Lafayette, Louisiana

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

Lafayette is near sea level^<1>.

Time Zone: Lafayette lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

Communities that are also named Lafayette can be found in:

At the time of the 2000 Census, Lafayette had a population of 110,257 people^<3> (or 57.89% of the total population of Lafayette Parish). The population of Lafayette represented 2.47% of the total of Louisiana, making it the state's 4th most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Lafayette had a population of 113,656 people. This is an increase of 3.08% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Lafayette.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<4>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Abbeville	S	17 mi [27.36 km]	12,103	1.82% increase
	Breaux Bridge	NE	9 mi [14.48 km]	8,047	10.52% increase
	Broussard	SE	6 mi [9.66 km]	7,767	32.23% increase
	Carencro	N	6 mi [9.66 km]	6,653	8.71% increase
	Church Point	NW	17 mi [27.36 km]	4,661	2% decrease
	New Iberia	SE	19 mi [30.58 km]	32,959	1.03% increase

To learn more about neighboring communities, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Lafayette.

Websites for Lafayette

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The Commemorative Quarter for Louisiana<5>

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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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