Lafayette County, sometimes spelled La Fayette County, is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It was part of the Wisconsin Territory at the time of its founding. As of the 2020 census, the population was 16,611. The county was named in honor of the Marquis de Lafayette, the French general who rendered assistance to the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War. The county is considered a high-farming concentration county by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, meaning at least 20 percent of its earnings came from agriculture.
The courthouse scenes from the 2009 film Public Enemies were filmed at the Lafayette County Courthouse in Darlington.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.2%) is water.
Major highways
- 20px U.S. Highway 151
- 20px Highway 11 (Wisconsin)
- 20px Highway 23 (Wisconsin)
- 20px Highway 78 (Wisconsin)
- 20px Highway 81 (Wisconsin)
- 20px Highway 126 (Wisconsin)
Buses
Adjacent counties
- Grant County - west
- Iowa County - north
- Green County - east
- Stephenson County, Illinois - southeast
- Jo Daviess County, Illinois - south