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Lafayette County

county in Wisconsin, United States
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Lafayette County
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Lafayette County

Summary

Lafayette County is a county of Wisconsin[1]. It draws 20 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_wisconsin category, ranking #48 of 73).[2]

Key Facts

  • Lafayette County is located in Wisconsin[3].
  • Lafayette County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Lafayette County's instance of is recorded as county of Wisconsin[5].
  • Lafayette County's capital is recorded as Darlington[6].
  • Lafayette County's shares border with is recorded as Grant County[7].
  • Lafayette County's shares border with is recorded as Iowa County[8].
  • Lafayette County's shares border with is recorded as Green County[9].
  • Lafayette County's shares border with is recorded as Stephenson County[10].
  • Lafayette County's shares border with is recorded as Jo Daviess County[11].
  • Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette is named after Lafayette County[12].
  • Lafayette County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Darlington[13].
  • Lafayette County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Blanchard[14].
  • Lafayette County's Commons category is recorded as Lafayette County, Wisconsin[15].
  • 1846 marks the founding of Lafayette County[16].
  • Lafayette County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 42.66, 'lon': -90.14}[17].
  • Lafayette County's official website is recorded as http://www.co.lafayette.wi.gov[18].
  • Lafayette County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Lafayette County, Wisconsin[19].
  • Lafayette County has a population of {'amount': '+16836'}[20].
  • Lafayette County has a population of {'amount': '+16792'}[21].
  • Lafayette County has a population of {'amount': '+16934'}[22].
  • Lafayette County has a population of {'amount': '+16860'}[23].
  • Lafayette County has a population of {'amount': '+16766'}[24].
  • Lafayette County has a population of {'amount': '+16829'}[25].
  • Lafayette County has a population of {'amount': '+16611'}[26].
  • Lafayette County's list of monuments is recorded as National Register of Historic Places listings in Lafayette County, Wisconsin[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Lafayette County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1644'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+16836'}[20], {'amount': '+16792'}[21], {'amount': '+16934'}[22], {'amount': '+16860'}[23], {'amount': '+16766'}[24], and {'amount': '+16829'}[25].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

1846 marks the founding of Lafayette County[16]. Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette is named after it[12].

Why It Matters

Lafayette County draws 20 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_wisconsin category, ranking #48 of 73).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette United States Wisconsin

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . census.gov. 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] ↑ . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . 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. 24d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → {'amount': '+16836'}, {'amount': '+16792'}, {'amount': '+16934'} +4
    Aliases → —
    Per capita income → {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+28843'}
    Instance of → county of Wisconsin
    + 31 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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