Summary for Lake Lafayette

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Located in: Lafayette County (see below)

Typical Abbreviation: Lk. Lafayette

Time Zone: Lake Lafayette lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT)

Elevation: 840 feet [256.03 m] above sea level<1>

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Lake Lafayette)

Population

Total Area:<3> 0.76 sq. miles [2 km²] - of which 15.77% is water (0.12 sq. miles [0.3 km²])

Housing Units:<4> 167

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<5>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Lake Lafayette:

Lat: 38.948600° (or 38°56'54" N)

Lon: -93.973200° (or -93°58'23" W)

USGS Topo Map: Odessa South<6>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Lake Lafayette

GNIS ID: 2395592

FIPS State / Place Code: 29 / 39952

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Lake Lafayette)

The city of Lexington is the County Seat for {Lafayette County}.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Lafayette)

Population

Total Area: 638 sq. miles [1,654.9 km²] - of which 1.64% is water (10.51 sq. miles [27.2 km²])

Housing Units: 14,718

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Lafayette

GNIS ID: 758508

FIPS State / County Code: 29 / 107

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Lake Lafayette)

About Missouri

From the US Census

Population

Websites for State of Missouri

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of Missouri

GNIS ID: 1779791

FIPS State: 29

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Lake Lafayette)

Footnotes ...

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lake Lafayette - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<3>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Lake Lafayette. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<4>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).
<5>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Lake Lafayette, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<6>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Lake Lafayette.