Lafayette County, Wisconsin
Lafayette County | |
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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 after | 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 (2020) | |
• Total | 16,611 |
• Estimate (2024) | 17,306 |
| • Density | 27.3/sq mi (10.5/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. Its county seat is Darlington. 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. The county is considered a high-farming concentration county by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, meaning at least 20 percent of its earnings came from agriculture.
The courthouse scenes from the 2009 film Public Enemies were filmed at the Lafayette County Courthouse in Darlington.