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Welcome to Lafayette County ...

Time Zone: Lafayette County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Oxford is the Seat for Lafayette County.

Lafayette County was founded in 1836 and was created by taking area from Monroe County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Lafayette had a population of 54,239 people. This is an increase of 14.55% since the last Census (which gave a population of 47,351 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Lafayette represented 1.6% of the total population of Mississippi.

Below are some of the communities located in Lafayette County:

  • Abbeville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abbeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbeville
    • Abbeville is located in Lafayette County (MS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Abbeville <3>
  • Oxford
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
    • Oxford is located in Lafayette County (MS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,635 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <3>
  • Taylor
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
    • Taylor is located in Lafayette County (MS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <3>

Websites of Interest ...

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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.





 

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