Lafayette County, Missouri

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Lafayette County, Missouri is a predominantly rural county in western Missouri known for its agricultural landscape, small historic towns, and location east of the Kansas City metropolitan area.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf county in Missouri
borders Carroll County, Missouri
Jackson County, Missouri
Johnson County, Missouri
Ray County, Missouri
Saline County, Missouri
characterizedBy predominantly rural landscape
contains Alma, Missouri
Bates City, Missouri
Concordia, Missouri
Corder, Missouri
Emma, Missouri
Grand Pass National Wildlife Refuge (part)
Higginsville, Missouri
Lexington, Missouri
Mayview, Missouri
Napoleon, Missouri
Odessa, Missouri
Wellington, Missouri
country United States of America
countySeat Lexington, Missouri
FIPSCode 29107
GNISID 00758554
governmentType county commission
hasCharacteristic mix of small towns and unincorporated communities
primarily agricultural economy
hasFeature historic downtown Lexington
rural farmland
hasHistoricEvent Battle of Lexington (American Civil War)
hasHistoricSite Battle of Lexington State Historic Site
knownFor agricultural production
small historic towns
largestCity Odessa, Missouri
locatedIn Midwestern United States
western Missouri
locatedOn Missouri River
surface form: Missouri River (northern boundary)
namedAfter Marquis de Lafayette
partOf Kansas City metropolitan area
surface form: Kansas City metropolitan area (eastern fringe)

United States Census Bureau designated areas
surface form: United States Census Bureau’s Kansas City, MO–KS Combined Statistical Area
postalAbbreviation MO
regionCode Kansas City metropolitan area
surface form: Northeast Kansas City metro fringe
state Missouri
timeZone Central Time Zone
traversedBy Interstate 70
Missouri Route 13
U.S. Route 24 NERFINISHED
U.S. Route 40

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Jackson County, Missouri borderedBy Lafayette County, Missouri
Ray County, Missouri bordersCounty Lafayette County, Missouri
Johnson County, Missouri borderedBy Lafayette County, Missouri
Western Missouri contains Lafayette County, Missouri
Missouri 5th congressional district containsPortionOf Lafayette County, Missouri
subject surface form: Missouri's 5th congressional district
Battle of Lexington (American Civil War) location Lafayette County, Missouri
Missouri Route 13 passesThrough Lafayette County, Missouri
Mayview, Missouri county Lafayette County, Missouri
Mayview, Missouri isPartOf Lafayette County, Missouri
Mayview, Missouri locatedIn Lafayette County, Missouri
Bates City, Missouri county Lafayette County, Missouri
Bates City, Missouri partOf Lafayette County, Missouri
Higginsville, Missouri isCountySeatOf Lafayette County, Missouri
this entity surface form: Lafayette County, Missouri (historical association)