Lafayette County
Lafayette County, sometimes spelled La Fayette County, is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It was part of the Wisconsin Territory at the time of its founding. As of the 2020 census, the population was 16,611. Its county seat is Darlington. The county was named in honor of the Marquis de Lafayette, the French general who rendered assistance to the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War. The county is considered a high-farming concentration county by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, meaning at least 20 percent of its earnings came from agriculture.
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Cities and towns 8
Townships 18
- Town of Argyle pop. 457
- Town of Belmont pop. 796
- Town of Benton pop. 490
- Town of Blanchard pop. 299
- Town of Darlington pop. 928
- Town of Elk Grove pop. 570
- Town of Fayette pop. 390
- Town of Gratiot pop. 587
- Town of Kendall pop. 414
- Town of Lamont pop. 317
- Town of Monticello pop. 144
- Town of New Diggings pop. 491
- Town of Seymour pop. 396
- Town of Shullsburg pop. 317
- Town of Wayne pop. 481
- Town of White Oak Springs pop. 111
- Town of Willow Springs pop. 809
- Town of Wiota pop. 834
Reference data (Census of Governments 2022)
- Census ID (PID6)
- 177067
- FIPS state
- 55
- FIPS county
- 065
- FIPS place
- 99065
- Census record name
- COUNTY OF LAFAYETTE
- Mailing address
- 11165 BURKE RD, DARLINGTON 53530