Lafayette County, Wisconsin
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is a
county located in the
U.S. state of
Wisconsin. As of
2000, the population was 16,137. Its
county seat is
Darlington6.
According to the
U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,644
km² (635
mi²). 1,641 km² (634 mi²) of it is land and 3 km² (1 mi²) of it (0.16%) is water.
As of the
census2 of 2000, there were 16,137 people, 6,211 households, and 4,378 families residing in the county. The
population density was 10/km² (26/mi²). There were 6,674 housing units at an average density of 4/km² (10/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 99.03%
White, 0.11%
Black or
African American, 0.11%
Native American, 0.22%
Asian, 0.04%
Pacific Islander, 0.14% from
other races, and 0.35% from two or more races. 0.57% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race.
There were 6,211 households out of which 33.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.00% were
married couples living together, 7.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.50% were non-families. 25.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.10.
In the county, the population was spread out with 27.20% under the age of 18, 7.60% from 18 to 24, 27.20% from 25 to 44, 22.10% from 45 to 64, and 15.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 99.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.00 males.
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Argyle (town)*
Argyle*
Belmont (town)*
Belmont*
Benton (town)*
Benton*
Blanchard*
Blanchardville*
Darlington (town)*
Darlington*
Elk Grove*
Fayette*
Gratiot (town)*
Gratiot*
Hazel Green (partially)
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Kendall*
Lamont*
Monticello*
New Diggings*
Seymour*
Shullsburg (town)*
Shullsburg*
South Wayne*
Wayne*
White Oak Springs*
Willow Springs*
Wiota*
Lafayette County
