Lafayette (FL)

Welcome to Lafayette County ...

Time Zone: Lafayette County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Mayo is the Seat for Lafayette County.

Lafayette County was founded December 23, 1856 and was created by taking area from Madison County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Lafayette had a population of 8,422 people. This is a decrease of 4.38% since the last Census (which gave a population of 8,808 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Lafayette represented 0.05% of the total population of Florida.

Websites of Interest ...

Websites specific to Florida
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- Website for the State Archives of Florida

Websites specific to Lafayette County
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Websites for nearby counties
- Dixie County
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- Gilchrist County
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- Madison County
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- Suwannee County
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- Taylor County
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Cemetery Information and Directories
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- Cemeteries of Florida
- Cemeteries of Lafayette County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Florida
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Florida
- Cemeteries of Lafayette County

Footnotes ...

<1>	On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.