Lafayette Township, Clinton County, Missouri

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Lafayette Township
Township
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Coordinates: 39°41′46″N94°32′14″W / 39.6959804°N 94.5370838°W / 39.6959804; -94.5370838
Country Flag of the United States.svg United States
State Flag of Missouri.svg Missouri
County Clinton
Area
[1]
 • Total
49.6 sq mi (128 km2)
 • Land49.57 sq mi (128.4 km2)
 • Water0.03 sq mi (0.078 km2)  0.06%
Elevation
[2]
951 ft (290 m)
Population
 (2020) [3]
 • Total
721
 • Density14.5/sq mi (5.6/km2)
FIPS code 29-04939674 [1]
GNIS feature ID766516 [2]

Lafayette Township is a township in Clinton County, Missouri, United States. [2] At the 2020 census, its population was 721. [3]

Lafayette Township was established in 1833, taking the name of Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 "MO TIGER County Subdivisions". Missouri Spatial Data Information Service. United State Census Bureau. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lafayette Township, Clinton County, Missouri
  3. 1 2 "Census 2020 DHC Extract Assistance". Missouri Census Data Center. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Clinton County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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