Fayette City is a

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in Fayette County,

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, United States. The population was 502 at the 2020 census, a decline from the figure of 596 tabulated in 2010. It is served by the Belle Vernon Area School District. Some buildings in the town antedate 1820. Like many towns in this area, Fayette City has been home to many coal miners supporting the coal industry in the region. It was the site of the

Naomi Mine explosion The Naomi Mine explosion occurred on December 1, 1907, in the Naomi Mine, approximately from Fayette City, Pennsylvania. The incident resulted in the deaths of at least 35 miners and left no survivors. Naomi Mine The Naomi Mine was operated by Hil ...

, December 7, 1907. It was also the location of an explosion in the Apollo Mine in January 1926 Herbert Vargo Jr. is the current mayor. His term ends in 2025. He was first elected to the office in 1993.

Geography

Fayette City is located in northwestern Fayette County at (40.100647, -79.838913). It sits on the east bank of the

Monongahela River The Monongahela River ( , )—often referred to locally as the Mon ()—is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed August 15, 2011 river on the Allegheny Plateau in North Cen ...

, which forms the border with Washington County. The borough of Allenport is directly across the river, but the closest river crossing is the

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bridge, north at

Belle Vernon Belle Vernon is a borough (Pennsylvania), borough in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. It is situated along the Monongahela River abutting two other counties, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Westmoreland to the north and Washington County, Pennsyl ...

Pennsylvania Route 201 Pennsylvania Route 201, designated by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation as State Route 201, abbreviated PA 201, is a south-north state highway located in Southwestern Pennsylvania in the counties of Fayette and Westmoreland. The so ...

passes through Fayette City as Main Street (northbound) and Second Street (southbound). Uniontown, the Fayette County seat, is to the southeast via PA 201 and

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. According to the

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, the borough has a total area of , of which is land and , or 24.33%, is water. Fayette City's low elevation and location along the

make it susceptible to flooding after heavy rains. Lamb Lick Run and Downers Run enter the Monongahela within the borough's boundaries.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 714 people, 286 households, and 193 families residing in the borough. The

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was 2,769.2 people per square mile (1,060.3/km²). There were 321 housing units at an average density of 1,245.0 per square mile (476.7/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 99.30%

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, 0.14%

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, and 0.56% from two or more races.

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of any race were 0.14% of the population. There were 286 households, out of which 33.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.5% were

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living together, 15.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.5% were non-families. 30.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.11. In the borough the population was spread out, with 27.3% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 29.3% from 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 15.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.4 males. Fayette City Pennsylvania 1929 election campaign poster

Fayette City Pennsylvania 1929 election campaign poster

The median income for a household in the borough was $29,375, and the median income for a family was $38,542. Males had a median income of $35,357 versus $23,250 for females. The

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for the borough was $13,058. About 20.2% of families and 26.1% of the population were below the

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, including 38.8% of those under age 18 and 17.3% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

* Jim Russell, baseball player.

References

{{authority control Populated places established in 1806 Pittsburgh metropolitan area Boroughs in Fayette County, Pennsylvania Pennsylvania populated places on the Monongahela River 1806 establishments in Pennsylvania Coal towns in Pennsylvania