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Lafayette, Tennessee

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The 2000 Census showed that Lafayette had a population of 3,885 people ^<1>. This represents 0.07% of the total population of Tennessee, making it the state's 104th most populous community.

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

Year	Population	Change Since 2000	Year-to-Year Change
2008	4,426	+13.93%	+2.15% since 2007
2007	4,333	+11.53%	+2.12% since 2006
2006	4,243	+9.21%	+1.6% since 2005
2005	4,176	+7.49%	+1.93% since 2004
2004	4,097	+5.46%	+1.31% since 2003
2003	4,044	+4.09%	+0.95% since 2002
2002	4,006	+3.11%
2001	4,008	+3.17%	+3.17% since 2000
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2000	3,885	The Last Census

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
101	Waverly	W	102 mi [164.2 km]	4,186	3.92% increase
102	Smithville	S	40 mi [64.4 km]	4,389	9.89% increase
103	Madisonville	SE	115 mi [185.1 km]	4,714	19.68% increase
-104-	Lafayette			4,426	13.93% increase
105	Camden	W	114 mi [183.5 km]	3,658	4.44% decrease
106	Centerville	SW	92 mi [148.1 km]	3,977	4.85% increase
107	Hohenwald	SW	108 mi [173.8 km]	3,805	1.36% increase

Lafayette had 1,845 Housing Units ^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Lafayette has an area ^<4> of 4.37 square miles [11.33 km²].

Using the above population and land area values, Lafayette had a 2000 population density of 888 people per square mile [343 people/km²], making it the state's 86th most densely populated area.

Macon County

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

The county had a population of 20,445 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 3,885 people, Lafayette contained 19% of the Macon County total.

In addition, where the community of Lafayette has a population density of 888 people per square mile [343 people/km²], Macon County averages 66.6 people per square mile [25.7 people/km²].

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Macon 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>

Radius	No of Communities	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
5 mi [8 km]	1	4,426	13.93% increase
10 mi [16 km]	2	5,537	12.82% increase
15 mi [24 km]	5	8,392	9.33% increase
20 mi [32 km]	8	16,566	6.49% increase
25 mi [40 km]	12	50,654	16.74% increase
30 mi [48 km]	18	90,290	19.05% increase

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information called QuickFacts. Unfortunately, the Census Bureau has not created a QuickFact that is specific to Lafayette.

A Census Quickfact is available for Macon County (QF-47111).

Below are QuickFacts for the counties that border Macon County.

County	Census QuickFact	Direction	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
Clay	QF-47027	E	7,794	2.37% decrease
Jackson	QF-47087	SE	10,847	1.67% decrease
Smith	QF-47159	S	19,107	7.4% increase
Trousdale	QF-47169	SW	7,822	7.05% increase
Sumner	QF-47165	W	155,474	18.54% increase
Allen (KY)	QF-21003	NW	19,090	7.19% increase
Monroe (KY)	QF-21171	NE	11,547	1.63% decrease

Miscellaneous Information

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

	State Code:	47 (Tennessee)
	County Code:	111 (Macon County)
	Place Code:	40160 (Lafayette)

	State & County Code:	47111 (Tennessee/Macon County)

	State & Place Code:	4740160 (Tennessee/Lafayette)

Lafayette is located in Census Region #3 (the South Region) and in Division #6 (the East South-Central Division).

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

The Commemorative
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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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Looking for more websites and/or information centered on Lafayette? Please visit the Map Page for Lafayette.

Footnotes

<1>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. - Return to Citation
<2>	Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Lafayette and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance. - Return to Citation
<3>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live, whether occupied or temporarily vacant, such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway). - Return to Citation
<4>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Lafayette. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group of people. - Return to Citation
<5>	The communities in our count are those provided by the 2000 Census, so keep in mind that our population rings will only include the people living in those communities. Smaller communities usually don't participate directly in the Census and therefore they won't be included. While our count is a close approximation, it shouldn't be considered as a complete or accurate count. - Return to Citation
<6>	All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint. - Return to Citation

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