Fayette County was formed in the year 1837 and named after Gilbert du Motier, marquis de La Fayette. The county covers an area of 731.45 sq mi. More than 20K people with marvelous combination of races including White, Native American, black or African American, Asian, Hispanic or Latino, Pacific Islander, and others reside in this region along with 8.7K households and 5.9K family units. West Union is the county seat and Oelwein is the largest city.

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