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Lafayette CountyMississippi

Lafayette County is in Mississippi and was created in 1836, with Oxford as its county seat.

  • Founded1836
  • County seatOxford
  • Named forGilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette
  • Land area632 sq mi + 48 sq mi water
  • Population55,813 2020 Census
  • Parcels mapped34,982 checked 16 October 2026
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Where it is

Lafayette on the map of Mississippi

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History

Formed in 1836 from Monroe County

An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.

Lafayette County was formed in 1836 from Monroe County, and named after Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette. Oxford is the county seat.

Deeds and plats from before 1836 for land now in Lafayette County may have been recorded in Monroe County.

Boundary changes from the Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

  1. 1836
    Lafayette County created Lafayette created from Monroe.
    from Monroe
    · Miss. Laws 1836, reg. sess., par. 7/p. 11
  2. 1846
    Lost territory Lafayette lost to Marshall.
    to Marshall
    · Miss. Laws 1846, reg. sess., ch. 177, sec. 1/p. 452
  3. 1850
    Lost territory Lafayette lost to Marshall.
    to Marshall
    · Miss. Laws 1850, reg. sess., ch. 142/p. 241
  4. 1852
    Lost territory Lafayette lost to creation of Calhoun.
    to Calhoun
    · Miss. Laws 1852, reg. sess., ch. 15, secs. 1-2, 14-16/pp. 36-37, 40; Murphree, 6-7
  5. 1854
    Lost territory Lafayette lost small area to Marshall.
    to Marshall
    · Miss. Laws 1854, reg. sess., ch. 104/p. 238
  6. 1871
    Gained territory Lafayette gained small area from Marshall.
    from Marshall
    · Miss. Rev. Code 1871, ch. 2, art. 2, pars. 20-89/pp. 12-29
  7. 1873
    Lost territory Lafayette lost to Yalobusha.
    to Yalobusha
    · Miss. Laws 1873, reg. sess., ch. 10, sec. 1/p. 166

Land and parcels

What the maps cover in Lafayette

Who publishes each layer, how good it is, and when we last checked.

Official
from the office that keeps the record
Good enough
a reliable statewide or national copy
Fallback
a guide only; check the official record
Missing
nothing public found yet

People and land

Lafayette by the Census

Population
55,813 2020 Census count
Housing units
28,208 2020 Census count
Land area
632 square miles
Water area
48 square miles
People per sq mi
88 population ÷ land area

Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Rules and offices

Who to ask before you build, dig or sell

Official county pages only. We link to them; we do not copy them, because they change.

Inside a city or town, permits usually come from that city rather than the county.

Records

Zoning and code

County government

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Questions

Common questions about Lafayette County

When was Lafayette County founded?
Lafayette County was founded in 1836, formed from Monroe County, and named after Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette.
What is the county seat of Lafayette County?
The county seat of Lafayette County is Oxford.
Is there an online parcel map for Lafayette County?
Yes. Lafayette County publishes a parcel map of 34,982 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
Has Lafayette County's boundary or name changed?
Lafayette County was created in 1836 from Monroe County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 6 later changes, chiefly involving Marshall County, Calhoun County and Yalobusha County.
Is my lot in a flood zone?
We do not have flood maps for Lafayette County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.

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