Lafayette County, Missouri

County in Missouri, United States

U.S. county in Missouri

Lafayette County

U.S. county

Lafayette County Courthouse in Lexington

Location within the U.S. state of Missouri

Missouri's location within the U.S.

Country|  United States
State|  Missouri
Founded| November 16, 1820
Named for| Marquis de La Fayette
Seat| Lexington
Largest city| Odessa
Area

• Total| 639 sq mi (1,660 km2)
• Land| 628 sq mi (1,630 km2)
• Water| 11 sq mi (30 km2)  1.6%
Population

(2010)

• Total| 33,381
• Estimate

(2018)

| 32,598
• Density| 52/sq mi (20/km2)
Time zone| UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)| UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district| 5th
Website| www.lafayettecountymo.com

Lafayette County is a county in the western portion of Missouri, part of the Kansas City metropolitan area.[1] As of the 2010 census, the population was 33,381.[2] Its county seat is Lexington.[3] The county was organized November 16, 1820 from Cooper County and originally named Lillard County for James Lillard of Tennessee, who served in the first state constitutional convention and first state legislature.[4] It was renamed Lafayette County on February 16, 1825, in honor of Revolutionary War hero the Marquis de La Fayette, who was then visiting the United States.[5]

## Contents

* 1 History
* 1.1 21st century
* 2 Geography
* 2.1 Adjacent counties
* 2.2 Major highways
* 2.3 National protected area
* 3 Demographics
* 3.1 2020 Census
* 4 Education
* 4.1 Public schools
* 4.2 Private schools
* 4.3 Public Libraries
* 5 Politics
* 5.1 Local
* 5.2 State
* 5.3 Federal
* 6 Communities
* 6.1 Cities and towns
* 6.2 Unincorporated communities
* 7 See also
* 8 References
* 9 External links

## History

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Lafayette County was settled primarily from migrants from the Upper Southern states of Kentucky, Tennessee and Virginia. They brought enslaved people and slaveholding traditions and started cultivating crops similar to those in Middle Tennessee and Kentucky: hemp and tobacco.

Peter Youree (1843-1914) was born here to merchant P. E. Youree and the former M. M. Zimmerman. As a young man, he enlisted in the Confederate forces from here, and gained the rank of captain during the American Civil War. Afterward, he settled in Shreveport, Louisiana, where he married, became a successful merchant and banker, and served on the Caddo Parish Police Jury.

As a result of the migration from the South, this part of Missouri, and neighboring counties, became known as Little Dixie. In 1860 enslaved people made up 25 percent or more of the county's population, and the county was strongly pro-Confederate during the American Civil War.[6]

But immigrants from Germany, as well as German Americans from St. Louis, began arriving shortly before the war, with many more to come afterwards. Many of the Germans were sympathetic to the Union and opposed slavery. They eventually made up a large part of the populations of Concordia, Emma, Wellington, Napoleon, Higginsville, Mayview, and Lexington.

After the war, there were racial tensions as whites worked to dominate the freedmen. Following Reconstruction, whites lynched two blacks in the decades around the turn of the century.

Sunday May 4th 1919, Lafayette County Sheriff Joseph C. Talbott was killed while transporting car thieves to jail. Also killed were Deputy Sheriff John McDonald and Deputy Constable James Stapleton. On May 29th 1919, Lafayette County held a special election to replace Sheriff Talbott. Sheriff Talbott's wife, Minnie Mae Talbott, won the special election becoming the first woman elected to the office of Sheriff in the United States.  Minnie Mae Talbott was sworn into office on June 8th 1919. Minnie Mae Talbott was elected by an all-male electorate. Women would not gain the right to vote until August 1920, with ratification of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

### 21st century

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In November 2013, Leland Ray Kolkmeyer pleaded guilty, in federal court, of a fraud scheme in which he embezzled more than $1.5 million from Wellington-Napoleon Fire Protection District and Special Road District while serving as their treasurer.[7][8][9]

## Geography

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According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 639 square miles (1,660 km2), of which 628 square miles (1,630 km2) is land and 11 square miles (28 km2) (1.6%) is water.[10]

### Adjacent counties

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* Ray County (northwest)
* Carroll County (northeast)
* Saline County (east)
* Johnson County (south)
* Jackson County (west)
* Pettis County (southeast)

### Major highways

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* Interstate 70
* U.S. Route 24
* U.S. Route 40
* U.S. Route 65
* Route 13
* File:MO-23.svg Route 23
* File:MO-131.svg Route 131
* File:MO-224.svg Route 224

### National protected area

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* Big Muddy National Fish and Wildlife Refuge (part)

## Demographics

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Historical population

Census | Pop. |  | %±
1830| 2,912| | —
1840| 6,815| | 134.0%
1850| 13,690| | 100.9%
1860| 20,098| | 46.8%
1870| 22,623| | 12.6%
1880| 25,710| | 13.6%
1890| 30,184| | 17.4%
1900| 31,679| | 5.0%
1910| 30,154| | −4.8%
1920| 30,006| | −0.5%
1930| 29,259| | −2.5%
1940| 27,856| | −4.8%
1950| 25,272| | −9.3%
1960| 25,274| | 0.0%
1970| 26,626| | 5.3%
1980| 29,925| | 12.4%
1990| 31,107| | 3.9%
2000| 32,960| | 6.0%
2010| 33,381| | 1.3%
2020| 32,984| | −1.2%
U.S. Decennial Census[11]
1790-1960[12] 1900-1990[13]
1990-2000[14] 2010-2015[2]

As of the census[15] of 2000, there were 32,960 people, 12,569 households, and 9,099 families residing in the county. The population density was 52 people per square mile (20/km2). There were 13,707 housing units at an average density of 22 per square mile (8/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 95.52% White, 2.27% Black or African American, 0.29% Native American, 0.25% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.51% from other races, and 1.12% from two or more races. Approximately 1.17% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 37.3% were of German, 17.5% American, 9.9% English and 9.7% Irish ancestry.

There were 12,569 households, out of which 33.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.30% were married couples living together, 9.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.60% were non-families. 24.00% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 26.20% under the age of 18, 7.60% from 18 to 24, 27.50% from 25 to 44, 23.30% from 45 to 64, and 15.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 95.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $38,235, and the median income for a family was $45,717. Males had a median income of $31,972 versus $22,684 for females. The per capita income for the county was $18,493. About 6.90% of families and 8.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.90% of those under age 18 and 9.10% of those ages 65 or over.

### 2020 Census

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Lafayette County Racial Composition[16] Race  | Num.  | Perc.

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White (NH)  | 29,256  | 88.7%
Black or African American (NH)  | 671  | 2%
Native American (NH)  | 138  | 0.42%
Asian (NH)  | 115  | 0.35%
Pacific Islander (NH)  | 12  | 0.04%
Other/Mixed (NH)  | 1,745  | 5.3%
Hispanic or Latino | 1,047  | 3.2%

## Education

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### Public schools

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* Concordia R-II School District – Concordia
* Concordia Elementary School (PK-06)
* Concordia High School (07-12)
* Lafayette County C-1 School District – Higginsville
* Grandview Elementary School (PK-05)
* Lafayette County Middle School (06-08)
* Lafayette County High School (09-12)
* Lexington R-V School District – Lexington
* Leslie Bell Elementary School (PK-04)
* Lexington Middle School (05-08)
* Lexington High School (09-12)
* Odessa R-VII School District – Odessa
* McQuerry Elementary School (K-02)
* Odessa Upper Elementary School (03-05)
* Odessa Middle School (06-08)
* Odessa High School (09-12)
* Santa Fe R-X School District – Alma
* Santa Fe Elementary School (K-06)
* Santa Fe High School (07-12)
* Wellington-Napoleon R-IX School District Archived 2014-10-26 at the Wayback Machine – Wellington
* Wellington-Napoleon Elementary School (PK-06)
* Wellington-Napoleon High School (07-12)

### Private schools

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* Trinity Lutheran School – Alma (K-09) – Lutheran
* Holy Cross Lutheran School – Emma (PK-08) – Lutheran
* Immanuel Lutheran School Archived 2019-06-14 at the Wayback Machine – Higginsville (K-09) – Lutheran
* Victory Christian Fellowship School Archived 2020-02-23 at the Wayback Machine – Waverly (K-12) – Nondenominational Christian
* St. Paul Lutheran High School – Concordia (09-12) – Lutheran
* St. Paul's Lutheran School – Concordia (K-8) – Lutheran

### Public Libraries

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* Robertson Memorial Library[17]
* Trails Regional Library[18]

## Politics

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### Local

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The Republican Party mostly controls politics at the local level in Lafayette County. Republicans hold a little more than half of the elected positions in the county.

Lafayette County, Missouri

Elected countywide officials
Assessor|  Chip Langman|  Democratic
Circuit Clerk|  Deana Aversman|  Republican
County Clerk|  Linda Niendick|  Republican
Collector|  Lori Fiegenbaum|  Democratic
Commissioner
(Presiding)|  Harold Hoflander|  Republican
Commissioner
(District 1)|  Craig Williams|  Republican
Commissioner
(District 2)|  Tracy Dyer|  Republican
Coroner|  David Pulliam|  Republican
Prosecuting Attorney|  Kristen Ellis|  Democratic
Public Administrator|  Barb Copenhaver|  Republican
Recorder|  JoAnn Swartz|  Republican
Sheriff|  Kerrick Alumbaugh|  Republican
Surveyor|  Mark Nolte|  Republican
Treasurer|  Jennifer Jellum|  Republican

### State

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Past Gubernatorial Elections Results Year  | Republican | Democratic | Third Parties

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2016 | 57.85% 9,167 | 38.47% 6,097 | 3.68% 583
2012 | 47.91% 7,537 | 49.31% 7,758 | 2.78% 438
2008 | 42.70% 7,022 | 55.09% 9,060 | 2.21% 364
2004 | 52.97% 8,541 | 45.59% 7,351 | 1.43% 231
2000 | 50.32% 7,276 | 47.94% 6,932 | 1.74% 251
1996 | 34.00% 4,450 | 63.05% 8,252 | 2.94% 385

Lafayette County is divided into two legislative districts in the Missouri House of Representatives, both of which are held by Republicans.

* District 33 — Donna Pfautsch (R-Harrisonville). Consists of the community of Oak Grove.

Missouri House of Representatives — District 33 — Lafayette County (2016)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Republican | Donna Pfautsch | 51 | 72.86% | -2.81
| Democratic | Chase Linder  | 19  | 27.14%  | +19.03
Missouri House of Representatives — District 33 — Lafayette County (2014)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Republican | Donna Pfautsch | 28 | 75.67% | +10.96
| Democratic | Syed Asif  | 3  | 8.11%  | -27.18
| Libertarian | Matt Stephens  | 6  | 16.22%  | +16.22
Missouri House of Representatives — District 33 — Lafayette County (2012)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Republican | Donna Pfautsch | 33 | 64.71% |
| Democratic | Ron Harvey  | 18  | 35.29%  |

* District 53 – Glen Kolkmeyer (R-Odessa). Consists of almost all of the county.

Missouri House of Representatives — District 53 — Lafayette County (2016)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Republican | Glen Kolkmeyer | 13,719 | 100.00% | +38.93
Missouri House of Representatives — District 53 — Lafayette County (2014)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Republican | Glen Kolkmeyer | 5,818 | 61.07% | +2.43
| Democratic | Henry Grubb  | 3,709  | 38.93%  | -2.43
Missouri House of Representatives — District 53 — Lafayette County (2012)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Republican | Glen Kolkmeyer | 9,095 | 58.64% |
| Democratic | Holmes Osborne  | 6,416  | 41.36%  |

All of Lafayette County is a part of Missouri's 21st District in the Missouri Senate and is currently represented by Denny Hoskins (R-Warrensburg).

Missouri Senate — District 21 — Lafayette County (2016)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Republican | Denny Hoskins | 9,738 | 63.36% | +1.36
| Democratic | ElGene Ver Dught  | 4,864  | 31.65%  | -2.80
| Libertarian | Bill Wayne  | 768  | 5.00%  | -1.45
Missouri Senate — District 21 — Lafayette County (2012)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Republican | David Pearce | 9,547 | 62.00% |
| Democratic | ElGene Ver Dught  | 5,305  | 34.45%  |
| Libertarian | Steven Hedrick  | 547  | 3.55%  |

### Federal

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U.S. Senate — Missouri — Lafayette County (2016)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Republican | Roy Blunt | 8,812 | 55.55% | +12.89
| Democratic | Jason Kander  | 6,150  | 38.77%  | -10.49
| Libertarian | Jonathan Dine  | 436  | 2.75%  | -5.33
| Green | Johnathan McFarland  | 167  | 1.05%  | +1.05
| Constitution | Fred Ryman  | 299  | 1.88%  | +1.88
U.S. Senate — Missouri — Lafayette County (2012)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Republican | Todd Akin  | 6,663  | 42.66%  |
| Democratic | Claire McCaskill | 7,695 | 49.26% |
| Libertarian | Jonathan Dine  | 1,262  | 8.08%  |

All of Lafayette County is included in Missouri's 5th Congressional District, which is currently represented by Emanuel Cleaver (D-Kansas City) in the U.S. House of Representatives.

U.S. House of Representatives — Missouri's 5th Congressional District — Lafayette County (2016)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Democratic | Emanuel Cleaver II | 5,744 | 36.50% | +3.58
| Republican | Jacob Turk  | 9,505  | 60.39%  | -3.58
| Libertarian | Roy Welborn  | 490  | 3.11%  |
U.S. House of Representatives — Missouri's 5th Congressional District — Lafayette County (2014)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Democratic | Emanuel Cleaver II | 3,153 | 32.92% | -6.74
| Republican | Jacob Turk  | 6,128  | 63.97%  | +6.90
| Libertarian | Roy Welborn  | 298  | 3.11%  | -0.16
U.S. House of Representatives — Missouri’s 5th Congressional District — Lafayette County (2012)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Democratic | Emanuel Cleaver II | 6,202 | 39.66% |
| Republican | Jacob Turk  | 8,925  | 57.07%  |
| Libertarian | Randy Langkraehr  | 511  | 3.27%  |

United States presidential election results for Lafayette County, Missouri[19] Year  | Republican | Democratic | Third party

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No. | % | No. | % | No. | %
2020 | 12,273  | 71.79% | 4,472  | 26.16%  | 351  | 2.05%
2016 | 10,988  | 68.78% | 4,053  | 25.37%  | 934  | 5.85%
2012 | 9,803  | 61.79% | 5,655  | 35.64%  | 408  | 2.57%
2008 | 9,442  | 56.88% | 6,902  | 41.58%  | 256  | 1.54%
2004 | 9,656  | 59.67% | 6,412  | 39.62%  | 114  | 0.70%
2000 | 7,849  | 54.06% | 6,343  | 43.68%  | 328  | 2.26%
1996 | 5,489  | 41.57%  | 6,118  | 46.34% | 1,596  | 12.09%
1992 | 4,651  | 34.54%  | 5,213  | 38.71% | 3,603  | 26.75%
1988 | 6,825  | 54.54% | 5,654  | 45.18%  | 35  | 0.28%
1984 | 8,581  | 63.90% | 4,848  | 36.10%  | 0  | 0.00%
1980 | 7,271  | 53.99% | 5,792  | 43.01%  | 405  | 3.01%
1976 | 6,823  | 51.28% | 6,410  | 48.18%  | 72  | 0.54%
1972 | 9,187  | 69.34% | 4,063  | 30.66%  | 0  | 0.00%
1968 | 6,840  | 53.42% | 4,859  | 37.95%  | 1,105  | 8.63%
1964 | 5,493  | 42.60%  | 7,400  | 57.40% | 0  | 0.00%
1960 | 8,011  | 59.05% | 5,555  | 40.95%  | 0  | 0.00%
1956 | 8,133  | 57.22% | 6,081  | 42.78%  | 0  | 0.00%
1952 | 8,805  | 59.26% | 6,020  | 40.52%  | 32  | 0.22%
1948 | 6,634  | 52.48% | 5,988  | 47.37%  | 20  | 0.16%
1944 | 7,951  | 58.63% | 5,603  | 41.32%  | 7  | 0.05%
1940 | 8,802  | 55.91% | 6,913  | 43.91%  | 29  | 0.18%
1936 | 7,535  | 50.70% | 7,275  | 48.95%  | 51  | 0.34%
1932 | 5,670  | 41.65%  | 7,906  | 58.08% | 37  | 0.27%
1928 | 7,687  | 56.28% | 5,939  | 43.48%  | 32  | 0.23%
1924 | 6,517  | 50.43% | 5,877  | 45.48%  | 529  | 4.09%
1920 | 7,471  | 54.40% | 6,169  | 44.92%  | 94  | 0.68%
1916 | 4,049  | 49.09%  | 4,073  | 49.38% | 126  | 1.53%
1912 | 2,367  | 31.73%  | 3,650  | 48.93% | 1,442  | 19.33%
1908 | 3,771  | 48.57%  | 3,865  | 49.78% | 128  | 1.65%
1904 | 3,531  | 48.82%  | 3,583  | 49.54% | 119  | 1.65%
1900 | 3,311  | 43.40%  | 4,217  | 55.28% | 101  | 1.32%
1896 | 3,375  | 42.72%  | 4,463  | 56.49% | 63  | 0.80%
1892 | 2,833  | 40.33%  | 3,922  | 55.83% | 270  | 3.84%
1888 | 2,819  | 41.27%  | 3,865  | 56.59% | 146  | 2.14%

## Communities

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### Cities and towns

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* Alma
* Aullville
* Bates City
* Blackburn (part)
* Concordia
* Corder
* Dover
* Emma (part)
* Higginsville
* Lake Lafayette
* Lexington (county seat)
* Mayview
* Napoleon
* Oak Grove (part)
* Odessa
* Waverly
* Wellington

### Unincorporated communities

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* Chapel Hill
* Ernestville
* Greenton
* Hodge
* Myrick
* Page City
* Tabeau
* Waterloo

## See also

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* List of counties in Missouri
* National Register of Historic Places listings in Lafayette County, Missouri

## References

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1. ^ "Population Data and Maps | MARC".
2. ^ a b "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved September 10, 2013.
3. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
4. ^ "Disappearing Missouri Names". The Kansas City Star. March 19, 1911. p. 15. Retrieved August 15, 2014 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp. 183.
6. ^ T. J. Stiles, Jesse James: The Last Rebel of the Civil War, New York: Vintage Books, 2003, pp. 10-11
7. ^ "Public servant steals $1.5 million from two tiny towns in Missouri"; The Kansas City Star; 22 November 2013
8. ^ "Treasurer admits to embezzling over $1 million from small towns’ funds:; Fox4KC; November 22, 2013.]
9. ^ Treasurer for road district and fire district pleads guilty to embezzling $1.5 million; justice.gov; November 20, 2013.
10. ^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Archived from the original on September 13, 2014. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
11. ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
12. ^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
13. ^ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
14. ^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
15. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
16. ^ "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Lafayette County, Missouri".
17. ^ Breeding, Marshall. "Robertson Memorial Library". Libraries.org. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
18. ^ Breeding, Marshall. "Trails Regional Library". Libraries.org. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
19. ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018.

## External links

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* Lafayette County Website
* Digitized 1930 Plat Book of Lafayette County Archived 2011-08-16 at the Wayback Machine from University of Missouri Division of Special Collections, Archives, and Rare Books

Places adjacent to Lafayette County, Missouri

| Ray County |  | Carroll County

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Jackson County |

Lafayette County, Missouri

| Saline County
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Municipalities and communities of Lafayette County, Missouri, United States

County seat: Lexington

Cities|

* Alma
* Bates City
* Blackburn‡
* Concordia
* Corder
* Emma‡
* Higginsville
* Lake Lafayette
* Lexington
* Mayview
* Napoleon
* Oak Grove‡
* Odessa
* Waverly
* Wellington

Map of Missouri highlighting Lafayette County

Villages|

* Aullville
* Dover

Townships|

* Clay
* Davis
* Dover
* Freedom
* Lexington
* Middleton
* Sni-A-Bar
* Washington

Unincorporated
communities|

* Chapel Hill
* Ernestville
* Greenton
* Hodge
* Myrick
* Page City
* Tabeau
* Waterloo

Ghost towns|

* Cuba
* Fortyville

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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Coordinates: 39°04′N 93°47′W﻿ / ﻿39.06°N 93.78°W﻿ / 39.06; -93.78
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