Fayetteville, Georgia facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Fayetteville, Georgia
City
Fayette County Courthouse
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Motto(s):  "No limits on imagination"
Country	United States
State	Georgia
County	Fayette
Established	March 28, 1822
Incorporated (town)	1823
Incorporated (city)	1888
Government
• Type	Council/Manager
Area
• Total	13.18 sq mi (34.14 km2)
• Land	12.96 sq mi (33.58 km2)
• Water	0.22 sq mi (0.56 km2)
Elevation	1,030 ft (313.9 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	18,957
• Density	1,462.28/sq mi (564.60/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	30214-30215
Area code(s)	770 404, 678
FIPS code	13-28968
GNIS feature ID	0314089

Fayetteville is a city in Georgia, United States. It is the main city and government center of Fayette County. In 2020, about 18,957 people lived there. Fayetteville is located about 22 miles (35 km) south of downtown Atlanta.

History of Fayetteville

Fayetteville was started in 1822. It became the main town for the new Fayette County. The land for the county was given up by the Creek people through a treaty with the United States. Both the city and the county were named after the French hero Marquis de Lafayette, who helped America during the Revolutionary War. Fayetteville became a town in 1823 and a city in 1909.

In the past, the area around Fayetteville had many large farms called plantations. These farms grew cotton. Many African Americans were forced to work on these farms. Fayetteville became an important trading town for the farmers in the area.

Later, farming changed and needed fewer workers. Many African Americans moved to cities in the North and Midwest to find new jobs. This movement was called the Great Migration.

Since the year 2000, many new people have moved to the South, including Fayetteville. The city has grown a lot. Its population increased from 11,148 people in 2000 to 18,957 in 2020.

People in Fayetteville

In 2020, there were 18,957 people living in Fayetteville. There were 6,833 households, which are groups of people living together, and 4,833 families.

Learning in Fayetteville

The Fayette County Board of Education manages the public schools in the city.

In 2016, a special building for making movies, called a soundstage, opened at Pinewood Studios. This was for students of the Georgia Film Academy to learn about filmmaking. Later, the Georgia Film Academy and Trilith Studios started a Master of Fine Arts film program. Students in this program can live and work at Trilith during their second year. There is also a school for younger students, from kindergarten to 12th grade, called the Forest School, located in Trilith.

Georgia Military College also has a campus in Fayetteville, offering college programs.

Fun Places to Visit

Trilith Studios in Fayetteville is a very large movie production place in Georgia.

The Fayette County Courthouse was built in 1825. It is the oldest courthouse still standing in Georgia. You can find it in the middle of Fayetteville's town square. Today, this old courthouse is a welcome center for visitors. It also has offices for local groups that help the city and county grow.

The Holliday-Dorsey-Fife House was built in 1855. It belonged to John Stiles Holliday, who was the uncle of a famous old West gambler named John Henry "Doc" Holliday.

The Margaret Mitchell Library was built in 1948. It is named after the author of Gone With the Wind. This library is now the home of the Fayette County Historical Society. They keep old records about the Civil War and family histories there.

Trilith Studios and Town at Trilith

Trilith Studios is a very large film and TV production studio in Fayetteville. It opened in 2014 and was first called Pinewood Atlanta Studios. It is one of the biggest studios in the United States outside of California. Many big movies have been made here, including several from the Marvel Cinematic Universe like Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers: Endgame, and Black Panther.

Next to the studio is a community called the Town at Trilith. It started in 2016 as Pinewood Forest. This community has homes, a movie theater, restaurants, hotels, and shops. It is built using materials that are good for the environment. In 2021, a magazine called Atlanta listed it as one of the top vibrant city centers in the Atlanta area.

Famous People from Fayetteville

Many talented people have lived in Fayetteville, including:

• Andrew Adams, a football player
• Aliyah Bah, a musical artist known as Aliyah's Interlude
• Brian Branch, a football player
• Paris Bennett, a singer who was a finalist on American Idol
• Brandon Boykin, a former NFL football player
• Zac Brown, a Grammy Award-winning country music singer
• Tonya Butler, a football player
• Phil Cofer, a basketball player
• Matt Daniels, a football player
• John Deraney, a football player
• Creflo Dollar, a TV preacher
• Hugh M. Dorsey, a former governor of Georgia
• Kyle Dugger, a football player
• Mike Duke, a former CEO of Walmart
• Niko Goodrum, a Major League Baseball player
• Mike Hilton, an NFL defensive back
• Ufomba Kamalu, an NFL defensive end
• Emmanuel Lewis, an actor known for Webster
• Sam Martin, a football player
• Christopher Massey, an actor, musician, and producer
• Kyle Massey, an actor and musician
• Ann Nesby, a Grammy Award-winning singer and actress
• Kelley O'Hara, a soccer player for the United States women's national team, who won Olympic and World Cup titles
• Paul Orndorff, a professional wrestler
• Plumb (born Tiffany Arbuckle Lee), a songwriter and singer
• Keshia Knight Pulliam, an actress known for The Cosby Show
• William Regal (born Darren Matthews), an English professional wrestler
• Nellie Mae Rowe, a folk artist
• Ferrol Sams, an author
• Jabari Smith Jr., an NBA basketball player
• Speech, the leader of the music group Arrested Development
• Christian Taylor, a track and field athlete and Olympic gold medalist
• Anna Watson, known as "The World's Strongest Cheerleader"
• Gary Anthony Williams, an actor and star of Special Agent Oso

See also

In Spanish: Fayetteville (Georgia) para niños