Lafayette Township, Clinton County, Missouri

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Lafayette 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)