Lafayette County, Wisconsin
county in Wisconsin, United States
Lafayette County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2020, 16,611 people lived there.[1] Its county seat is Darlington.[2]
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 / 42.66°N 90.14°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 | |
| • Total | 16,611 |
| • Density | 26.2/sq mi (10.1/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 2nd |
| Website | www |
Geography
change| Historical population | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1850 | 11,531 | — | |
| 1860 | 18,134 | 57.3% | |
| 1870 | 22,659 | 25.0% | |
| 1880 | 21,279 | −6.1% | |
| 1890 | 20,265 | −4.8% | |
| 1900 | 20,959 | 3.4% | |
| 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% | |
| 2020 | 16,611 | −1.3% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[3] 1790–1960[4] 1900–1990[5] 1990–2000[6] 2010–2020[1] | |||
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
change- 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
changeReferences
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "QuickFacts: Lafayette County, Wisconsin". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
- ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
- ↑ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
- ↑ Forstall, Richard L., ed. (March 27, 1995). "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
- ↑ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. April 2, 2001. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-10-09. Retrieved August 5, 2015.