Lafayette County, Wisconsin

Lafayette County
	Lafayette County, Wisconsin
	Lafayette County Courthouse in 1982
	; Location in the state of Wisconsin
	; Wisconsin's location in the U.S.
Founded	1846
Named for	Marquis de Lafayette
Seat	Darlington
Largest city	Darlington
Area; - Total; - Land; - Water	; 635 sq mi (1,645 km²); 634 sq mi (1,642 km²); 1.0 sq mi (3 km²), 0.2%
Population; - (2020); - Density	; 16,611 ;
Congressional district	2nd
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5
Website	www.co.lafayette.wi.gov

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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.

Geography[]

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 635 square miles (1,640 km²), of which 634 square miles (1,640 km²) is land and 1.0 square mile (2.6 km²) (0.2%) is water.^[4]

Major highways[]

U.S. Highway 151
Highway 11 (Wisconsin)
Highway 23 (Wisconsin)
Highway 78 (Wisconsin)
Highway 81 (Wisconsin)
Highway 126 (Wisconsin)

Buses[]

List of intercity bus stops in Wisconsin

Adjacent counties[]

Demographics[]

Historical populations
Census	Pop.	%±
1850	11,531	—
1860	18,134	57.3%
1870	22,659	25.0%
1880	21,279	−6.1%
1890	20,265	−4.8%
1900	20,959	3.4%
1910	20,075	−4.2%
1920	20,002	−0.4%
1930	18,649	−6.8%
1940	18,695	0.2%
1950	18,137	−3.0%
1960	18,142	0%
1970	17,456	−3.8%
1980	17,412	−0.3%
1990	16,076	−7.7%
2000	16,137	0.4%
2010	16,836	4.3%
U.S. Decennial Census^[5] 1790–1960^[6] 1900–1990^[7] 1990–2000^[8] 2010–2020^[1]

USA Lafayette County, Wisconsin age pyramid — 2000 Census Age Pyramid for Lafayette County

As of the 2000 census,^[9] there were 16,137 people, 6,211 households, and 4,378 families residing in the county. The population density was 26 people per square mile (10/km²). There were 6,674 housing units at an average density of 10 per square mile (4/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 99.03% White, 0.11% Black or African American, 0.11% Native American, 0.22% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.14% from other races, and 0.35% from two or more races. 0.57% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 33.8% were of German, 17.5% Norwegian, 13.6% Irish, 11.9% English, 6.8% Swiss and 6.0% American ancestry.

There were 6,211 households, out of which 33.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.00% were married couples living together, 7.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.50% were non-families. 25.40% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.10.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 27.20% under the age of 18, 7.60% from 18 to 24, 27.20% from 25 to 44, 22.10% from 45 to 64, and 15.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 99.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.00 males.

Communities[]

Cities[]

Cuba City (mostly in Grant County)
Darlington (county seat)
Shullsburg

Villages[]

Argyle
Belmont
Benton
Blanchardville (partly in Iowa County)
Gratiot
Hazel Green (mostly in Grant County)
South Wayne

Towns[]

Argyle
Belmont
Benton
Blanchard
Darlington
Elk Grove
Fayette
Gratiot
Kendall
Lamont
Monticello
New Diggings
Seymour
Shullsburg
Wayne
White Oak Springs
Willow Springs
Wiota

Census-designated places[]

Wiota
Woodford

Other unincorporated communities[]

Avon
Calamine
Elk Grove
Etna
Fayette
Five Corners
Ipswich
Jenkinsville
Lamont
Leadmine
Leslie
Meekers Grove
New Diggings
Red Rock
Riverside
Seymour Corners
Slateford
Strawbridge
Truman
White Oak
Yellowstone

Politics[]

United States presidential election results for Lafayette County, Wisconsin^[10]
Year	Republican		Democratic		Third party
Year	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
2020	4,821	56.35%	3,647	42.63%	87	1.02%
2016	3,977	51.91%	3,288	42.91%	397	5.18%
2012	3,314	41.68%	4,536	57.04%	102	1.28%
2008	2,984	38.10%	4,732	60.43%	115	1.47%
2004	3,929	46.84%	4,402	52.48%	57	0.68%
2000	3,336	45.93%	3,710	51.08%	217	2.99%
1996	2,172	33.62%	3,261	50.48%	1,027	15.90%
1992	2,582	32.85%	3,143	39.99%	2,134	27.15%
1988	3,665	50.69%	3,521	48.70%	44	0.61%
1984	4,584	60.43%	2,961	39.03%	41	0.54%
1980	4,421	51.46%	3,598	41.88%	572	6.66%
1976	4,131	50.48%	3,839	46.91%	213	2.60%
1972	4,898	62.91%	2,804	36.01%	84	1.08%
1968	4,084	55.10%	2,853	38.49%	475	6.41%
1964	3,194	41.64%	4,471	58.28%	6	0.08%
1960	4,715	56.60%	3,607	43.30%	8	0.10%
1956	4,733	59.33%	3,212	40.26%	33	0.41%
1952	5,731	66.23%	2,905	33.57%	17	0.20%
1948	3,288	46.28%	3,740	52.65%	76	1.07%
1944	4,421	54.27%	3,696	45.37%	30	0.37%
1940	5,059	53.71%	4,315	45.81%	45	0.48%
1936	3,801	41.11%	4,976	53.81%	470	5.08%
1932	3,246	39.52%	4,886	59.49%	81	0.99%
1928	5,134	58.53%	3,585	40.87%	52	0.59%
1924	2,671	34.69%	1,265	16.43%	3,763	48.88%
1920	4,893	76.11%	1,357	21.11%	179	2.78%
1916	2,544	54.07%	2,059	43.76%	102	2.17%
1912	1,747	39.14%	1,852	41.50%	864	19.36%
1908	2,832	55.96%	2,100	41.49%	129	2.55%
1904	2,875	58.19%	1,928	39.02%	138	2.79%
1900	2,852	55.83%	2,100	41.11%	156	3.05%
1896	2,919	54.74%	2,236	41.94%	177	3.32%
1892	2,366	47.87%	2,286	46.25%	291	5.89%

References[]

^ ^a ^b "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/55/55065.html.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx.
^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Government Printing Office. pp. 178. https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ.
^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_55.txt.
^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html.
^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu.
^ Forstall, Richard L., ed (March 27, 1995). "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/wi190090.txt.
^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000". United States Census Bureau. April 2, 2001. https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov.
^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS.

External links[]

Lafayette County government website
Lafayette County map from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation
Lafayette Development Corporation Archived August 18, 2012, at the Wayback Machine

Coordinates: 42°40′N 90°08′W / 42.66, -90.14

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[QF-1] "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/55/55065.html.

[GR6-2] "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx.

[3] Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Government Printing Office. pp. 178. https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ.

[GR1-4] "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_55.txt.

[5] "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html.

[6] "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu.

[7] Forstall, Richard L., ed (March 27, 1995). "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/wi190090.txt.

[8] "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000". United States Census Bureau. April 2, 2001. https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf.

[GR8-9] "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov.

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