Lafayette, Iowa

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Cedar Rapids. It is located about 12 miles [19 km] to the south of Lafayette and has a population of 120,758 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Waterloo. It is located about 41 miles [65 km] to the northwest of Lafayette and has a population of 68,747 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Anamosa	E	20 mi [32.19 km]	5,736	4.4% increase
	Cedar Falls	NW	47 mi [75.6 km]	38,059	5.3% increase
	Coralville	S	31 mi [49.89 km]	18,478	22.18% increase
	Dyersville	NE	36 mi [57.9 km]	4,204	4.19% increase
	Evansdale	NW	38 mi [61.2 km]	5,056	11.71% increase
	Hiawatha	S	6 mi [9.66 km]	6,688	3.21% increase
	Independence	NW	24 mi [38.62 km]	6,119	1.75% increase
	Iowa City	S	34 mi [54.7 km]	67,831	9.02% increase
	Manchester	NE	26 mi [41.84 km]	4,876	7.25% decrease
	Marion	SE	8 mi [12.87 km]	32,821	24.82% increase
	Monticello	E	26 mi [41.84 km]	3,653	1.28% increase
	Mount Vernon	SE	20 mi [32.19 km]	4,158	22.65% increase
	North Liberty	S	28 mi [45.06 km]	11,561	115.41% increase
	Oelwein	N	38 mi [61.2 km]	6,082	9.12% decrease
	Vinton	W	17 mi [27.36 km]	5,080	0.43% decrease

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Alburnett	E	3 mi [4.83 km]	551	1.43% decrease
	Atkins	SW	13 mi [20.92 km]	1,560	59.67% increase
	Center Point	NW	5 mi [8.05 km]	2,342	16.69% increase
	Central City	NE	8 mi [12.87 km]	1,183	2.25% increase
	Coggon	NE	11 mi [17.7 km]	714	4.16% decrease
	Grand View Village	S	13 mi [20.92 km]	---
	Palo	SW	8 mi [12.87 km]	875	42.51% increase
	Prairieburg	NE	14 mi [22.53 km]	170	2.86% decrease
	Robins	S	4 mi [6.44 km]	2,869	58.86% increase
	Shellsburg	W	10 mi [16.09 km]	1,004	7.04% increase
	Springville	SE	13 mi [20.92 km]	1,047	4.03% decrease
	Squaw Creek Village	SE	10 mi [16.09 km]	---
	Sunset Village	S	6 mi [9.66 km]	---
	Urbana	NW	11 mi [17.7 km]	1,447	42% increase
	Walker	NW	10 mi [16.09 km]	775	3.33% increase

Linn County

Lafayette is located in Linn County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Linn: Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Delaware, Iowa, Johnson and Jones. Although it doesn't share a border with Linn, Black Hawk it is close to Lafayette.

Below are counties that are near Lafayette (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Lafayette:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Lafayette
	Benton County	W	Shellsburg	10 miles [16 km]
	Black Hawk County	NW	Jubilee	27 miles [43 km]
	Buchanan County	NW	Hamerville	15 miles [24 km]
	Cedar County	SE	Mechanicsville	27 miles [43 km]
	Clayton County	N	Edgewood	37 miles [59 km]
	Delaware County	NE	Ehler	14 miles [22 km]
	Dubuque County	NE	Worthington	33 miles [53 km]
	Fayette County	N	Maryville	37 miles [59 km]
	Iowa County	S	East Amana	24 miles [38 km]
	Johnson County	S	Shueyville	20 miles [32 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Iowa<3>

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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.

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