Lafayette County, Wisconsin

Lafayette County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2000, 16,137 people lived there. Its county seat is Darlington.[1]

Lafayette County
Lafayette County Courthouse in 1982
Location within the U.S. state of Wisconsin
Wisconsin's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 42°40′N 90°08′W
Country United States
State Wisconsin
Founded1846
Named forMarquis de Lafayette
SeatDarlington
Largest cityDarlington
Area
  Total635 sq mi (1,640 km2)
  Land634 sq mi (1,640 km2)
  Water1.0 sq mi (3 km2)  0.2%%
Population
 (2010)
  Total16,836
  Estimate 
(2019)
16,665
  Density27/sq mi (10/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
  Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district2nd
Websitewww.co.lafayette.wi.gov

Geography

Historical population
CensusPop.
190020,959
191020,075−4.2%
192020,002−0.4%
193018,649−6.8%
194018,6950.2%
195018,137−3.0%
196018,1420.0%
197017,456−3.8%
198017,412−0.3%
199016,076−7.7%
200016,1370.4%
201016,8364.3%
WI Counties 1900-1990

The county has a total area of 635 square miles (1,644.6 km2). Of this, 634 square miles (1,642.1 km2) is land and 1 square mile (2.6 km2) (0.16%) is water.

Cities, villages, and towns

  • Argyle (town)
  • Argyle (village)
  • Belmont (town)
  • Belmont (village)
  • Benton (town)
  • Benton (village)
  • Blanchard (town)
  • Blanchardville (village)
  • Cuba City (partial) (city)
  • Darlington (town)
  • Darlington (city)
  • Elk Grove (town)
  • Fayette (town)
  • Gratiot (town)
  • Gratiot (village)
  • Hazel Green (partial) (village)
  • Kendall (town)
  • Lamont (town)
  • Monticello (town)
  • New Diggings (town)
  • Seymour (town)
  • Shullsburg (town)
  • Shullsburg (city)
  • South Wayne (village)
  • Wayne (town)
  • White Oak Springs (town)
  • Willow Springs (town)
  • Wiota (town)

Unincorporated communities

  • Avon
  • Calamine
  • Elk Grove
  • Etna
  • Fayette
  • Five Corners
  • Ipswich
  • Jenkinsville
  • Lamont
  • Lead Mine
  • Leslie
  • Meekers Grove
  • New Diggings
  • Red Rock
  • Riverside
  • Seymour Corners
  • Slateford
  • Strawbridge
  • Truman
  • White Oak
  • Wiota
  • Woodford
  • Yellowstone

References

  1. "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

Other websites

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