in its entirety, as the township and the city have identical boundaries.

A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States that is subordinate to a county. The term town is used in New England, New York, and Wisconsin to refer to the equivalent of the civil township in these states. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both, the boundaries often coincide and may completely geographically subdivide a county. The U.S. Census Bureau classifies civil townships as minor civil divisions. Currently, there are 20 states with civil townships.

Washington County is a county located in the northwest part of the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2010 census, the population was 203,065, making it the third-most populous county in Arkansas. The county seat is Fayetteville. It is Arkansas's 17th county, formed on October 17, 1828, and named for George Washington, the first President of the United States. Washington County is part of the Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Arkansas is a state in the southern region of the United States, home to over 3 million people as of 2018. Its name is of Siouan derivation from the language of the Osage denoting their related kin, the Quapaw Indians. The state's diverse geography ranges from the mountainous regions of the Ozark and the Ouachita Mountains, which make up the U.S. Interior Highlands, to the densely forested land in the south known as the Arkansas Timberlands, to the eastern lowlands along the Mississippi River and the Arkansas Delta.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Fayetteville Township covers an area of 44.5 square miles (115 km²), with 43.4 square miles (112 km²) land and the remaining 1.1 square miles (2.8 km²) water.^[1] The boundaries of Fayetteville Township are identical to the City of Fayetteville, which has taken from its neighboring township many times. As a result of the expansion of Fayetteville, the boundaries have become gerrymandered and follow the major routes as they leave town.

The United States Census Bureau is a principal agency of the U.S. Federal Statistical System, responsible for producing data about the American people and economy. The Census Bureau is part of the U.S. Department of Commerce and its director is appointed by the President of the United States.

Gerrymandering manipulation of electoral borders to favor certain electoral outcomes, or an electoral district thus manipulated

Gerrymandering is a practice intended to establish a political advantage for a particular party or group by manipulating district boundaries. The resulting district is known as a gerrymander ; however, that word is also a verb for the process. The term gerrymandering has negative connotations. Two principal tactics are used in gerrymandering: "cracking" and "packing". A third tactic, shown in the top-left diagram in the graphic to the right, is homogenization of all districts.

Neighborhoods

Baldwin is a former unincorporated community in Fayetteville Township, Washington County, Arkansas, United States. It has since been annexed by Fayetteville. It is located in east Fayetteville along Huntsville Road near Lake Sequoyah toward Elkins.

Fayette Junction is an unincorporated community in Fayetteville Township, Washington County, Arkansas, United States. It is located in south Fayetteville near the intersection of Arkansas Highway 265 and the Burlington Railroad line.

McNair is an unincorporated community in Fayetteville Township, Washington County, Arkansas, United States. It is located within Fayetteville in the southwest part of town near Baum Stadium. McNair was primarily the location of the switching board off the main Frisco line to the Ozark and Cherokee Central branch which went to Tahlequah.

Cemeteries

The township contains eleven cemeteries:

Bowell Cemetery
Buckner Cemetery
Combs Cemetery
Fayetteville Confederate Cemetery

Fayetteville Confederate Cemetery is a cemetery for soldiers of the Confederate States of America located on the eastern side of Fayetteville in Washington County, Arkansas. Added to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1993, the cemetery encompasses 3.5 acres (1.4 ha).

Evergreen Cemetery
Fairview Memorial Cemetery
Fayetteville National Cemetery
Mount Comfort Cemetery

Evergreen Cemetery, located at William and University Streets in Fayetteville, Arkansas, is one of the largest early historic cemeteries in the region, with burials dating to 1838. Evergreen is included in the National Register of Historic Places for its age, and because numerous important historical figures are buried there. These include Senator J. William Fulbright, Governor Archibald Yell, educator Sophia Sawyer, industrialist Lafayette Gregg, and many others.

Fayetteville National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located on the southern side of the city of Fayetteville in Washington County, Arkansas. It encompasses nearly 15 acres (6.1 ha). As of 2013, around 8000 veterans were interred in this location, with approximately 200 new burials per year.

Stearns Cemetery
Tharp Cemetery
Walker Cemetery

Major routes

Highway 112 is a north–south state highway in Northwest Arkansas. The route of 25.84 miles (41.59 km) runs from Highway 265 north through Fayetteville, across Interstate 49/US 62/US 71 (I-49/US 62/US 71) to Highway 12 in Bentonville. The route serves the University of Arkansas, and thus a portion is named Razorback Road.

Highway 156 is a designation for three east–west state highways in Washington County. One segment of 0.30 miles (0.48 km) runs east from Oklahoma State Highway 100 to Highway 59 near Evansville. A second route of 4.21 miles (6.78 km) begins at Highway 265 near Hogeye and runs east to Highway 170 in West Fork. A third segment of 2.81 miles (4.52 km) begins in Fayetteville at US Highway 71 and runs east to Pump Station Rd.

Highway 180 is a state highway of 1.65 miles (2.66 km) in Fayetteville. The route begins at Interstate 49/US 62/US 71/Highway 16 and runs east through Fayetteville to US 71 Business. Highway 180 is designated as part of the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail as well as Arkansas Heritage Trails System designations as the Butterfield Trail, Trail of Tears, and Civil War Trails.

Arkansas Highway 873

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References

1 2 "Township of Fayetteville, Washington County, Arkansas." U.S. Census Bureau. Breakdown. Retrieved July 18, 2010.

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[uscb-1] 1 2 "Township of Fayetteville, Washington County, Arkansas." U.S. Census Bureau. Breakdown. Retrieved July 18, 2010.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Washington County, Arkansas, United States
County seat: Fayetteville
Cities	Elkins Elm Springs‡ Farmington Fayetteville Greenland Johnson Lincoln Prairie Grove Springdale‡ Tontitown West Fork Winslow	Map of Arkansas highlighting Washington County
Town	Goshen
Townships	Boston Brush Creek Cane Hill Center Cove Creek Crawford Durham Dutch Mills Elkins Elm Springs Farmington Fayetteville Goshen Greenland Harmon Illinois Johnson Lee's Creek Lincoln Litteral Marrs Hill Morrow Prairie Prairie Grove Reed Rhea's Mill Richland Springdale Starr Hill Tontitown Valley Vineyard Wedington West Fork White River Winslow Wyman
Unincorporated communities	Appleby Arnett Baldwin Banyard Beav-O-Rama Black Oak Blackburn Blue Springs Village Brentwood Canehill Cincinnati Clyde Durham Dutch Mills Evansville Fayette Junction Floss Gulley Habberton Harmon Harris Hazel Velley Hicks Hogeye Hubbard Mayfield McNair Morrow Mount Olive Oak Grove Odell Onda Pilgrim's Rest Pitkin Corner Rhea Rochelle Riviera Savoy Shady Grove Skylight Sonora Spring Valley Starks Steele Strain Strickler Sulphur City Summers Sunset Suttle Tolu Tuttle Viney Grove Walnut Grove War Eagle Cove Weddington Wedington Woods Wheeler White Rock Woolsey Wyman Wyola
Ghost towns	Barbara Blewford Carter Jabur McGuire Porter's Store Rickert Rucker's Grove Sexton Summit Sydenham
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties