Lafayette, Indiana

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The 2000 Census showed that Lafayette had a population of 56,397 people^<1>. This represents 0.93% of the total population of Indiana, making it the state's 11th 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
8	Muncie	E	78 mi [125.5 km]	64,975	3.64% decrease
9	Anderson	E	65 mi [104.6 km]	57,282	4.1% decrease
10	Terre Haute	S	70 mi [112.7 km]	60,007	0.66% increase
-11-	Lafayette			64,049	13.57% increase
12	Elkhart	NE	100 mi [160.9 km]	52,653	1.5% increase
13	Mishawaka	N	94 mi [151.3 km]	50,026	7.45% increase
14	Kokomo	E	38 mi [61.2 km]	45,694	0.91% decrease

Lafayette had 25,602 Housing Units^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Lafayette has an area^<4> of 20.09 square miles [52 km²].

Using the above population and land area values, Lafayette had a 2000 population density of 2,806 people per square mile [1,083 people/km²], making it the state's 39th most densely populated area.

Tippecanoe County

The city of Lafayette is located in Tippecanoe County and is the county seat.

The county had a population of 149,292 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 56,397 people, Lafayette contained 37.78% of the Tippecanoe County total.

In addition, where the community of Lafayette has a population density of 2,806 people per square mile [1,083 people/km²], Tippecanoe County averages 298.7 people per square mile [115.3 people/km²].

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Tippecanoe 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 don't create QuickFacts for all communities, they do have one for Lafayette. Not only does the QuickFact have details about Lafayette, it also contains a comparison between Lafayette and the state of Indiana.

Click here for the Lafayette QuickFact (QF-1840788).

A Census Quickfact is available for Tippecanoe County (QF-18157).

Below are QuickFacts for the counties that border Tippecanoe County.

	County	Census QuickFact	Direction	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Benton	QF-18007	NW	8,769	6.67% decrease
	Carroll	QF-18015	NE	19,864	1.4% decrease
	Clinton	QF-18023	E	34,069	0.32% increase
	Fountain	QF-18045	SW	17,041	4.89% decrease
	Montgomery	QF-18107	S	37,805	0.55% increase
	Warren	QF-18171	W	8,547	1.24% increase
	White	QF-18181	N	23,800	5.65% decrease

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 #2 (the Midwest Region) and in Division #3 (the East North-Central Division).

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

The Commemorative Quarter for Indiana<6>

Search for Local Businesses

Google's 'Search-by-Location' has proven to be a useful tool by people who planned 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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