Lafayette County, Florida

Lafayette County is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 7,022. It is the second least populated county in the state, having one more resident, according to the 2000 census, than. The 2005 estimate for the county is 7,773. Its is. Lafayette County is a prohibition or entirely. .

History
Lafayette County was created in. It was named for the, officer who served with  in the.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,419 (548 ). 1,406 km² (543 sq mi) of it is land and 13 km² (5 sq mi) of it (0.93%) is water.

Adjacent Counties

 * - east
 * - southeast
 * - south
 * - west
 * - northwest

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 7,022 people, 2,142 households, and 1,591 families residing in the county. The was 5/km² (13/sq mi). There were 2,660 housing units at an average density of 2/km² (5/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 79.27%, 14.37% or , 0.71% , 0.13% , 0.01% , 4.30% from , and 1.21% from two or more races. 9.14% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 2,142 households out of which 34.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.20% were living together, 9.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.70% were non-families. 22.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the county the population was spread out with 21.70% under the age of 18, 10.70% from 18 to 24, 34.00% from 25 to 44, 21.30% from 45 to 64, and 12.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 148.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 157.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $30,651, and the median income for a family was $35,020. Males had a median income of $25,030 versus $22,007 for females. The for the county was $13,087. About 12.90% of families and 17.50% of the population were below the, including 23.70% of those under age 18 and 17.30% of those age 65 or over.

Incorporated

 * 1) Town of

Parks
Parks in the county include and, both accessible to the.

Government links/Constitutional offices

 * Lafayette County Board of County Commissioners
 * Lafayette County Supervisor of Elections
 * Lafayette County Property Appraiser
 * Lafayette County Sheriff's Office
 * Lafayette County Tax Collector

Special districts

 * Lafayette County Schools
 * Suwannee River Water Management District

Judicial branch

 * Lafayette County Clerk of Courts
 * Public Defender, 3rd Judicial Circuit of Florida serving, , , Lafayette, , , and Counties
 * Office of the State Attorney, 3rd Judicial Circuit of Florida
 * Circuit and County Court for the 3rd Judicial Circuit of Florida