Back لافاييت (إنديانا) Arabic لافاييت (تيبيكانوى) ARZ لافیت، ایندیانا AZB Лафает (Індыяна) Byelorussian Лафайет (Индиана) Bulgarian Lafayette (Indiana) Catalan Лафаэтт (Индиана) CE Lafayette (kapital sa kondado sa Tinipong Bansa, Indiana) CEB Lafayette, Indiana Welsh Lafayette (Indiana) Danish
Lafayette, Indiana | |
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 Downtown Lafayette and the Riehle Plaza and CityBus depot | |
| Nickname: "Star City" | |
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  Lafayette  Lafayette | |
| Coordinates: 40°24′02″N 86°52′43″W / 40.40056°N 86.87861°W | |
| Country | United States of America |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Tippecanoe |
| Townships | Fairfield, Perry, Sheffield, Wea |
| Platted | 1825 |
| Incorporated | 1853 |
| Founded by | William Digby |
| Named for | General Lafayette |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–council |
| • Mayor | Tony Roswarski (D) |
| Area | |
| • City | 29.50 sq mi (76.41 km2) |
| • Land | 29.38 sq mi (76.09 km2) |
| • Water | 0.13 sq mi (0.33 km2) |
| • Metro | 904.6 sq mi (2,343 km2) |
| Elevation | 663 ft (202 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • City | 70,783 |
| • Density | 2,409.39/sq mi (930.27/km2) |
| • Metro | 223,716 (205th) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Code | 47901, 47904, 47905, 47909 |
| Area code | 765 |
| Interstate Highways |  I-65 |
| U.S. Highways | |
| Major state roads | |
| Waterways | Wabash River |
| Airports | Purdue University Airport (West Lafayette) |
| Public transit | CityBus |
| FIPS code | 18-40788[3] |
| GNIS feature ID[4] | 2395583[2] |
| Website | www |
Lafayette (/ˌlɑːfiˈɛt, ˌlæf-/ LA(H)F-ee-ET) is a city in and is the county seat of Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States,[4][5] located 63 miles (101 km) northwest of Indianapolis and 125 miles (201 km) southeast of Chicago. According to the 2020 census, the population of Lafayette was 70,783.[6] West Lafayette, on the other side of the Wabash River, is home to Purdue University, which contributes significantly to both communities. Together, they form the core of the Lafayette metropolitan area, which had a population of 235,066 in 2020.
Lafayette was founded in 1825 on the southeast bank of the Wabash River near where the river becomes impassable for riverboats upstream, though a French fort and trading post had existed since 1717 on the opposite bank and three miles downstream. It was named for the French general Marquis de Lafayette, a Revolutionary War hero.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lafayette, Indiana
- ^ "US Census website". US Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ a b "Lafayette, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
- ^ Smith 3, Fletcher (2014). "Find a name". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)[permanent dead link] - ^ "Lafayette IN – QuickFacts". US Census Bureau. Archived from the original on September 26, 2012. Retrieved April 19, 2012.