Back مقاطعة لافاييت (ويسكونسن) Arabic Lafayette County, Wisconsin BAR Лафайет (окръг, Уисконсин) Bulgarian লাফায়েত কাউন্টি, উইসকনসিন BPY Lafayette Gông (Wisconsin) CDO Лафайетт (гуо, Висконсин) CE Lafayette County (kondado sa Tinipong Bansa, Wisconsin) CEB Lafayette County, Wisconsin Welsh Lafayette County (Wisconsin) German Kantono Lafayette (Viskonsino) Esperanto
Lafayette County | |
|---|---|
 Lafayette County Courthouse in 1982 | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Wisconsin | |
 Wisconsin's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 42°40′N 90°08′W / 42.66°N 90.14°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Wisconsin |
| Founded | 1846 |
| Named for | Marquis de Lafayette |
| Seat | Darlington |
| Largest city | Darlington |
| Area | |
| • Total | 635 sq mi (1,640 km2) |
| • Land | 634 sq mi (1,640 km2) |
| • Water | 1.0 sq mi (3 km2) 0.2% |
| Population | |
| • Total | 16,611 |
| • Density | 26.2/sq mi (10.1/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 2nd |
| Website | www |
Lafayette County, sometimes spelled La Fayette County, is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It was part of the Wisconsin Territory at the time of its founding. As of the 2020 census, the population was 16,611.[1] Its county seat is Darlington.[2] The county was named in honor of the Marquis de Lafayette, the French general who rendered assistance to the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War.[3] The courthouse scenes from the 2009 film Public Enemies were filmed at the Lafayette County Courthouse in Darlington.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
2020-census-55065was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Government Printing Office. pp. 178.