Lafayette County, Missouri

Lafayette County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 32,960. Its is.

Lafayette is part of the.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,655 (639 ). 1,630 km² (629 sq mi) of it is land and 25 km² (10 sq mi) of it (1.49%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 32,960 people, 12,569 households, and 9,099 families residing in the county. The was 20/km² (52/sq mi). There were 13,707 housing units at an average density of 8/km² (22/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 95.52%, 2.27% or , 0.29% , 0.25% , 0.03% , 0.51% from , and 1.12% from two or more races. 1.17% of the population were or  of any race. 37.3% were of, 17.5% , 9.9% and 9.7%  ancestry according to.

There were 12,569 households out of which 33.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.30% were living together, 9.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.60% were non-families. 24.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.20% under the age of 18, 7.60% from 18 to 24, 27.50% from 25 to 44, 23.30% from 45 to 64, and 15.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 95.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $38,235, and the median income for a family was $45,717. Males had a median income of $31,972 versus $22,684 for females. The for the county was $18,493. About 6.90% of families and 8.80% of the population were below the, including 10.90% of those under age 18 and 9.10% of those age 65 or over.