THE LAFAYETTE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Crawford-Mammoth Cave Uplands setting.
Lafayette township has 29.1 square miles of land in Owen County. Its Census reference point is in Crawford-Mammoth Cave Uplands, within Interior Plateau.
Open hills, irregular plains and tablelands are developed on limestone and other sedimentary rocks. Oak-hickory woodland, local prairie and cedar-glade settings contribute to this diverse inland plateau.
Regional context: Interior Plateau ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Lafayette and Owen County
Lafayette is associated with Owen County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Lafayette by land and water
The Census records 0.05 square miles of water within Lafayette, or 0.2% of its total area. It is 0.5 percentage points lower than the 0.7% recorded for Owen County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Lafayette township has 58.9 times the land area of nearby Patricksburg CDP (0.49 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

