Welcome to Lafayette County ...
Time Zone: Lafayette County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.
The community of Lexington is the Seat for Lafayette County.
Lafayette County was founded in 1821 and was created by taking area from Cooper County.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Lafayette had a population of 32,708 people. This is a decrease of 2.02% since the last Census (which gave a population of 33,381 people in 2010).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Lafayette represented 0.56% of the total population of Missouri.
Below are some of the communities located in Lafayette County:
- Alma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Alma is located in Lafayette County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 385 people
- Aullville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Aullville is located in Lafayette County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aullville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Bates City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Concordia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Corder
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dover
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dover is located in Lafayette County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Emma
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Emma is located in Lafayette County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
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- Higginsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
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- Lake Lafayette
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Lafayette is located in Lafayette County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lafayette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 340 people
- Lexington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mayview
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Napoleon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Napoleon is located in Lafayette County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Odessa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Odessa is located in Lafayette County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odessa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,295 people
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- Waverly
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Waverly is located in Lafayette County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 846 people
- Wellington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
Websites of Interest ...
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- Carroll County
- Jackson County
- Johnson County
- Pettis County
- Ray County
- Saline County
- Cemetery Information and Directories
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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |