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La Fayette (named after Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, pronounced locally "Lay - fay - et") is a village in Stark County, Illinois. It is located south of Kewanee off Route 78 on Route 17|IL-17 (Madison Street). The population was 223 at the 2010 census, down from 227 in 2000. It is part of the Peoria, Illinois Metropolitan ...
LaClede Township is one of twenty townships in Fayette County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 844 and it contained 374 housing units. [1] LaClede Township was named for Pierre Laclede, the founder of St. Louis, Missouri. [2]
Fayette County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of the 2020 census, the population was 21,488. [1] Its county seat is Vandalia, [2] the site of the Vandalia State House State Historic Site. Ramsey Lake State Recreation Area is located in the northwestern part of this county.
Wayne, Lawrence, Fayette, and Crawford County: Henry Clay (1777–1852), Kentucky legislator who negotiated the Missouri Compromise: 12,999: 468 sq mi (1,212 km 2) Clinton County: 027: Carlyle: 1824: Washington, Bond, and Fayette County: DeWitt Clinton (1769–1828), Governor of New York, responsible for the construction of the Erie Canal ...
La Clede is an unincorporated community in La Clede Township, Fayette County, Illinois, United States. The community was named after Pierre Laclède , a French fur trader. [ 3 ]
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Nance was born in La Fayette, Illinois on March 30, 1848. He was born to Dr. Hiram Nance and Sarah (Smith) Nance. [1] He was educated in Kewanee, Illinois, until age sixteen. [2] He married Sarah White and they had one child. [3]
LaFayette Township is located in Ogle County, Illinois.As of the 2010 census, its population was 170 and it contained 72 housing units. [1] A referendum to merge LaFayette Township with neighboring Taylor Township failed when Taylor voted against the referendum.