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Fate is a city located in the center of Rockwall County, Texas. The population in 2020 was 17,958 up from 6,357 in 2010, and 602 in 2000.

Fate city overview:
Name:	Fate city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Texas
County:	Rockwall County
Elevation:	584 ft (178 m)
Total Area:	12.02 sq mi (31.13 km²)
Land Area:	11.85 sq mi (30.68 km²)
Water Area:	0.17 sq mi (0.45 km²)
Total Population:	6,357
Population Density:	1,317.15/sq mi (508.54/km²)
ZIP code:	75132, 75189, 75087, 75032
Area code:	214, 469, 945, 972
FIPS code:	4825572
GNISfeature ID:	2410491
Website:	http://www.cityoffate.com/

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History

According to tradition, the city was named after Lafayette “Fate” Brown, a pioneer settler. However, the unique name of the town is derived from a nickname of one of two residents, either William Lafayette Brown or GW Lafayette Peyton. Which former resident named the City has been debated for years. According to a 1976 City document, “there is considerable agreement that the town was named for William Lafayette Brown.” However, there are no absolute evident records for verification of the inception of the town’s name. Therefore, it will never be known for sure. What Is known, is that there were two influential gentlemen nicknamed “Fate” who lived in the area during the 1860s. Three important aspects of life played a role in the naming of the City, land ownership, a post office, and the railroad. Since the town was small, it is likely that both the Brown and Peyton families were common relatives with Fate’s first postmaster Harvey Peyton White and could have been named after either or both men.

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Geography

Downtown Fate is 4.8 miles to the east of downtown Rockwall on Texas State Highway 66. FM 551 is the most northern road that is just north of I-30. Downtown Royse City is 4.5 miles to the northeast.

The city has a total area of roughly 12.4 mi (20.44 km). of which 0.4 square miles (1.0 km) is covered by water.