Lafayette County (Florida)

Lafayette County Courthouse
administration
US state :	Florida
Administrative headquarters :	Mayo
Address of the administrative headquarters:	Lafayette County P.O. Box 88 Mayo, Florida 32066
Foundation :	December 23, 1856
Made up from:	Madison County
Area code :	001 850
Demographics
Residents :	8870  (2010)
Population density :	6.3 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	1419 km²
Water surface :	13 km²
map
Website : www.mylafayettecounty.com

The Lafayette County is a county in the state of Florida of the United States . The county seat is Mayo . The county is part of the dry counties , which means that the sale of alcohol is restricted or prohibited.

history

Lafayette County was formed on December 23, 1856. It was named after the French Marquis de Lafayette , who had already fought under George Washington in the War of Independence .

geography

The county has an area of ​​1419 square kilometers, of which 13 square kilometers are water. It is bordered by counties in a clockwise direction: Suwannee County , Gilchrist County , Dixie County , Taylor County, and Madison County .

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents		± in%
1860	2068		-
1870	1783		-13.8%
1880	2441		36.9%
1890	3686		51%
1900	4987		35.3%
1910	6710		34.5%
1920	6242		-7%
1930	4361		-30.1%
1940	4405		1 %
1950	3440		-21.9%
1960	2889		-16%
1970	2892		0.1%
1980	4035		39.5%
1990	5578		38.2%
2000	7022		25.9%
2010	8870		26.3%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 + 2010

Former Lafayette County Courthouse in Mayo

As of the 2010 census , Lafayette County had 8,870 people in 3,365 households. The population density was 6.3 people per square kilometer. Ethnically, the population was composed of 77.4% white, 15.9% African American , 0.4% American Indian and 0.1% Asian Americans . 4.7% were members of other races and 1.4% of different races. 12.1% of the population were Hispanics or Latinos .

In 2010 there were children under the age of 18 in 36.0% of all households and persons aged 65 or over lived in 29.7% of all households. 70.5% of households were family households (consisting of married couples with or without offspring or one parent with offspring). The average household size was 2.63 people and the average family size was 3.10 people.

23.0% of the population were younger than 20 years old, 33.6% were 20 to 39 years old, 26.5% were 40 to 59 years old, and 17.0% were at least 60 years old. The mean age was 36 years. 61.8% of the population were male and 38.2% were female.

The median income for a household in the 44,180 USD , while 20.8% of the population lived below the poverty line.

In 2010, English was the first language of 91.21% of the population, 6.97% spoke Spanish and 1.82% had another mother tongue.

Places in Lafayette County

Lafayette County localities with 2010 census population :

Town :

• Mayo ( County Seat ) - 1,237 residents

Census-designated place :

• Day - 116 inhabitants

Web links

Commons : Lafayette County, Florida  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

• Lafayette County Board of County Commissioners (Engl.)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 295732. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English). 
2. ↑ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011
3. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 14, 2011
4. ↑ Extract from census.gov (2000 + 2010) ( Memento of the original from July 13, 2011 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved March 31, 2012 
5. ^ Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved March 19, 2014.
6. ↑ Language distribution 2010 . Modern Language Association . Archived from the original on August 15, 2013. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved March 19, 2014. 

Coordinates: 29 ° 59 ′  N , 83 ° 11 ′  W