Fayette County, Tennessee
12 public bodies govern here, 1 school district is based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 43,267
- Median household income
- $88,456
- ±5,012
- Unemployed
- 4.8%
- 1,029 of 21,631 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 90.7%
- 15,602 of 17,210 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Fayette | 42,832 (2021) | Po Box 218, Somerville | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 9
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Gallaway | 504 (2021) | Po Box 168, Gallaway | — |
| City of Moscow | 561 (2021) | 14075 Highway 57, Moscow | — |
| City of Piperton | 2,494 (2021) | Po Box 328, Collierville | Website |
| City of Williston | 346 (2021) | Po Box 131, Williston | — |
| Town of Braden | 256 (2021) | Po Box 1350, Braden | — |
| Town of la Grange | 126 (2021) | Po Box 621, La Grange | — |
| Town of Oakland | 9,520 (2021) | Po Box 56, Oakland | Website |
| Town of Rossville | 1,100 (2021) | Po Box 27, Rossville | Website |
| Town of Somerville | 3,423 (2021) | Po Box 909, Somerville | Website |
Special districts 2
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardeman-Fayette Utility District | Gas supply utility | Po Box 7, Moscow | Website |
| Fayette County Soil Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 18080 Us Highway 64, Somerville | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
Fayette County Public Schools
School district7 schools
10425 Hwy 76 S HWY, Somerville, TN, 38068
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Arlington Open Air Market () · Cooper-Young Community Farmers Market (1000 South Cooper Street Memphis) · Bartlett Station Farmers Market (2629 Bartlett Blvd Bartlett) · and 8 more
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.