Lafayette County
Also known as Lafayette County, Mississippi, Lafayette County, MS
county in Mississippi, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Mississippi
- Established
- February 9, 1836 , (190 years ago) ( 1836-02-09 )
- Named after
- Marquis de Lafayette
- Seat
- Oxford
- Largest city
- Oxford
- Total
- 679 sq mi (1,760 km )
- Land
- 632 sq mi (1,640 km )
- Water
- 47 sq mi (120 km ) 7.0%
- Estimate 2025
- 59,597
- Density
- 88.3/sq mi (34.1/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
Article
Lafayette County is a county in the U.S. state of Mississippi. At the 2020 census, the population was 55,813. Its county seat is Oxford. The local pronunciation of the name is "la-FAY-et." The county's name honors Marquis de Lafayette, a French military hero and American general who fought during the American Revolutionary War.
The Oxford, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Lafayette County. The county is policed by the Lafayette County Sheriff's Department.