Lafayette County
county in Mississippi, United States
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Summary
Lafayette County is a county of Mississippi[1]. It ranks in the top 10% of county of mississippi entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (724 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Mississippi[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Capital: Oxford[5]
- Shares border with: Marshall County[6], Calhoun County[7], Yalobusha County[8], Panola County[9], Tate County[10], Union County[11], Pontotoc County[12]
- Named after: Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette[13]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Oxford[14]
- Commons category: Lafayette County, Mississippi[15]
- Inception: February 9, 1836[16]
- Coordinate location: 34.36, -89.49[17]
- Official website: https://lafayettems.com/[18]
- Topic's main category: Category:Lafayette County, Mississippi[19]
- Population: 47,351[20], 47,536[21], 48,459[22], 50,502[23], 51,318[24], 53,154[25], 55,813[26]
- Topic has template: Template:Lafayette County, Mississippi[27]
- Official name: County of Lafayette[28]
- List of monuments: National Register of Historic Places listings in Lafayette County, Mississippi[29]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Lafayette County, Mississippi[30]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Lafayette County, Mississippi[31]
- Number of households: 18,585[32]
- Native label: Lafayette County[33]
- NCI Thesaurus ID: C109124[34]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Lafayette County, Mississippi[35]
- Different from: Lafayette County[36], Lafayette Parish[37]
- Area: 1759[38]
- Water as percent of area: 7[39]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Lafayette County, Mississippi[40]
Why It Matters
Lafayette County has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] It is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]