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Statistics

Fayetteville is located in the heart of Mid-America. Fayetteville is 35 miles from the Arkansas-Missouri border and 25 miles from the Arkansas-Oklahoma border. The city is part of the Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers MSA (Metropolitan Statistical Area), which is comprised of Washington County, Benton, Madison and McDonald Counties. This MSA is one of 4 located in Arkansas and 323 in the United States.

Population

68,331	Fayetteville (2006 Special Census)
174,077	Washington County
395,592	MSA (2005 U.S. Census Bureau)
2,779,154	Arkansas

Climate

Fayetteville has 4 distinct seasons, but there is no severely hot or cold weather. There are, on average, 218 sunny days per year.

Average:	Temperature	Precipitation
January	34	2.28
February	38.4	2.49
March	47.9	3.88
April	59	4.29
May	65.6	5.02
June	73.5	4.97
July	78.7	2.88
August	77.2	3.57
September	70	4.49
October	59.3	3.77
November	48	3.73
December	38	3.11

Average relative humidity: 55%
Rain: 45 inches
Snow: 10 inches
Average temperature: 59 degrees

City of Fayetteville

Incorporation: August 23, 1870

Location: Washington County, Northwest Arkansas

Area

Maximum Length N-S	10.25 square miles
Maximum Width E-W	11.18 square miles

Elevation

Highest Point	1,720 feet above sea level
Lowest Point	1,100 feet above sea level

Government

The City of Fayetteville operates under the Mayor/Council (Aldermanic) form of government. Eight alderman are elected (2 from each of 4 wards) to serve 4-year terms. The current Aldermen are Adella Gray, Brenda Thiel, Kyle Cook, Nancy Allen, Robert Rhoads, Bobby Ferrell, Shirley Lucas and Lioneld Jordan. The mayor is elected "at large" and has a 4-year term. The current mayor is Dan Coody, and he serves as Chief Executive Officer of the City and has a statutory duty to oversee the enforcement of City policies, ordinances, administrative rules and state laws, as well as to direct City offices and employees to discharge their duties. Mayor Coody presides over meetings of the City Council and has no vote but does have veto power over City Council. However, a two-thirds vote by the council can override the mayor's veto. The City Clerk/Treasurer, City Attorney and District Judge are also elected "at large"