Fayette is a town in Sanpete County,

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, United States. The population was 245 at the 2020 census.

History

Founded in 1861, Fayette was originally called "Warm Creek". A post office called Fayette was in operation between 1864 and 1966. The present name is after

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, the town where the LDS Church was founded.

Geography

According to the

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, the town has a total area of 0.5 square mile (1.2 km²), all land.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 204 people, 64 households, and 49 families residing in the town. The

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was 421.2 people per square mile (164.1/km²). There were 73 housing units at an average density of 150.7 per square mile (58.7/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 91.18%

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, 2.45% Native American, 4.41% from other races, and 1.96% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 4.41% of the population. There were 64 households, out of which 46.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.3% were

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living together, 3.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.9% were non-families. 21.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years or older. The average household size was 3.19, and the average family size was 3.78. In the town, the population was spread out, with 36.8% under 18, 10.3% from 18 to 24, 19.6% from 25 to 44, 20.1% from 45 to 64, and 13.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.1 males. For every 100 females aged 18 and over, there were 92.5 males. The median income for a household in the town was $28,750, and the median income for a family was $36,500. Males had a median income of $28,750 versus $23,750 for females. The

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was $17,459. About 4.8% of families and 9.8% of the population were below the

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, including 9.7% of those under eighteen and none of those 65 or over.

Education

It is in the South Sanpete School District.
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