Title: Fayetteville, Tennessee - Wikipedia
Headings: Fayetteville, Tennessee
Fayetteville, Tennessee
Contents
History
1952 Tornado
Geography
Climate
Demographics
Landmarks
Old Stone Bridge
Lincoln County Courthouse
Camp Blount Monument
Attractions
Lincoln County Fair
Notable people
References
External links

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Demographics
Historical population
Census
Pop. %±
1850
995

—
1870
1,206

—
1880
2,104

74.5%
1890
2,410

14.5%
1900
2,708

12.4%
1910
3,439

27.0%
1920
3,629

5.5%
1930
3,822

5.3%
1940
4,684

22.6%
1950
5,447

16.3%
1960
6,804

24.9%
1970
7,691

13.0%
1980
7,559

−1.7%
1990
6,921

−8.4%
2000
6,994

1.1%
2010
6,827

−2.4%
2019 (est.) 7,047

3.2%
Sources: As of the census of 2000, there were 6,994 people, 3,054 households, and 1,804 families residing in the city. The population density was 952.2 people per square mile (367.9/km 2 ). There were 3,370 housing units at an average density of 458.8 per square mile (177.3/km 2 ). The racial makeup of the city was 71.39% White, 26.22% African American, 0.30% Native American, 0.30% Asian, 0.09% Pacific Islander, 0.27% from other races, and 1.43% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.81% of the population. There were 3,054 households, out of which 24.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.0% were married couples living together, 18.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.9% were non-families.