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Lafayette, Indiana | |
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Nickname: "Star City" | |
Coordinates: 40°24′02″N 86°52′43″W / 40.40056°N 86.87861°W | |
Country | United States of America |
State | Indiana |
County | Tippecanoe |
Townships | Fairfield, Perry, Sheffield, Wea |
Platted | 1825 |
Incorporated | 1853 |
Founded by | William Digby |
Named for | General Lafayette |
Government | |
• Type | Mayor–council |
• Mayor | Tony Roswarski (D) |
Area | |
• City | 29.50 sq mi (76.41 km2) |
• Land | 29.38 sq mi (76.09 km2) |
• Water | 0.13 sq mi (0.33 km2) |
• Metro | 904.6 sq mi (2,343 km2) |
Elevation | 663 ft (202 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• City | 70,783 |
• Density | 2,409.39/sq mi (930.27/km2) |
• Metro | 223,716 (205th) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
ZIP Code | 47901, 47904, 47905, 47909 |
Area code | 765 |
Interstate Highways | I-65 |
U.S. Highways | |
Major state roads | |
Waterways | Wabash River |
Airports | Purdue University Airport (West Lafayette) |
Public transit | CityBus |
FIPS code | 18-40788[3] |
GNIS feature ID[4] | 2395583[2] |
Website | www |
Lafayette (/ˌlɑːfiːˈɛt, ˌlæf-/ LAH-fee-ET, LAF-ee-ET) is a city in and is the county seat of Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States,[4][5] located 63 miles (101 km) northwest of Indianapolis and 125 miles (201 km) southeast of Chicago. According to the 2020 census, the population of Lafayette was 70,783.[6] West Lafayette, on the other side of the Wabash River, is home to Purdue University, which contributes significantly to both communities. Together, they form the core of the Lafayette metropolitan area, which had a population of 235,066 in 2020.
Lafayette was founded in 1825 on the southeast bank of the Wabash River near where the river becomes impassable for riverboats upstream, though a French fort and trading post had existed since 1717 on the opposite bank and three miles downstream. It was named for the French general Marquis de Lafayette, a Revolutionary War hero.
History
When European explorers arrived at this area, it was inhabited by a tribe of Miami Native Americans known as the Ouiatenon or Weas. In 1717, the French government established Fort Ouiatenon across the Wabash River and three miles (4.8 km) south of present-day Lafayette. The fort became the center of trade for fur trappers, merchants and Indians. An annual reenactment and festival known as Feast of the Hunters' Moon is held there each autumn.[7]
The town of Lafayette was platted in May 1825 by William Digby, a trader. It was designated as the county seat of the newly formed Tippecanoe County the following year. Like many frontier towns, Lafayette was named for General Lafayette, a French officer who significantly aided George Washington's Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. Lafayette toured the United States in 1824 and 1825.[8]
In its earliest days, Lafayette was a shipping center on the Wabash River. In 1838, Henry Leavitt Ellsworth, the first United States Patent Commissioner, published a booklet titled Valley of the Upper Wabash, Indiana, with Hints on Its Agricultural Advantages, to promote settlement of the region. By 1845, Ellsworth had purchased 93,000 acres (380 km2) of farmland around Lafayette and moved there from Connecticut to supervise land sales.[9] By 1847 Ellsworth was distributing broadsides looking for farmers to purchase his farmland.[10] He became president of the Tippecanoe County Agricultural Society in April 1851 – despite some local resentment over what was called "the Yale Crowd" – but he was defeated the same year when he ran for the Indiana House of Representatives.[11] Ellsworth Street and Ellsworth Historic District are named for him.[12]
The Wabash and Erie Canal in the 1840s stimulated trade and affirmed Lafayette's regional prominence. Railroads arrived in the town in the 1850s, connecting it with other major markets. The Monon Railroad connected Lafayette with other sections of Indiana.
Lafayette was the site of the first official airmail delivery in the United States on 17 August 1859, when John Wise piloted a balloon starting on the Lafayette courthouse grounds. Wise hoped to reach New York; however, weather conditions forced the balloon down near Crawfordsville, Indiana, and the mail reached its final destination by train. In 1959, the US Postal Service issued a 7¢ airmail stamp commemorating the centennial of the event.[13]
Geography
Lafayette is located in Fairfield and Wea Townships.
According to the 2010 census, Lafayette has a total area of 27.74 square miles (71.85 km2), all land.[14]
Neighborhoods
Neighborhoods include:[15]
- 9th Street Hill
- Centennial
- Columbian Park
- Downtown
- Ellsworth Romig
- Glen Acres
- Hanna
- Hedgewood
- Highland Park
- Jefferson
- Jesco Hills Estates
- Lincoln
- Linnwood
- Monon
- Orchard Heights
- Perrin
- Potter Hollow
- St. Lawrence-McAllister
- St. Mary's
- Valley Center
- Vinton Highlands
- Vinton
- Wabash
- Wallace Triangle
Historic neighborhoods include Ninth Street Hill Neighborhood Historic District and Upper Main Street Historic District.
Climate
In recent years, temperatures in Lafayette have ranged from an average low of 17 °F (−8 °C) in January to a high of 86 °F (30 °C) in July, although a record low of −33 °F (−36 °C) was recorded in January 1985 and again in January 1994; and a record high of 105 °F (41 °C) was recorded in June 1988. Average monthly precipitation ranged from 1.58 inches (40 mm) in February to 4.24 inches (108 mm) in June.[16]
Climate data for Lafayette, Indiana (Purdue University Airport) 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1944–present | |||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °F (°C) | 69 (21) |
73 (23) |
86 (30) |
89 (32) |
96 (36) |
105 (41) |
105 (41) |
100 (38) |
98 (37) |
92 (33) |
80 (27) |
73 (23) |
105 (41) |
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 33.4 (0.8) |
38.0 (3.3) |
49.5 (9.7) |
61.9 (16.6) |
72.5 (22.5) |
81.2 (27.3) |
83.8 (28.8) |
82.7 (28.2) |
77.2 (25.1) |
64.5 (18.1) |
50.0 (10.0) |
38.2 (3.4) |
61.1 (16.2) |
Daily mean °F (°C) | 25.8 (−3.4) |
29.7 (−1.3) |
40.0 (4.4) |
51.1 (10.6) |
61.6 (16.4) |
70.7 (21.5) |
73.6 (23.1) |
72.2 (22.3) |
65.5 (18.6) |
53.7 (12.1) |
41.3 (5.2) |
31.0 (−0.6) |
51.3 (10.7) |
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 18.2 (−7.7) |
21.4 (−5.9) |
30.4 (−0.9) |
40.3 (4.6) |
50.7 (10.4) |
60.1 (15.6) |
63.4 (17.4) |
61.7 (16.5) |
53.9 (12.2) |
43.0 (6.1) |
32.6 (0.3) |
23.8 (−4.6) |
41.6 (5.3) |
Record low °F (°C) | −23 (−31) |
−20 (−29) |
−6 (−21) |
7 (−14) |
25 (−4) |
35 (2) |
43 (6) |
37 (3) |
29 (−2) |
19 (−7) |
5 (−15) |
−16 (−27) |
−23 (−31) |
Average precipitation inches (mm) | 2.19 (56) |
1.78 (45) |
2.73 (69) |
3.84 (98) |
4.04 (103) |
4.56 (116) |
4.08 (104) |
3.12 (79) |
2.59 (66) |
2.91 (74) |
2.87 (73) |
2.29 (58) |
37.00 (940) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 9.3 | 8.1 | 10.6 | 11.6 | 12.6 | 12.6 | 11.8 | 10.4 | 9.4 | 9.5 | 10.1 | 10.3 | 126.3 |
Source: NOAA[17][18] |
Climate data for Lafayette 8 S, Indiana (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1954–present) | |||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °F (°C) | 66 (19) |
74 (23) |
85 (29) |
89 (32) |
95 (35) |
104 (40) |
106 (41) |
98 (37) |
102 (39) |
92 (33) |
80 (27) |
71 (22) |
106 (41) |
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 33.2 (0.7) |
37.7 (3.2) |
49.2 (9.6) |
61.9 (16.6) |
72.9 (22.7) |
81.4 (27.4) |
83.6 (28.7) |
82.4 (28.0) |
77.8 (25.4) |
65.4 (18.6) |
50.5 (10.3) |
38.4 (3.6) |
61.2 (16.2) |
Daily mean °F (°C) | 25.4 (−3.7) |
29.2 (−1.6) |
39.7 (4.3) |
51.4 (10.8) |
62.7 (17.1) |
71.6 (22.0) |
73.9 (23.3) |
72.3 (22.4) |
66.2 (19.0) |
54.5 (12.5) |
41.8 (5.4) |
31.0 (−0.6) |
51.6 (10.9) |
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 17.7 (−7.9) |
20.7 (−6.3) |
30.2 (−1.0) |
40.9 (4.9) |
52.5 (11.4) |
61.7 (16.5) |
64.2 (17.9) |
62.1 (16.7) |
54.6 (12.6) |
43.6 (6.4) |
33.0 (0.6) |
23.5 (−4.7) |
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