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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 Darlington is the Seat for Lafayette County.

Lafayette County was founded in 1846 and was created by taking area from Iowa County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Lafayette had a population of 16,665 people. This is a decrease of 0.84% since the last Census (which gave a population of 16,807 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Lafayette represented 0.3% of the total population of Wisconsin.

Below are some of the communities located in Lafayette County:

  • Argyle
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Argyle is located in Lafayette County (WI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
  • Belmont
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Belmont is located in Lafayette County (WI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 803 people
  • Benton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Benton is located in Lafayette County (WI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
  • Blanchard
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Blanchard is located in Lafayette County (WI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
  • Blanchardville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Blanchardville is located in Lafayette County (WI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 788 people
  • Darlington
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Darlington is located in Lafayette County (WI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 861 people
  • Elk Grove
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Elk Grove is located in Lafayette County (WI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 579 people
  • Fayette
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Fayette is located in Lafayette County (WI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Gratiot
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Gratiot is located in Lafayette County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
    • Kendall
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Kendall is located in Lafayette County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 466 people
    • Lamont
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Lamont is located in Lafayette County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
    • Monticello
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Monticello is located in Lafayette County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
    • New Diggings
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • New Diggings is located in Lafayette County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
    • Seymour
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Seymour is located in Lafayette County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 435 people
    • Shullsburg
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Shullsburg is located in Lafayette County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 350 people
    • South Wayne
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • South Wayne is located in Lafayette County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
    • Wayne
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Wayne is located in Lafayette County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 492 people
    • White Oak Springs
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • White Oak Springs is located in Lafayette County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
    • Willow Springs
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Willow Springs is located in Lafayette County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
    • Wiota
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Wiota is located in Lafayette County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 879 people

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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.