There are 22 cities in Lafayette County, Missouri.
Note: As defined by the US Census Bureau, a city's official boundaries often extend miles beyond the city itself and may even cross county lines. As such, several thousand US cities officially exist in two or more counties (and therefore appear on multiple counties' lists of cities.)
City | Rank | 2024 Population | 2020 Population | Annual Change | Density (/mi²) | Area (mi²) | Type |
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Grain Valley | 1 | 16,917 | 15,684 | 1.85% | 2,745 | 6.2 | City |
Oak Grove | 2 | 9,142 | 8,200 | 2.64% | 1,426 | 6.4 | City |
Odessa | 3 | 5,648 | 5,608 | 0.18% | 1,379 | 4.1 | City |
Higginsville | 4 | 4,736 | 4,819 | -0.44% | 1,257 | 3.8 | City |
Lexington | 5 | 4,560 | 4,658 | -0.55% | 872 | 5.2 | City |
Concordia | 6 | 2,335 | 2,377 | -0.47% | 1,275 | 1.8 | City |
Sweet Springs | 7 | 1,306 | 1,316 | -0.23% | 785 | 1.7 | City |
Waverly | 8 | 804 | 792 | 0.38% | 638 | 1.3 | City |
Wellington | 9 | 757 | 743 | 0.4% | 694 | 1.1 | City |
Corder | 10 | 424 | 418 | 0.24% | 1,191 | 0.4 | City |
Alma | 11 | 391 | 402 | -0.76% | 1,422 | 0.3 | City |
Lake Lafayette | 12 | 303 | 279 | 2.02% | 473 | 0.6 | City |
Tarsney Lakes | 13 | 240 | 261 | 7.62% | 784 | 0.3 | CDP |
Bates City | 14 | 229 | 217 | 1.33% | 211 | 1.1 | City |
Blackburn | 15 | 217 | 221 | -0.46% | 702 | 0.3 | City |
Mayview | 16 | 216 | 210 | 0.46% | 1,385 | 0.2 | City |
Napoleon | 17 | 208 | 212 | -0.48% | 119 | 1.7 | City |
Emma | 18 | 202 | 200 | 0% | 345 | 0.6 | City |
Camden | 19 | 175 | 174 | 0% | 393 | 0.4 | City |
Fleming | 20 | 115 | 114 | 0% | 213 | 0.5 | City |
Dover | 21 | 86 | 84 | 0% | 428 | 0.2 | Town |
Aullville | 22 | 80 | 79 | 0% | 301 | 0.3 | Village |
Note: City markers shown outside the county boundary mean that a part of the city extends into this county, but is primarily located in an adjacent county.
Grain Valley is the largest city in Lafayette County.
Aullville is the smallest city in Lafayette County.
There are 22 cities in Lafayette County, Missouri.