Lafayette, Illinois

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Peoria. It is located about 30 miles [48 km] to the southeast of Lafayette and has a population of 112,936 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Davenport (IA). It is located about 45 miles [72 km] to the northwest of Lafayette and has a population of 98,359 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Bettendorf (IA)	NW	41 mi [66 km]	32,584	4.19% increase
	Canton	S	37 mi [59.5 km]	14,545	4.86% decrease
	East Moline	NW	36 mi [57.9 km]	20,892	2.75% increase
	East Peoria	SE	37 mi [59.5 km]	22,760	0.54% increase
	Galesburg	SW	23 mi [37.01 km]	31,181	7.49% decrease
	Kewanee	N	9 mi [14.48 km]	12,302	4.96% decrease
	La Salle	E	50 mi [80.5 km]	9,520	2.82% decrease
	Moline	NW	37 mi [59.5 km]	43,088	1.55% decrease
	Monmouth	W	37 mi [59.5 km]	9,321	5.28% decrease
	Morton	SE	43 mi [69.2 km]	16,039	5.53% increase
	Pekin	SE	41 mi [66 km]	33,430	1.26% decrease
	Peru	E	46 mi [74 km]	9,810	0.25% decrease
	Rock Island	NW	40 mi [64.4 km]	38,139	3.89% decrease
	Sterling	N	49 mi [78.9 km]	15,124	2.12% decrease
	Washington	SE	39 mi [62.8 km]	13,942	28.6% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Altona	W	10 mi [16.09 km]	525	7.89% decrease
	Bishop Hill	NW	9 mi [14.48 km]	116	7.2% decrease
	Bradford	E	16 mi [25.75 km]	758	3.68% decrease
	Cambridge	NW	17 mi [27.36 km]	2,093	3.99% decrease
	Galva	NW	5 mi [8.05 km]	2,648	3.99% decrease
	La Fayette	NW	Less than 2 mi	219	3.52% decrease
	Neponset	NE	16 mi [25.75 km]	493	5.01% decrease
	Oneida	W	13 mi [20.92 km]	692	7.98% decrease
	Princeville	SE	16 mi [25.75 km]	1,636	0.93% increase
	Toulon	E	5 mi [8.05 km]	1,339	4.36% decrease
	Victoria	SW	8 mi [12.87 km]	293	9.29% decrease
	Wataga	W	16 mi [25.75 km]	787	8.17% decrease
	Williamsfield	S	12 mi [19.31 km]	573	7.58% decrease
	Woodhull	W	18 mi [28.97 km]	790	2.35% decrease
	Wyoming	E	10 mi [16.09 km]	1,394	2.11% decrease

Stark County

Lafayette is located in Stark County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Stark: Bureau, Henry, Knox, Marshall and Peoria.

While not sharing a border with Stark, the following counties are close to Lafayette: Mercer, Warren and Fulton.

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
	Scott County (IA)	NW	Le Claire (IA)	39 miles [62 km]
	Bureau County	NE	Neponset	16 miles [25 km]
	Fulton County	S	Farmington	28 miles [45 km]
	Henry County	NW	Galva	5 miles [8 km]
	Knox County	SW	Centerville	5 miles [8 km]
	Marshall County	E	Camp Grove	17 miles [27 km]
	Mercer County	W	New Windsor	25 miles [40 km]
	Peoria County	S	Elmore	10 miles [16 km]
	Putnam County	E	Putnam	30 miles [48 km]
	Rock Island County	NW	Rustic Acres	31 miles [49 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Illinois<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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