Fayetteville, Ohio Facts for Kids

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Village
Aerial view of Fayetteville and surrounding countryside
Location of Fayetteville, Ohio
Location of Fayetteville in Brown County
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Brown
Township	Perry
Area
• Total	0.47 sq mi (1.22 km²)
• Land	0.47 sq mi (1.22 km²)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Elevation	945 ft (288 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	317
• Estimate (2023)	310
• Density	671.61/sq mi (259.06/km²)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	45118
Area code(s)	513
FIPS code	39-26796
GNIS feature ID	2398868

Fayetteville is a village in Perry Township, Brown County, Ohio, United States. The population was 317 at the 2020 census.

History
Geography
Demographics
- 2010 census
Education
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History

Fayetteville was founded in 1818 by an Irish immigrant named Cornelius McGroarty. It was later incorporated in 1868. In 1883, Fayetteville contained two churches, two schools, two hotels, several stores and saloons, and two drug stores.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.52 square miles (1.35 km²), all land. It also rests on a bend of the East Fork Little Miami River.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1850	317	—
1860	399	25.9%
1870	397	−0.5%
1880	390	−1.8%
1900	323	—
1910	370	14.6%
1920	349	−5.7%
1930	330	−5.4%
1940	394	19.4%
1950	401	1.8%
1960	389	−3.0%
1970	415	6.7%
1980	478	15.2%
1990	393	−17.8%
2000	372	−5.3%
2010	330	−11.3%
2020	317	−3.9%
2023 (est.)	310	−6.1%
U.S. Decennial Census

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 330 people, 128 households, and 85 families living in the village. The population density was 634.6 inhabitants per square mile (245.0/km²). There were 157 housing units at an average density of 301.9 per square mile (116.6/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 99.4% White, 0.3% African American, and 0.3% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.2% of the population.

There were 128 households, of which 39.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.2% were married couples living together, 11.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 33.6% were non-families. 28.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.14.

The median age in the village was 36.8 years. 26.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.7% were from 25 to 44; 28.2% were from 45 to 64; and 13.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 49.1% male and 50.9% female.