Editing Fayetteville, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US}}
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|name                     = Fayetteville, Pennsylvania
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'''Fayetteville''' is an [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] and [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Franklin County, Pennsylvania|Franklin County]], [[Pennsylvania]], United States. The population was 3,208 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://data.census.gov/all?q=Fayetteville+CDP,+Pennsylvania | title=Explore Census Data }}</ref>

==History==
A post office called Fayetteville has been in operation since 1826.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=PA&county=Franklin | title=Franklin County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | access-date=19 June 2017}}</ref> The community has the name of [[Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette]] (1757–1834), American Revolutionary War general.<ref>{{cite book|last=M'Cauley|first=I. H.|title=Historical Sketch of Franklin County, Pennsylvania|url=https://archive.org/details/historicalsketch00mcaul|year=1878|publisher=Patriot|page=[https://archive.org/details/historicalsketch00mcaul/page/208 208]}}</ref>

==Geography==
Fayetteville is located in eastern Franklin County. [[U.S. Route 30 in Pennsylvania|U.S. Route 30]] passes through the community, leading east {{convert|18|mi}} to [[Gettysburg, Pennsylvania|Gettysburg]] and west {{convert|6|mi|0}} to [[Chambersburg, Pennsylvania|Chambersburg]], the Franklin County seat. [[Conococheague Creek]], a tributary of the [[Potomac River]], forms the northern edge of the community.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|8.2|km2|order=flip}}, all land.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4225464| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Fayetteville CDP, Pennsylvania| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American FactFinder| access-date=August 11, 2016| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213085134/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4225464| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2020= 3208
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 2,774 people, 1,108 households, and 809 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|851.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,147 housing units at an average density of {{convert|352.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 95.53% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 2.27% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.25% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.29% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.25% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.41% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.87% of the population.

There were 1,108 households, out of which 29.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.9% were non-families. 22.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.85.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 21.7% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 26.8% from 25 to 44, 25.2% from 45 to 64, and 20.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.9 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $46,014, and the median income for a family was $49,944. Males had a median income of $35,398 versus $22,773 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $19,537. About 4.1% of families and 4.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 4.8% of those under age 18 and 10.0% of those age 65 or over.

==Notable people==
*[[Tom Brookens]], third baseman for [[Major League Baseball]] teams
*[[Benjamin Franklin Heintzleman]], governor of the [[Alaska Territory]]
*[[Jean Stapleton]], professional actress
*[[Emma Cooke]], archer

==References==
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{{Franklin County, Pennsylvania}}

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Franklin County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Pennsylvania]]