Lafayette County (Missouri)
The Lafayette County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. In 2010, the County had 33 381 inhabitants and a population density of 20.5 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Lexington.
The Lafayette County is part of the metropolitan area of Kansas City.
Geography
The County is located in the central northwestern Missouri and is bordered to the north by the Missouri River. It has an area of 1655 square kilometers, of which 25 square kilometers are water surface. At the Lafayette County borders the following Nachbarcountys:
History
The Lafayette County was formed in 1820. It was named after Marie -Joseph Motier, Marquis de La Fayette (1757-1834), a French general and politician who took part on the side of the colonists in the American Revolutionary War and played an important role in the French Revolution.
Demographic data
2000 2010
According to the census in 2010 lived in Lafayette County 33 381 people in 13,337 households. The population density was 20.5 inhabitants per square kilometer. In the 13,337 households lived statistically 2.36 per person.
The racial the population was composed of 94.1 percent white, 2.2 percent African American, 0.4 percent Native American, 0.4 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.9 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 2.2 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
24.1 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 59.2 percent were between 18 and 64 and 16.7 percent were 65 years or older. 50.7 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was $ 45,921. The per capita income was $ 22,733. 10.6 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in Lafayette County
Citys
- Alma
- Bates City
- Blackburn1
- Concordia
- Corder
- Emma1
- Higginsville
- Lake Lafayette
- Lexington
- Mayview
- Napoleon
- Oak Grove2
- Odessa
- Waverly
- Wellington
Villages
- Aullville
- Dover
Unincorporated communities
- Aullville
- Chapel Hill
- Dover
- Dover station
- Ernestville
- Hodge
- Myrick
- Page City
- Waterloo
1 - partially in Saline County 2 - partly in Jackson County
Structure
The Lafayette County is divided into eight townships: