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 | |
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 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 |
| Founded | 1846 |
| Named for | Marquis de Lafayette |
| Seat | Darlington |
| Largest city | Darlington |
| Area | |
| • Total | 635 sq mi (1,640 km2) |
| • Land | 634 sq mi (1,640 km2) |
| • Water | 1.0 sq mi (3 km2) 0.2%% |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 16,836 |
| • Estimate (2019) | 16,665 |
| • Density | 27/sq mi (10/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 2nd |
| Website | www |
Geography
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1900 | 20,959 | — | |
| 1910 | 20,075 | −4.2% | |
| 1920 | 20,002 | −0.4% | |
| 1930 | 18,649 | −6.8% | |
| 1940 | 18,695 | 0.2% | |
| 1950 | 18,137 | −3.0% | |
| 1960 | 18,142 | 0.0% | |
| 1970 | 17,456 | −3.8% | |
| 1980 | 17,412 | −0.3% | |
| 1990 | 16,076 | −7.7% | |
| 2000 | 16,137 | 0.4% | |
| 2010 | 16,836 | 4.3% | |
| 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
- "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
Other websites
- Lafayette County
- Lafayette Development Corporation Archived 2012-08-18 at the Wayback Machine
- Lafayette Economic Development
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