sentences:  Fayette County comprises the Connersville, IN Micropolitan Statistical Area.The county and its seat Connersville rose from unincorporated territory surrounding an isolated trading post on the Whitewater River to the principal conduit for settlement of northern and central Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin and Illinois during the early 19th century, to an automotive manufacturing powerhouse in the first half of the 20th century, suffered recession and post-war industrial revival before declining to one of the poorest counties in Indiana and the central midwest.After early settlement, during industrial growth, the county's population concentrated in the town of Connersville.