Fayetteville, Alabama

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]

Fayetteville, Alabama
Census-designated place
Location of Fayetteville in Talladega County, Alabama.
Fayetteville, Alabama
Coordinates: 33°08′44″N 86°24′21″W
Country	United States
State	Alabama
County	Talladega
Area [1]
• 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	436 ft (133 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	1,422
• Density	81.52/sq mi (31.48/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area codes	256 & 938
GNIS feature ID	118227[2]

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	%±
2020	1,422		—
U.S. Decennial Census[4]