Size is not all that matters. But still, we would love to know how big Fayetteville in Georgia is. Here is the answer:
Fayetteville, Georgia covers an area of 33.7 square kilometers (13.01 square miles).
With 15,945 people living in Fayetteville that comes to a population density of 473.15 inhabitants per square kilometer (1225.6 / sq mi)
As a reference: The 8,398,748 people living in New York City are crammed onto 1214 sq km (468.73 sq mi), which results into a population density of 6918 inhabitants per square kilometer (17918 / sq mi).

Fayetteville is a city and the county seat of Fayette County, Georgia, United States . As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 15,945, up from 11,148 at the 2000 census. Fayetteville is located 22 miles (35 km) south of downtown Atlanta.In 2015 the small majority-white city elected its first African-American mayor, Edward Johnson, a retired US navy commander and pastor. In 2011 he was elected as the first black city council member. He was a three-term president of the NAACP.
Cities with a similar size as Fayetteville
If you want to check which cities have a similar size as Fayetteville, Georgia, here you go:
- Suwanee, Georgia with a size of 28.38 square kilometers (28.38 sq mi), population: 17,688
- Lompoc, California with a size of 30.23 square kilometers (30.23 sq mi), population: 42,434
- Citrus Heights, California with a size of 36.85 square kilometers (36.85 sq mi), population: 83,301
- Hastings, Nebraska with a size of 37.63 square kilometers (37.63 sq mi), population: 24,907
- Benicia, California with a size of 40.71 square kilometers (40.71 sq mi), population: 26,997
- Seymour, Indiana with a size of 30.99 square kilometers (30.99 sq mi), population: 17,503
- Missoula, Montana with a size of 29.09 square kilometers (29.09 sq mi), population: 73,340
- Ottawa, Illinois with a size of 34.89 square kilometers (34.89 sq mi), population: 18,786
- Schenectady, New York with a size of 28.43 square kilometers (28.43 sq mi), population: 66,135
- Brentwood, California with a size of 38.48 square kilometers (38.48 sq mi), population: 51,481
Cities with a similar population density as Fayetteville
Other cities that have a similar population density as Fayetteville, Georgia are:
- Wixom, Michigan with a population density of 556 people per sq km (1,441 / sq mi).
- Fort Myers, Florida with a population density of 518 people per sq km (1,342 / sq mi).
- Cadillac, Michigan with a population density of 424 people per sq km (1,099 / sq mi).
- Fulton, Missouri with a population density of 397 people per sq km (1,027 / sq mi).
- Scottsdale, Arizona with a population density of 455 people per sq km (1,179 / sq mi).
- Humble, Texas with a population density of 588 people per sq km (1,522 / sq mi).
- Palatka, Florida with a population density of 448 people per sq km (1,162 / sq mi).
- Newberry, South Carolina with a population density of 474 people per sq km (1,229 / sq mi).
- Montrose, Colorado with a population density of 415 people per sq km (1,075 / sq mi).
- Indianola, Iowa with a population density of 507 people per sq km (1,314 / sq mi).
Cities with a similar population size as Fayetteville
Here a list of cities that have a similar number of inhabitants like Fayetteville, Georgia:
- St. Matthews, Kentucky with a population of 17,472 people
- Mount Vernon, Ohio with a population of 16,990 people
- Kingsland, Georgia with a population of 15,946 people
- Bartow, Florida with a population of 17,298 people
- Stafford, Texas with a population of 17,693 people
- Thibodaux, Louisiana with a population of 14,567 people
- Evans, Colorado with a population of 19,576 people
- Horizon City, Texas with a population of 19,232 people
- Eastman, Georgia with a population of 13,541 people
- Pendleton, Oregon with a population of 17,310 people
Cities with the same name “Fayetteville”
Same name but different game – do we have sister cities from other states:
- Fayetteville, Arkansas with a population of 73,580 residents
- Fayetteville, North Carolina with a population of 204,408 residents
