Title: Fayetteville, Pennsylvania - Wikipedia
Headings: Fayetteville, Pennsylvania
Fayetteville, Pennsylvania
Contents
History
Geography
Demographics
Notable people
References

Content: The population was 3,128 at the 2010 census, up from 2,774 at the 2000 census. Contents
1 History
2 Geography
3 Demographics
4 Notable people
5 References
History
A post office called Fayetteville has been in operation since 1826. The community has the name of Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette (1757–1834), American Revolutionary War general. Geography
Fayetteville is located in eastern Franklin County at
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39°54′43″N 77°33′49″W
﻿ / ﻿ 39.91194°N 77.56361°W ﻿ / 39.91194; -77.56361
(39.911912, -77.563492). U.S. Route 30 passes through the community, leading east 18 miles (29 km) to Gettysburg and west 6 miles (10 km) to Chambersburg, the Franklin County seat. Conococheague Creek, a tributary of the Potomac River, forms the northern edge of the community. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.2 square miles (8.2 km 2 ), all of it land. Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,774 people, 1,108 households, and 809 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 851.2 people per square mile (328.5/km 2 ).