Fayetteville is the third-largest city in Arkansas and county seat of
Washington County. The city is on the outskirts of the Boston
Mountains, deep within the Ozarks. Known as Washington until 1829, the
city was named after Fayetteville, Tennessee, from which many of the
settlers had come. It was incorporated on November 3, 1836 and was
rechartered in 1867. The four-county Northwest Arkansas Metropolitan
Statistical Area is ranked 105th in terms of population in the United
States with 463,204 in 2010 according to the United States Census
Bureau. The city had a population of 73,580 at the 2010
Census.Fayetteville is the third-largest city in Arkansas and county
seat of Washington County. The city is on the outskirts of the Boston
Mountains, deep within the Ozarks. Known as Washington until 1829, the
city was named after Fayetteville, Tennessee, from which many of the
settlers had come. It was incorporated on November 3, 1836 and was
rechartered in 1867. The four-county Northwest Arkansas Metropolitan
Statistical Area is ranked 105th in terms of population in the United
States with 463,204 in 2010 according to the United States Census
Bureau. The city had a population of 73,580 at the 2010
Census.Fayetteville is home to the University of Arkansas, the state's
flagship university. When classes are in session, thousands of
students on campus dramatically change the city's demographics.
Thousands of Arkansas Razorbacks alumni and fans travel to
Fayetteville to attend football, basketball, and baseball games. The
University's men's cross country and track and field program has won
41 national championships to date. Fayetteville was named the third
best place to live in the United States in the 2016 U.S. News Best
Places To Live Rankings, and one of the best places to retire in the
South. Forbes also ranked Fayetteville as the 24th-best city for
business and careers in 2016. Lonely Planet named Fayetteville among
its top 20 places to visit in the South in 2016. The city hosts the
Walmart Shareholders Meetings each year at the Bud Walton Arena.In
1828, George McGarrah settled at Big Spring with his family on the
modern day corner of Spring and Willow, founding the town of
Washington, and starting work on the courthouse. On October 17,
Washington County was established, Washington chosen as the county
seat. The Washington Courthouse was finished in 1829, and also
contained the post office. Later in the year Postmaster Larkin Newton
changed the name to the Fayetteville Courthouse, to avoid confusing
with Washington, Hempstead County. Two councilmen selected to name the
city were from Fayetteville, Tennessee, which was itself named for
Fayetteville, North Carolina (where some of its earliest residents had
lived before moving to Tennessee). That original Fayetteville was
named for General Lafayette, a French general who helped the colonies
gain independence in the American Revolutionary War. Fayetteville, Arkansas Top Movies & Young Movies