Lafayette County
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Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Florida
- Founded
- December 23, 1853
- Named after
- Marquis de Lafayette
- Seat
- Mayo
- Largest town
- Mayo
- Total
- 548 sq mi (1,420 km )
- Land
- 543 sq mi (1,410 km )
- Water
- 4.5 sq mi (12 km ) 0.8%
- Estimate 2025
- 8,792
- Density
- 15.1/sq mi (5.85/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Congressional districts
- 2nd , 3rd
- Website
- lafayettecountyfl .org
via Wikipedia infobox
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Lafayette County is a county located in the north central portion of the state of Florida. As of the 2020 census, the population was 8,226, making it the second-least populous county in Florida. The county seat is Mayo. Lafayette County is a prohibition or partially dry county, allowing retail sales of beer.
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