Welcome to Lafayette County ...
Time Zone: Lafayette County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.
The community of Lexington is the Seat for Lafayette County.
Lafayette County was founded in 1821 and was created by taking area from Cooper County.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Lafayette had a population of 32,774 people. This is a decrease of 1.82% since the last Census (which gave a population of 33,381 people in 2010).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Lafayette represented 0.56% of the total population of Missouri.
Below are some of the communities located in Lafayette County:
- Alma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Alma is located in Lafayette County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 385 people
- Aullville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aullville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aullville
- Aullville is located in Lafayette County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Bates City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Concordia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Concordia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia
- Concordia is located in Lafayette County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,375 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Concordia <3>
- Corder
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corder have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corder
- Corder is located in Lafayette County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
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- Dover
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Dover is located in Lafayette County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Emma
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emma
- Emma is located in Lafayette County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emma <3>
- Higginsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
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- Lake Lafayette
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lafayette
- Lake Lafayette is located in Lafayette County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 340 people
- Lexington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mayview
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayview
- Mayview is located in Lafayette County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
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- Napoleon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Napoleon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
- Napoleon is located in Lafayette County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Odessa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
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- Odessa is located in Lafayette County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,295 people
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- Waverly
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waverly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Waverly is located in Lafayette County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 846 people
- Wellington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
- Wellington is located in Lafayette County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 812 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellington <3>
Websites of Interest ...
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- Websites specific to Lafayette County
- Websites for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Jackson County
- Johnson County
- Pettis County
- Ray County
- Saline County
- Cemetery Information and Directories
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. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |