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Summary for Lafayette Springs


About Lafayette Springs (Click for our profile page)

Located in: Lafayette County (see below)

Typical Abbreviation: Lafayette Spgs.

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

Telephone Area Codes: 662 & 471<1>

Elevation: 420 feet [128.02 m] above sea level<2>

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<3>

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

GPS Coordinates: 34.3177, -89.2620<4>

USGS Topo Map:   Denmark<5>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Lafayette Springs

GNIS ID:   693678

FIPS State / Place Code:   28 / 38520

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


About Lafayette County

The community of Oxford is the County Seat for {Lafayette County}.

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

Population

YearPopulation
2019 Est:<6>     54,019   (13.56% increase since 2010)  
2010     47,568   (22.78% increase since 2000)
2000:     38,744

Total Area:<7>   679 sq. miles [1,759.1 km²]   - of which 6.99% is water (47.5 sq. miles [123 km²])

Housing Units: <8>   22,729

Official Website:   https://lafayettems.com/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Lafayette

GNIS ID:   695759

FIPS State / County Code:   28 / 071

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


About Mississippi

From the US Census

Population

YearPopulation
2019 Est:     2,978,227   (0.37% increase since 2010)  
2010:     2,967,297   (4.31% increase since 2000)
2000:     2,844,658

Websites for State of Mississippi

Official Website:   https://www.ms.gov/

Tourism:   https://visitmississippi.org/

Parks:   https://www.mdwfp.com/

Fishing:   https://www.mdwfp.com/fishing-boating/

Hunting:   https://www.mdwfp.com/wildlife-hunting/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of Mississippi

GNIS ID:   1779790

FIPS State:   28

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

Footnotes ...

<1>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 662 code has been Overlayed with the 471 area code. New phone numbers in the Lafayette Springs area will be assigned with one of these codes: 662 or 471. As a result, placing a call in the Lafayette Springs area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lafayette Springs - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Lafayette Springs, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<4>GPS Coordinates for Lafayette Springs:
     Decimal: 34.317, -89.2620
     DDMMSS: 34° 19' 1", -89° 15' 43"
<5>Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Lafayette Springs.
<6>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.
<7>The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Lafayette Springs. 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.
<8>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).