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Lafayette County

county in Mississippi, United States
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Lafayette County

Summary

Lafayette County is a county of Mississippi[1]. It ranks in the top 10% of county_of_mississippi entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (125 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Lafayette County is located in Mississippi[3].
  • Lafayette County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Lafayette County's instance of is recorded as county of Mississippi[5].
  • Lafayette County's capital is recorded as Oxford[6].
  • Lafayette County's shares border with is recorded as Marshall County[7].
  • Lafayette County's shares border with is recorded as Calhoun County[8].
  • Lafayette County's shares border with is recorded as Yalobusha County[9].
  • Lafayette County's shares border with is recorded as Panola County[10].
  • Lafayette County's shares border with is recorded as Tate County[11].
  • Lafayette County's shares border with is recorded as Union County[12].
  • Lafayette County's shares border with is recorded as Pontotoc County[13].
  • Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette is named after Lafayette County[14].
  • Lafayette County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Oxford[15].
  • Lafayette County's Commons category is recorded as Lafayette County, Mississippi[16].
  • February 9, 1836 marks the founding of Lafayette County[17].
  • Lafayette County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 34.36, 'lon': -89.49}[18].
  • Lafayette County's official website is recorded as https://lafayettems.com/[19].
  • Lafayette County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Lafayette County, Mississippi[20].
  • Lafayette County has a population of {'amount': '+47351'}[21].
  • Lafayette County has a population of {'amount': '+47536'}[22].
  • Lafayette County has a population of {'amount': '+48459'}[23].
  • Lafayette County has a population of {'amount': '+50502'}[24].
  • Lafayette County has a population of {'amount': '+51318'}[25].
  • Lafayette County has a population of {'amount': '+53154'}[26].
  • Lafayette County has a population of {'amount': '+55813'}[27].

Body

Geography

Lafayette County is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Mississippi[3].

Physical Characteristics

Lafayette County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1759'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+47351'}[21], {'amount': '+47536'}[22], {'amount': '+48459'}[23], {'amount': '+50502'}[24], {'amount': '+51318'}[25], and {'amount': '+53154'}[26].

Designation and Status

Lafayette County's instance of is recorded as county of Mississippi[5].

History and Context

February 9, 1836 marks the founding of Lafayette County[17]. Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette is named after it[14].

Why It Matters

Lafayette County ranks in the top 10% of county_of_mississippi entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (125 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

Center for the Study of Southern Culture Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette Mississippi United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  11. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . lafayettems.com. Retrieved . lafayettems.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxonomicon id → 1806335
    Umls cui → C3813632
    Obo gazetteer id → 00151641
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  2. 17d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category → Category:Lafayette County, Mississippi
    Coordinates → —
    Website → —
    Topic has template → Template:Lafayette County, Mississippi
    + 30 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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