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Fayetteville () is a city in and the
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of
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,
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, United States. It is best known as the home of
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, a major
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installation northwest of the city. Fayetteville has received the
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from the
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three times. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 208,501, It is the 6th-largest city in North Carolina. Fayetteville is in the Sandhills in the western part of the
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region, on the
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. With a population in 2020 of 529,252 people, the Fayetteville metropolitan area is the largest in southeastern North Carolina, and the fifth-largest in the state. Suburban areas of metro Fayetteville include
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, Hope Mills, Spring Lake,
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,
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,
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, Stedman, and Eastover.


History


Early settlement

The area of present-day Fayetteville was historically inhabited by various
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Native American peoples, such as the Eno,
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,
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, Keyauwee, and Cape Fear people. They followed successive cultures of other indigenous peoples in the area for more than 12,000 years. After the violent upheavals of the
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and
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s during the second decade of the 18th century, the colonial government of
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encouraged colonial settlement along the upper
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, the only navigable waterway entirely within the colony. Two inland settlements, Cross Creek and Campbellton, were established by Scots from Campbeltown,
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,
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. Merchants in Wilmington wanted a town on the Cape Fear River to secure trade with the frontier country. They were afraid people would use the Pee Dee River and transport their goods to
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. The merchants bought land from Newberry in Cross Creek. Campbellton became a place where poor whites and free blacks lived, and gained a reputation for lawlessness. In 1783, Cross Creek and Campbellton united, and the new town was incorporated as Fayetteville in honor of
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, a French military hero who significantly aided the American forces during the war.''Encyclopedia of North Carolina'', 3rd ed., Vol. 2 (1999), p. 254. Fayetteville was the first city to be named in his honor in the United States. Lafayette visited the city on March 4 and 5, 1825, during his grand tour of the United States.


American Revolution

The local region was heavily settled by Scots in the mid/late 1700s, and most of these were
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-speaking Highlanders. The vast majority of Highland Scots, recent immigrants, remained loyal to the British government and rallied to the call to arms from the Royal Governor. Despite this, they were eventually defeated by a larger Revolutionary force at the
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. The area also included a number of active Revolutionaries. In late June 1775, residents drew up the " Liberty Point Resolves," which preceded the
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by a little more than a year. It said,
"This obligation to continue in full force until a reconciliation shall take place between Great Britain and America, upon constitutional principles, an event we most ardently desire; and we will hold all those persons inimical to the liberty of the colonies, who shall refuse to subscribe to this Association; and we will in all things follow the advice of our General Committee respecting the purposes aforesaid, the preservation of peace and good order, and the safety of individual and private property."
Robert Rowan, who apparently organized the group, signed first. Robert Rowan (circa 1738–1798) was one of the area's leading public figures of the 18th century. A merchant and entrepreneur, he settled in Cross Creek in the 1760s. He served as an officer in the
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, as
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, justice and legislator, and as a leader of the Patriot cause in the Revolutionary War. Rowan Street and Rowan Park in Fayetteville and a local chapter of the
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are named for him, though Rowan County (founded in 1753) was named for his uncle, Matthew Rowan.
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(1722–1790), a Scots Highland woman known for aiding
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after his Highlander army's defeat at Culloden in 1746, lived in North Carolina for about five years. She was a staunch Loyalist and aided her husband to raise the local Scots to fight for the King against the Revolution. Seventy-First Township in western Cumberland County (now a part of Fayetteville) is named for a British regiment during the American Revolution – the 71st Regiment of Foot or "Fraser's Highlanders", as they were first called.


Post-revolution

Fayetteville had what is sometimes called its "golden decade" during the 1780s. It was the site in 1789 for the state convention that ratified the
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, and for the
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session that chartered the
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. Fayetteville lost out to the future city of
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in the bid to become the permanent state capital. In 1793, the Fayetteville Independent Light Infantry formed and is still active as a ceremonial unit. It is the second-oldest
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unit in the country. Henry Evans (circa 1760–1810), a free black preacher, is locally known as the "Father of Methodism" in the area. Evans was a
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by trade and a licensed
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preacher. He met opposition from whites when he began preaching to slaves in Fayetteville, but he later attracted whites to his services. He is credited with building the first church in town, called the African Meeting House, in 1796. Evans Metropolitan
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is named in his honor.


Antebellum

Fayetteville had 3,500 residents in 1820, but
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's population still ranked as the second most urban in the state, behind
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(Wilmington). Its "Great Fire" of 1831 was believed to be one of the worst in the nation's history, despite no deaths being associated with the incident. Hundreds of homes and businesses and most of the best-known public buildings were lost, including the old "State House". Fayetteville leaders moved quickly to help the victims and rebuild the town. There was no point in rebuilding the State House, since the state government was firmly installed in
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. On its site the city built a
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, recreating the city around it just as it had previously surrounded the State House. The new building had a covered area under which business could be conducted, since every store in Fayetteville had been destroyed in the fire. Completed in 1832, it became the administrative building of the town and county. It was a town market until 1906, and served as Fayetteville Town Hall until 1907. Currently (2020) it is a local history museum.


The Civil War era through late 19th century

In March 1865, Gen.
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and his 60,000-man army attacked Fayetteville and destroyed the
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arsenal (designed by the Scottish architect William Bell). Sherman's troops also destroyed foundries and cotton factories, and the offices of ''
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''. Not far from Fayetteville, Confederate and
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troops engaged in the last
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battle of the Civil War, the
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. Downtown Fayetteville was the site of a skirmish, as Confederate Lt. Gen.
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and his men surprised a cavalry patrol, killing 11 Union soldiers and capturing a dozen on March 11, 1865. During the late nineteenth century, North Carolina adopted
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laws that imposed
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.


20th century to present

Cumberland County's population grew rapidly in the post-
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years, with its 43% increase in the 1960s the largest in any of North Carolina's 100 counties. Construction was fast-paced as shopping developments and suburban subdivisions began to spread outside the Fayetteville city limits toward
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and
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. The Fayetteville and Cumberland County school systems moved toward
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gradually, beginning in the early 1960s; busing brought about wider-scale student integration in the 1970s. Segregation of public facilities continued. Marches and sit-ins during the
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, with students from Fayetteville State Teachers College (now
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) at the forefront, led to the end of whites-only service at restaurants and segregated seating in theaters. Blacks and women gained office in significant numbers, from the late 1960s and on into the early 1980s. The
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was a time of change in the Fayetteville area. From 1966 to 1970, more than 200,000 soldiers trained at Fort Bragg before leaving for Vietnam. This buildup stimulated area businesses. Anti-war protests in Fayetteville drew national attention because of Fort Bragg, in a city that generally supported the war. Anti-war groups invited the actress and activist Jane Fonda to Fayetteville to participate in three anti-war events. The era also saw an increase in crime and drug addiction, especially along Hay Street, with media giving the city the nickname "Fayettenam". At this time, Fayetteville also made headlines after Army doctor Jeffrey R. MacDonald murdered his pregnant wife and two daughters in their Ft. Bragg home in 1970; the book and movie ''
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'' were based on these events. To combat the dispersal of
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, Fayetteville has worked to redevelop its downtown through various revitalization projects; it has attracted large commercial and defense companies such as Purolator,
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and
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Stores and Distribution Center. Development of the Airborne & Special Operations Museum, Fayetteville Area Transportation Museum, Fayetteville Linear Park, and Fayetteville Festival Park, which opened in late 2006, have added regional attractions to the center. In the first decade of the 21st century, the towns and rural areas surrounding Fayetteville had rapid growth. Suburbs such as Hope Mills,
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and Spring Lake had increases in population. In 2005, Congress passed the
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(BRAC) Act, resulting in several new commands relocating to Fort Bragg. These include the
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(FORSCOM) and
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, both of which relocated from Fort McPherson in
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. More than 30,000 people were expected to relocate to the area with associated businesses and families. FORSCOM awards over $300 billion in contracts annually. In the November/December 2009 issue of ''Where to Retire'', the magazine named Fayetteville as one of the best places to retire in the United States for military retirements. In April 2019, a report by GoBankingRates (which analyzed data from 175 American cities) listed Fayetteville as one of the top ten American cities at risk of a serious housing crash. 26.8% of home mortgages in Fayetteville were listed as being "under water", while the median home value was listed as $108,000. In December 2015, Fayetteville unveiled the
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for the biggest Christmas stocking, weighing approximately , and measuring 74.5 x 139 feet.


Fort Bragg and Pope Army Airfield

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and
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are in the northern part of the city of Fayetteville. Several U.S. Army airborne units are stationed at Fort Bragg, most prominently the
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HQ, the
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, the
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, the 1st Special Forces Command (Airborne), and the United States Army
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. Fort Bragg was the home of the Field Artillery at the onset of World War II. All the Army's
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units east of the Mississippi River were based at the post, about 5,000 men in all. Soldiers tested the Army's new bantam car, which was soon to be known as the
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, although most of the power to move artillery still came from horses and burros. On September 12, 1940, the Army contracted to expand the post, bringing the 9th Infantry Division to Fort Bragg. The mission of Pope Field is to provide
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to American armed forces and to humanitarian missions flown all over the world. Pope Field particularly provides air transportation for the 82nd Airborne, among other airborne units on Fort Bragg. All of Pope's
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squadrons have been relocated to
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, Georgia. The main entity at Pope is now the Air Force Reserve, although they still have a small amount of active personnel. In September 2008, Fayetteville annexed 85% of Ft. Bragg, bringing the population of the city to 206,000. Ft. Bragg retains its own police, fire, and EMS services. Fayetteville hopes to attract large retail businesses to the area using the new population figures.


Sanctuary community for military families

On September 5, 2008, Cumberland County announced it was the "World's First Sanctuary for Soldiers and Their Families"; it marked major roads with blue and white "Sanctuary" signage. Within the county, soldiers were to be provided with local services, ranging from free childcare to job placement for soldiers' spouses. Five hundred volunteers have signed up to watch over military families. They were recruited to offer one-to-one services; member businesses will also offer discounts and preferential treatments. ''Time'' magazine recognized Fayetteville for its support of military families and identified it as "America's Most Pro-Military Town".


National Register of Historic Places


Geography

The city limits extend west to the Hoke boundary. It is bordered on the north by the town of Spring Lake. According to the
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, Fayetteville has a total area of , of which is land and is water. The total area is 1.926% water.


Topography

Fayetteville is in the Sandhills of North Carolina, which are between the
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to the southeast and the
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to the northwest. The city is built on the
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, a river that originates in
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and empties into the Atlantic Ocean. Carver's Falls, measuring wide and two stories tall, is on Carver Creek, a tributary of the Cape Fear, just northeast of the city limits. Cross Creek rises on the west side of Fayetteville and flows through to the east side of Fayetteville into the Cape Fear River.


Climate

Fayetteville is located in the
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(
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''Cfa'') zone, with mostly moderate temperatures year round. Winters are mild, but can get cool with snow occurring a few days per year. Summers are hot with levels of humidity which can cause spontaneous thunderstorms and rain showers. Temperature records range from on February 13, 1899 to on August 21, 1983, which was the highest temperature ever recorded in the State of
North Carolina North Carolina () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the 28th largest and 9th-most populous of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Georgia and So ...
. On April 16, 2011, Fayetteville was struck by an EF3 tornado during North Carolina's largest tornado outbreak. Surrounding areas such as Sanford, Dunn and Raleigh were also affected.


Demographics


2020 census

As of the
2020 United States census The United States census of 2020 was the twenty-fourth decennial United States census. Census Day, the reference day used for the census, was April 1, 2020. Other than a pilot study during the 2000 census, this was the first U.S. census to of ...
, there were 208,501 people, 82,087 households, and 46,624 families residing in the city.


2010 census

As of the
census A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population. This term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common censuses incl ...
of 2010, there were 200,564 people, 78,274 households, and 51,163 families residing in the city. The
population density Population density (in agriculture: standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geographical term.Matt RosenberPopul ...
was 1,401 people per square mile (541.1/km2). There were 87,005 housing units at an average density of 230.3 units/km2 (596.3 persons/sq mi). The racial composition of the city was 45.7%
White White is the lightest color and is achromatic (having no hue). It is the color of objects such as snow, chalk, and milk, and is the opposite of black. White objects fully reflect and scatter all the visible wavelengths of light. White on ...
, 41.9%
Black Black is a color which results from the absence or complete absorption of visible light. It is an achromatic color, without hue, like white and grey. It is often used symbolically or figuratively to represent darkness. Black and white ...
or
African American African Americans (also referred to as Black Americans and Afro-Americans) are an ethnic group consisting of Americans with partial or total ancestry from sub-Saharan Africa. The term "African American" generally denotes descendants of ens ...
, 2.6%
Asian American Asian Americans are Americans of Asian ancestry (including naturalized Americans who are immigrants from specific regions in Asia and descendants of such immigrants). Although this term had historically been used for all the indigenous people ...
, 1.1% Native American, 0.4%
Native Hawaiian Native Hawaiians (also known as Indigenous Hawaiians, Kānaka Maoli, Aboriginal Hawaiians, First Hawaiians, or simply Hawaiians) ( haw, kānaka, , , and ), are the indigenous ethnic group of Polynesian people of the Hawaiian Islands. Hawaii ...
or Other Pacific Islander, 3.3% some other race, and 4.9%
two or more races 2 (two) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 1 and preceding 3. It is the smallest and only even prime number. Because it forms the basis of a duality, it has religious and spiritual significance in many cultur ...
. 10.1% of the population were
Hispanic or Latino ''Hispanic'' and '' Latino'' are ethnonyms used to refer collectively to the inhabitants of the United States who are of Spanish or Latin American ancestry (). While the terms are sometimes used interchangeably, for example, by the United States ...
of any race. There were 78,274 households, out of which 36.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.3% were headed by married couples living together, 19.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.6% were non-families. 28.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.3% were someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45, and the average family size was 3.02. In the city the population was spread out, with 25.8% under the age of 18, 14.4% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 21.5% from 45 to 64, and 9.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29.9 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.5 males. In 2013, the estimated median annual income for a household in the city was $44,924, and the median income for a family was $49,608. Male full-time workers had a median income of $37,371 versus $32,208 for females. The
per capita income Per capita income (PCI) or total income measures the average income earned per person in a given area (city, region, country, etc.) in a specified year. It is calculated by dividing the area's total income by its total population. Per capita i ...
for the city was $23,362. 18.4% of the population and 16.2% of families were below the
poverty line The poverty threshold, poverty limit, poverty line or breadline is the minimum level of income deemed adequate in a particular country. The poverty line is usually calculated by estimating the total cost of one year's worth of necessities for t ...
. 27.1% of those under the age of 18 and 9.8% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. On September 30, 2005, Fayetteville annexed and 46,000 residents. Some affected residents and developers challenged the annexation in the courts, but were ultimately unsuccessful. The exception was the Gates Four neighborhood which won its case against annexation despite the annexation of all surrounding neighborhoods.


Religion

Founded in Wade in 1758,
Old Bluff Presbyterian Church Old Bluff Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian church located near Wade, Cumberland County, North Carolina. The church congregation was founded in 1758. Later its pastor was the Rev. John McLeod, who came from the Isle of Skye, Scotl ...
is one of the oldest churches in the Upper Cape Fear Valley. The fourth Sunday of September each year is the annual Old Bluff Reunion; it is open to the public. Bluff Presbyterian Church maintains a detailed history at its website. Hundreds of houses of worship have been established in and around Cumberland County, including
Catholic The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a ...
,
Baptist Baptists form a major branch of Protestantism distinguished by baptizing professing Christian believers only (believer's baptism), and doing so by complete immersion. Baptist churches also generally subscribe to the doctrines of soul compete ...
,
Pentecostal Pentecostalism or classical Pentecostalism is a Protestant Charismatic Christian movement
,
Methodist Methodism, also called the Methodist movement, is a group of historically related denominations of Protestant Christianity whose origins, doctrine and practice derive from the life and teachings of John Wesley. George Whitefield and John's b ...
and
Presbyterian Presbyterianism is a part of the Reformed tradition within Protestantism that broke from the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland by John Knox, who was a priest at St. Giles Cathedral (Church of Scotland). Presbyterian churches derive their nam ...
churches, which have the largest congregations. Fayetteville is also home to Congregation Beth Israel, formed in 1910 by the
Jewish Jews ( he, יְהוּדִים, , ) or Jewish people are an ethnoreligious group and nation originating from the Israelites Israelite origins and kingdom: "The first act in the long drama of Jewish history is the age of the Israelites""The ...
families of Fayetteville. Fayetteville is home to St. Patrick Church, the oldest Catholic parish in the state, dating back to the 18th century. The
Masjid Omar ibn Sayyid A mosque (; from ar, مَسْجِد, masjid, ; literally "place of ritual prostration"), also called masjid, is a Place of worship, place of prayer for Muslims. Mosques are usually covered buildings, but can be any place where prayers (sujud) ...
mosque was named after Omar ibn Said, an African
Muslim Muslims ( ar, المسلمون, , ) are people who adhere to Islam, a monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God of Abrah ...
who was jailed as a fugitive slave and sold in Fayetteville in the 19th century. Visitors to the
mosque A mosque (; from ar, مَسْجِد, masjid, ; literally "place of ritual prostration"), also called masjid, is a place of prayer for Muslims. Mosques are usually covered buildings, but can be any place where prayers ( sujud) are performed, ...
can find historical information about him and the Muslim community. Additionally, a historical marker to ibn Said was cast along Murchison Road in 2010, the first roadside in North Carolina to recognize a Muslim.


Economy

Fort Bragg is the backbone of the county's economy. Fort Bragg and Pope Field pump about $4.5 billion a year into the region's economy, making Fayetteville one of the best retail markets in the country. Fayetteville serves as the region's hub for shops, restaurants, services, lodging, health care and entertainment. As of March 2019 Fayetteville reflected an unemployment rate of 5.2%, which is higher than the national average of 3.8% and the North Carolina average of 4%.


Top employers

According to the Fayetteville 2018 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the top employers in the city are:


Defense industry

The Fayetteville area has a large and growing
defense industry The arms industry, also known as the arms trade, is a global industry which manufactures and sells weapons and military technology. It consists of a commercial industry involved in the research and development, engineering, production, and servi ...
and was ranked in the top five areas in US for 2008, 2010, 2011 by a trade publication. Eight of the ten top American defense contractors are located in the area, including
Lockheed Martin The Lockheed Martin Corporation is an American aerospace, arms, defense, information security, and technology corporation with worldwide interests. It was formed by the merger of Lockheed Corporation with Martin Marietta in March 1995. It ...
,
Boeing The Boeing Company () is an American multinational corporation that designs, manufactures, and sells airplanes, rotorcraft, rockets, satellites, telecommunications equipment, and missiles worldwide. The company also provides leasing and product ...
,
Northrop Grumman Northrop Grumman Corporation is an American multinational aerospace and defense technology company. With 90,000 employees and an annual revenue in excess of $30 billion, it is one of the world's largest weapons manufacturers and military techn ...
,
General Dynamics General Dynamics Corporation (GD) is an American publicly traded, aerospace and defense corporation headquartered in Reston, Virginia. As of 2020, it was the fifth-largest defense contractor in the world by arms sales, and 5th largest in the Uni ...
, and
L-3 Communications L3 Technologies, formerly L-3 Communications Holdings, was an American company that supplied command and control, communications, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance ( C3ISR) systems and products, avionics, ocean products, training d ...
. The city hosts Partnership for Defense Initiatives (PDI), a trade association promoting defense contractors.


Arts and culture


Points of interest


Historic sites

*
Cool Spring Tavern Cool Spring Place, also known as Cool Spring Tavern, is a historic home located at Fayetteville, North Carolina, Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina. It was built in 1788, and is a two-story, five bay by four bay, rectangular Federal ...
*
Evans Metropolitan AME Zion Church Evans Metropolitan AME Zion Church is a historic African Methodist Episcopal church located at 301 N. Cool Spring Street in Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina. It was built in 1893–1894, and is a five bay, rectangular brick bui ...
* Ellerslie Plantation * The first
Golden Corral Golden Corral is an American restaurant chain which offers an all-you-can-eat buffet and grill. It is a privately held company headquartered in the U.S. city of Raleigh, North Carolina, with locations in 43 U.S. states and Puerto Rico. History ...
* Hay Street United Methodist Church * Heritage Square


Museums

* Airborne & Special Operations Museum *
Museum of the Cape Fear Historical Complex The Museum of the Cape Fear Historical Complex is a museum about the history and cultural heritage of southern North Carolina. Opened in 1988 and located in Fayetteville, the museum is a regional branch of the North Carolina Museum of History in R ...


Parks and recreation

*
Cape Fear Botanical Garden Cape Fear Botanical Garden (80 acres) is a nonprofit botanical garden located at 536 North Eastern Boulevard, Fayetteville, North Carolina. It is open to the public daily (excluding some holidays and in event of inclement weather); an admission fee ...


Shopping

*
Cross Creek Mall Cross Creek Mall is a regional shopping mall located in Fayetteville, North Carolina, on the 401 Bypass between Morganton Road and the All-American Freeway. The mall contains over 150 stores and covers over . of retail space. Its anchors inc ...


Theaters and arenas

*
Crown Coliseum The Crown Coliseum (originally the Cumberland County Crown Coliseum) is a multi-purpose arena in Fayetteville, North Carolina, that is part of the Crown Complex. The stadium broke ground in 1995 and opened in 1997, and is currently home to the Fa ...


Clubs and organizations

* The Woman's Club of Fayetteville * Boys & Girls Clubs of Cumberland County


Sports


Education


Public schools

Cumberland County Schools Cumberland County Schools (CCS) is a school district encompassing the entirety of Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States. Cumberland County Schools' headquarters are located in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Cumberland County Schools has s ...
' headquarters are located in Fayetteville, and the schools serve all cities and towns of the county. CCS operates a total of 87 schools: 53 elementary schools, 16 middle schools, 15 high schools and 9 Alternative and Specialty schools, including 1 year-round classical, 1 evening academy, 1 web academy and 2 special schools. Cumberland County Schools is the fourth-largest school system in the state and 78th-largest in the country.


High schools (grades 9–12)

*
Cape Fear High School Cape Fear High School is a public secondary school in the eastern region of Cumberland County in the unincorporated community of Vander, North Carolina, to the east of Fayetteville, North Carolina. The Cape Fear school attendance area is the larges ...
— School of Agricultural & Natural Sciences Academy (9–12) *
Douglas Byrd High School Douglas Byrd High School is a four-year public high school located in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Their mascot is the Eagle. Notable alumni * Dominic A. Antonelli former NASA astronaut * Brad Edwards NFL defensive back and Super Bowl XXVI ...
— Finance Academy & Ford Partnerships for Advanced Studies (9–12) * Ezekiel Ezra "E.E." Smith High School — Academies of Math & Science and Fire Science (9–12) *
Jack Britt High School Jack Britt High School is a public high school located in southern Cumberland County, North Carolina. It is attended by approximately 2,000 students in grades nine through twelve and is a 2018 Winner of U.S. News & World Report Best High School ...
— Academy of Integrated Systems of Technology and Applied Engineering (9–12) *
Pine Forest High School Pine Forest High School is a high school in Pensacola, Florida. It was opened in 1975, with the first day of class being 10 November '75. Pine Forest High is located on Longleaf Drive in a cluster of education buildings. Athletics Pine Fores ...
— Academies of Emergency Medical Science & Information Technology (9–12) *
Seventy-First High School Seventy-First High School is a high school located in Fayetteville, North Carolina. It was formed by the consolidation of six schools in 1924. School history Six schools in the Seventy-First Township consolidated in 1924 to form one: McPherso ...
— School of Arts (9–12) *
Terry Sanford High School Terry Sanford High School (formerly known as Fayetteville Senior High School) is a public high school in Fayetteville, North Carolina. It is named after Terry Sanford, who was a North Carolina state senator, Governor of North Carolina, and Unite ...
— Global Studies Academy (9–12) * Westover High School — Academies of Health and Engineering (9–12) *
South View High School South View High School is a 9– 12 public high school in Hope Mills, North Carolina, United States. It is a member of Cumberland County Schools (CSS). Adjacent to South View High School is South View Middle School. Enrollment of students is ...
— International Baccalaureate (9–12) *
Gray's Creek High School Gray's Creek High School is a school in Hope Mills, North Carolina that opened in the fall of 2003.Pritchard, Catherine. (April 16, 2015)Retired school principal Joyce Scoggins Adams to be honored April 17 ''The Fayetteville Observer''. Retrieve ...
— Academy of Information Technology (9–12)


Specialty schools

* Cross Creek Early College High School (9–12) *
Cumberland International Early College High School Cumberland ( ) is a historic counties of England, historic county in the far North West England. It covers part of the Lake District as well as the north Pennines and Solway Firth coast. Cumberland had an administrative function from the 12th c ...
(9–12) *
Massey Hill Classical High School __NOTOC__ Massey Hill Classical High School (MHCHS) is a high school in Fayetteville, North Carolina, Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina. The main building of the Massey Hill Classical High School was built in 1925. It is a two-story ...
(9–12) * Cumberland Polytechnic High School (9–12)


Private schools

* Berean Baptist Academy (Pre-K–12) *
Fayetteville Academy The Fayetteville Academy was established in 1970 as a coeducational secular private school in Cumberland County Cumberland County may refer to: Australia * Cumberland County, New South Wales * the former name of Cumberland Land District, Tasma ...
* Fayetteville Christian School (Pre-K–12) * Northwood Temple Academy * Village Christian Academy * Trinity Christian School (K–12)


Colleges and universities

* Carolina College of Biblical Studies
Manna University (formerly Grace College of Divinity)
*
Fayetteville State University Fayetteville State University (FSU) is a public historically black university in Fayetteville, North Carolina. It is part of the University of North Carolina System and the Thurgood Marshall College Fund. History The second oldest state support ...
*
Fayetteville Technical Community College Fayetteville Technical Community College (FTCC or, informally, Fay Tech) is a Public college, public community college in Fayetteville, North Carolina. It is Higher education accreditation in the United States, accredited by the Southern Associa ...
*
Methodist University Methodist University is a private university that is historically related to the North Carolina Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church and located in Fayetteville, North Carolina. It is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges ...
* Shaw University Satellite Campus


Media


Newspapers

* ''
The Fayetteville Observer ''The Fayetteville Observer'' is an American English-language daily newspaper published in Fayetteville, North Carolina. As the oldest North Carolina newspaper, the paper was founded in 1816 as the ''Carolina Observer''. It was locally owned by ...
'' * ''Up & Coming Weekly Local community newspaper'' * ''The Voice'' * ''The Fayetteville Press'' * ''Acento Latino'' * ''The Paraglide''


Television stations

Fayetteville is part of and served by television stations in the Raleigh–Durham television market. * FayTV7 (
Spectrum A spectrum (plural ''spectra'' or ''spectrums'') is a condition that is not limited to a specific set of values but can vary, without gaps, across a continuum. The word was first used scientifically in optics to describe the rainbow of colors i ...
Channel 7) City of Fayetteville's Government Access Channel


Radio stations

* 88.3 FM
WUAW WUAW (88.3 FM) is an educational radio station broadcasting an eclectic format that features adult contemporary, alternative rock, top-40, and country music. Licensed to Erwin, North Carolina, it serves the Erwin, Dunn, Coats and Lillington are ...
Various Genres * 88.7 FM
WRAE RAE may stand for: *Arar Domestic Airport (IATA:RAE), Saudi Arabia * Radiodifusión Argentina al Exterior, Argentina's shortwave international broadcaster *RAE Bedford, Royal Aircraft Establishment (Bedford) *RAE Systems *RAE (Ring, Adair & Elwyn) ...
Religious Music * 89.3 FM WZRI Christian Contemporary Music * 90.1 FM
WCCE WCCE (90.1 FM; "His Radio") is a radio station broadcasting a contemporary Christian format. Licensed to Buies Creek, North Carolina, United States, the station serves the Fayetteville area. The station is owned by Radio Training Network and is ...
Christian Contemporary Music * 91.1 FM
WYBH YBH or ybh may refer to: * YBH, the station code for Yangbeihu station, Zhejiang, China * ybh, the ISO 639-3 code for Yakkha language, Nepal and Sikkim {{Disambiguation ...
Traditional Christian Music/Teaching/BBN * 91.9 FM
WFSS WFSS (91.9 FM) is a public radio station in Fayetteville, North Carolina broadcasting National Public Radio programming originating from WUNC. It was owned by Fayetteville State University until May 2015, when it was purchased by the Univer ...
Public Radio * 95.7 FM
WKML WKML (95.7 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Lumberton, North Carolina, United States, it serves the Fayetteville area. The station is currently owned by Beasley Media Group, LLC., through licensee Beasley M ...
Country * 96.5 FM
WFLB WFLB (96.5 FM, "Bob FM") is a classic hits radio station located in Fayetteville, North Carolina, owned by Beasley Media Group, LLC., through licensee Beasley Media Group, LLC. The WFLB studios are located east of downtown Fayetteville, and its tr ...
Classic Hits * 98.1 FM
WQSM WQSM is a licensed FM class C1 Top 40 (CHR) radio station based in Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States. Owned and operated by Cumulus Media, Q98 has offices and studios located at 1009 Drayton Road in downtown Fayetteville. Its transmit ...
Top 40 In the music industry, the Top 40 is the current, 40 most-popular songs in a particular genre. It is the best-selling or most frequently broadcast popular music. Record charts have traditionally consisted of a total of 40 songs. "Top 40" or " con ...
* 99.1 FM
WZFX WZFX is a mainstream urban formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Whiteville, North Carolina and located in Fayetteville, North Carolina. WZFX broadcasts under the branding "Foxy 99." WZFX is owned and operated by Beasley Media Group. I ...
Mainstream Urban Mainstream may refer to: Film * ''Mainstream'' (film), a 2020 American film Literature * ''Mainstream'' (fanzine), a science fiction fanzine * Mainstream Publishing, a Scottish publisher * ''Mainstream'', a 1943 book by Hamilton Basso Mu ...
(Hip Hop and R&B) * 102.3 FM
WFVL WFVL is a K-Love-affiliated Contemporary Christian radio station in the Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States, market which broadcasts on 102.3 FM. History Prior to March 9, 1998, this station was a Country station in Lumberton, North ...
Christian Contemporary/ K-Love * 103.5 FM
WRCQ WRCQ (103.5 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a mainstream rock music format. Licensed to Dunn, North Carolina, United States, it serves the Fayetteville area. The station is currently owned by Cumulus Media. Its studios are located in wes ...
Rock * 104.5 FM
WCCG WCCG is an American radio station licensed to broadcast to Hope Mills, North Carolina on FM frequency of 104.5 MHz with 6,000 watts of power, and serving the Fayetteville, North Carolina area. The station is programmed with a Mainstream Urb ...
Mainstream Urban Mainstream may refer to: Film * ''Mainstream'' (film), a 2020 American film Literature * ''Mainstream'' (fanzine), a science fiction fanzine * Mainstream Publishing, a Scottish publisher * ''Mainstream'', a 1943 book by Hamilton Basso Mu ...
(Hip Hop and R&B) * 105.7 FM WCLN-FM Southern Gospel Music * 106.9 FM
WMGU WMGU (106.9 FM) is an urban adult contemporary music formatted radio station in the Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States, market, and licensed to Southern Pines. It is owned by Cumulus Media. Its studios are located in west Fayetteville ...
Urban Adult Contemporary Urban adult contemporary, often abbreviated as urban AC or UAC, (also known as adult R&B,) is the name for a format of radio music, similar to an urban contemporary format. Radio stations using this format usually would not have hip hop music ...
(Adult's R&B) * 107.3 FM WKFV Contemporary Christian/K-Love * 107.7 FM WUKS
Urban Adult Contemporary Urban adult contemporary, often abbreviated as urban AC or UAC, (also known as adult R&B,) is the name for a format of radio music, similar to an urban contemporary format. Radio stations using this format usually would not have hip hop music ...
(Smooth R&B) * 640 AM WFNC News/talk * 1230 AM
WFAY WFAY (1230 AM) is a radio station licensed to serve Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States. The station is owned by Jeffrey Andrulonis' Andrulonis Media. WFAY serves the Fayetteville area. WFAY is the flagship station of the Carolina ...
Country * 1450 AM WMRV Classic Rock * 1490 AM
WAZZ WAZZ (1490 AM, "My Kiss Radio 93.5") is a Top 40 (CHR) radio station in Fayetteville, North Carolina, owned by Beasley Media Group, LLC., and is "Never More Than 60 Seconds Away From Music". Its studios and transmitter are located separately in ...
Top 40 In the music industry, the Top 40 is the current, 40 most-popular songs in a particular genre. It is the best-selling or most frequently broadcast popular music. Record charts have traditionally consisted of a total of 40 songs. "Top 40" or " con ...
* 1600 AM WIDU Black Gospel/Talk


Infrastructure


Air transportation

Fayetteville Regional Airport is served by five regional carriers that provide daily and seasonal passenger services to three major airline hubs within the United States. An additional regional carrier and several fixed-base operators offer further services for both passenger and general aviation operations. Landmark Aviation also provides services for passenger and general aviation traffic at the Fayetteville Regional Airport.


Highways

*
Freeway A controlled-access highway is a type of highway that has been designed for high-speed vehicular traffic, with all traffic flow—ingress and egress—regulated. Common English terms are freeway, motorway and expressway. Other similar terms ...
s: **
All American Freeway The All American Freeway is a highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina connecting I-295 and the western suburbs of Fayetteville to Fort Bragg. The majority of its length is a controlled-access freeway, while the northernmost of the road is a ...
** Martin Luther King Jr. Freeway *
Interstate Highway The Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, commonly known as the Interstate Highway System, is a network of controlled-access highways that forms part of the National Highway System in the United States. Th ...
s: **
Interstate 95 Interstate 95 (I-95) is the main north–south Interstate Highway on the East Coast of the United States, running from U.S. Route 1, US Route 1 (US 1) in Miami, Miami, Florida, to the Houlton–Woodstock Border Crossing between M ...
, south and east of the city limits ** Interstate 95 Business ** Interstate 295 (partially completed) *
State Highways A state highway, state road, or state route (and the equivalent provincial highway, provincial road, or provincial route) is usually a road that is either ''numbered'' or ''maintained'' by a sub-national state or province. A road numbered by a ...
** N.C. 24 ** N.C. 53 ** N.C. 59 ** N.C. 87 ** N.C. 162 ** N.C. 210 *
U.S. Highways The United States Numbered Highway System (often called U.S. Routes or U.S. Highways) is an integrated network of roads and highways numbered within a nationwide grid in the contiguous United States. As the designation and numbering of these h ...
: ** U.S. 301 ** U.S. 401 **
U.S. 13 U.S. Route 13 (US 13) is a north–south U.S. highway established in 1926 that runs for from Interstate 95 (I-95) just north of Fayetteville, North Carolina to US 1 in the northeastern suburbs of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Morrisville. ...
: The southern terminus of US 13 is in Eastover, at a junction with I-95 and I-295.


Public transportation

The Fayetteville Area System of Transit (FAST) serves the Fayetteville and Spring Lake regions, with ten bus routes and two shuttle routes. FAST operates thirteen fixed bus routes within the city of Fayetteville. Service is between the hours of 5:45 am and 10:30 pm on weekdays, with reduced hours on Saturdays and no Sunday service. Most routes begin and end at the Transfer Center at 147 Old Wilmington Road in Fayetteville. Other transfer points are located at University Estates, Cross Creek Mall, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Bunce and Cliffdale Rds and Cape Fear Valley Medical Center.


Passenger rail

The
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad The Atlantic Coast Line Railroad was a United States Class I railroad formed in 1900, though predecessor railroads had used the ACL brand since 1871. In 1967 it merged with long-time rival Seaboard Air Line Railroad to form the Seaboard Coast L ...
Station, built in 1911, provides daily
Amtrak The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, Trade name, doing business as Amtrak () , is the national Passenger train, passenger railroad company of the United States. It operates inter-city rail service in 46 of the 48 contiguous United Stat ...
service with northbound and southbound routes leading to points along the East Coast.


Notable people


Sister city

Fayetteville has one
sister city A sister city or a twin town relationship is a form of legal or social agreement between two geographically and politically distinct localities for the purpose of promoting cultural and commercial ties. While there are early examples of inter ...
, as designated by
Sister Cities International Sister Cities International (SCI) is a nonprofit citizen diplomacy network that creates and strengthens partnerships between communities in the United States and those in other countries, particularly through the establishment of "sister cities" ...
: *
Saint-Avold Saint-Avold (; ; Lorraine Franconian: ''Sänt Avuur'') is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It is situated twenty-eight miles (45 km) east of Metz, France and seventeen miles (27 km) southwest ...
, Moselle,
Grand Est Grand Est (; gsw-FR, Grossa Oschta; Moselle Franconian/ lb, Grouss Osten; Rhine Franconian: ''Groß Oschte''; german: Großer Osten ; en, "Great East") is an administrative region in Northeastern France. It superseded three former administrat ...
, France


See also

*
List of municipalities in North Carolina North Carolina is a U.S. state, state located in the Southern United States. According to the 2020 United States Census, North Carolina is the List of U.S. states and territories by population, ninth most populous state with inhabitants, but the ...


References


Sources

* Baca, George. ''Conjuring Crisis: Racism and Civil Rights in a Southern Military City'' (Rutgers University Press; 2010) 196 pages. An ethnographic study of urban politics and racial tensions in Fort Bragg and Fayetteville. * * *


External links

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Fayetteville–Cumberland County Chamber of Commerce
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