Fayette County
Population 148,644
Land Area 505,679 acres

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EDUCATIONAL ENTITIES

Public School Districts: 6

Private Schools: 17

Vo-Tech Schools: 2

Colleges and Universities: 1

Environmental Education Facilities: 2


TRANSPORTATION

Rail Providers
     •  CSXT, NSRC, SWP, WE

Industrial Properties with Rail Service:
     6 on 1,376 acres

KOZ with Rail Service: 7 on 1,380 acres


WIND RESOURCES

Wind Power Class: 4


METHANE GENERATION

Landfills 
 • 
Landfills: 3
 •  Waste in Place (tons): 570,000
 •  Landfill Methane
     Recovery Projects: 0

Livestock Waste  
 • 
Raw Manure (lbs. per day): 1,323,495
 •  Methane Potential (cu. ft. per day): 438,471

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

County Economic Development Organization
     • Fay-Penn Economic Development Council
     • Redevelopment Authority of Fayette County

Small Business Development Center
     •  St. Vincent College SBDC

Local Development District
     •  Southwestern PA Commission

Industrial Resource Center
     •  Catalyst Connection

Ben Franklin Technology Center
     •  Innovation Works

Keystone Opportunity Zones (KOZ)
     • 
11 KOZs on 2,488 acres


AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES

Farms: 975

Farm Land (acres): 116,500

Average Farm Size (acres): 119

CRP Land (acres):408


FORESTRY RESOURCES

Total Forest Land (acres): 306,800

Total Timberland (acres): 281,800

Mill Residues (dry tons): 53,000

Logging Residues (cubic feet): 2,302,000

NOTE
The Waste in Place value above includes only 1 of the 3 landfills because the amount of waste has not yet been determined in the other two.

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Revised August 2002