Fayetteville Township, Washington County, Arkansas

Fayetteville Township is one of thirty-seven townships in Washington County, Arkansas, USA.^[2] 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.

Township of Fayetteville
Township
Fayetteville Township in Washington County, Arkansas (boundaries are identical to City of Fayetteville)
Coordinates: 36°04′23″N 94°9′55″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]	1,378 ft (420 m)
Population  (2000)
• Total	58,047
• Density	1,337/sq mi (516/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	479
GNIS feature ID	2406952[1]

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.^[2] 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.

Neighborhoods

• Baldwin
• Barbara (historical)
• Fayette Junction
• McNair
• Rucker's Grove (historical)
• White Rock

Evergreen Cemetery is located near the University of Arkansas in the central part of Fayetteville.

Cemeteries

The township contains eleven cemeteries:

Bowell Cemetery Buckner Cemetery Combs Cemetery Fayetteville Confederate Cemetery

Evergreen Cemetery Fairview Memorial Cemetery Fayetteville National Cemetery Mount Comfort Cemetery

Stearns Cemetery Tharp Cemetery Walker Cemetery

U.S. Route 71 is concurrent with Interstate 49 throughout Fayetteville Township, serving as the only freeway in the township.

Major routes

I-49/US 71 US 62 US 71B Arkansas Highway 16

Arkansas Highway 112 Arkansas Highway 156 Arkansas Highway 180 Arkansas Highway 265

Arkansas Highway 873

See also

• University of Arkansas
• Dickson Street