Lafayette, Colorado

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The 2000 Census showed that Lafayette had a population of 23,197 people^<1>. This represents 0.54% of the total population of Colorado, making it the state's 21st most populous community.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated.

Below is a list of similarily sized communities (while rank is based on the 2000 Census, the population shown is estimated for 2008):

Rank in 2000	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
18	Englewood	S	24 mi [38.62 km]	32,669	2.97% increase
19	Northglenn	SE	8 mi [12.87 km]	33,697	6.72% increase
20	Parker	SE	37 mi [59.5 km]	43,767	85.78% increase
-21-	Lafayette			25,065	8.05% increase
22	Commerce City	SE	17 mi [27.36 km]	42,473	102.34% increase
23	Brighton	E	16 mi [25.75 km]	31,380	50.11% increase
24	Castle Rock	S	44 mi [70.8 km]	44,369	119.39% increase

Lafayette had 9,115 Housing Units^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Lafayette has an area^<4> of 8.85 square miles [22.92 km²].

Using the above population and land area values, Lafayette had a 2000 population density of 2,620 people per square mile [1,011 people/km²], making it the state's 26th most densely populated area.

Boulder County

The city of Lafayette is located in Boulder County.

The county had a population of 271,651 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 23,197 people, Lafayette contained 8.54% of the Boulder County total.

In addition, where the community of Lafayette has a population density of 2,620 people per square mile [1,011 people/km²], Boulder County averages 365.9 people per square mile [141.3 people/km²].

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Boulder County.

Population Rings

To help identify the number of people who live in Lafayette and the surrounding area, we have drawn concentric rings centered on Lafayette. We counted the number of communities within each ring and summed their populations.^<5>

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information called QuickFacts. Although they haven't created a QuickFact for Lafayette, there are QuickFacts available for the following nearby communities:

	Community	Census QuickFact	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Broomfield	QF-0809280	S	5 mi [8.05 km]	54,858	43.34% increase
	Westminster	QF-0883835	S	7 mi [11.27 km]	107,056	6.06% increase
	Boulder	QF-0807850	W	8 mi [12.87 km]	94,171	0.53% decrease
	Northglenn	QF-0854330	SE	8 mi [12.87 km]	33,697	6.72% increase
	Thornton	QF-0877290	SE	9 mi [14.48 km]	113,429	37.68% increase
	Arvada	QF-0803455	S	12 mi [19.31 km]	107,361	5.1% increase
	Longmont	QF-0845970	N	12 mi [19.31 km]	85,928	20.87% increase
	Wheat Ridge	QF-0884440	S	15 mi [24.14 km]	30,894	6.13% decrease

For more about neighboring communities, please visit our Neighborhood Page for Lafayette.

A Census Quickfact is available for Boulder County (QF-08013).

Below are QuickFacts for the counties that border Boulder County.

	County	Census QuickFact	Direction	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Adams	QF-08001	SE	430,836	22.76% increase
	Gilpin	QF-08047	SW	5,153	7.02% increase
	Grand	QF-08049	W	13,781	10.34% increase
	Jefferson	QF-08059	S	533,339	1.31% increase
	Larimer	QF-08069	N	292,825	15.68% increase
	Weld	QF-08123	NE	249,775	36.46% increase

Miscellaneous Information

The Federal government has assigned identifying codes to each community, county and state. The following FIPS codes apply to Lafayette:

Lafayette is located in Census Region #4 (the West Region) and in Division #8 (the Mountain Division).

For more information about various Federal Codes, please visit our Misc. Page for Lafayette.

The Commemorative Quarter for Colorado<6>

Search for Local Businesses

Google's 'Search-by-Location' is a very useful tool for people who might be planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Lafayette. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).

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