City of Lafayette, Fairfield Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States

Overview of Lafayette

• Name:
  Lafayette
• Official Name:
  City of Lafayette
• Place Type:
  Incorporated City
• Located In:
  Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States
  

  Fairfield Township (59%)
  Wea Township (34%)
  Sheffield Township (4%)
  Perry Township (2%)
  
• Description (GNIS):
  City on the Wabash River about 60 mi NW of Indianapolis.
• Surveys:
  Second Principal Meridian
  

  Range 3 West
  

  Townships: 22 North, 23 North

  Range 4 West
  

  Townships: 22 North, 23 North
• County Seat of:
  Tippecanoe County
• Coordinates:
  Latitude:40.416702240° 25' 00.1"N

  Longitude:-86.875286986° 52' 31.0"W
• Nearby Cities:
  • Eastwitch 1.5 mi. NE
  • West Lafayette (Wabash Township) 1.8 mi. W
  • Shadeland (Union Township) 4.9 mi. SW
  • Dayton (Sheffield Township) 6.3 mi. SE
  • Battle Ground (Tippecanoe Township) 6.6 mi. N
  • Mulberry (Madison Township, Clinton County) 12.1 mi. SE
• Nearby Cemeteries:
  • Resthaven Memorial Park 1.3 mi. NE
  • Saint Boniface 2.2 mi. N
  • Springvale 2.4 mi. N
  • Grandview (West Lafayette, Wabash Township) 2.4 mi. NW
  • Saint Marys 2.6 mi. SW
  • Fink 2.9 mi. S
  • Indiana Veterans Home (Wabash Township) 4 mi. N
  • Kenny (Wea Township) 4.6 mi. S
  • Swisher-Hurtz (Tippecanoe Township) 4.7 mi. N
  • Sand Ridge (Wabash Township) 4.8 mi. W
  • Tippecanoe Memory Gardens (Wabash Township) 4.9 mi. NW
  • O'Neall (Wea Township) 5.1 mi. S
• Population:
  62,231
• Elevation:
  211 m
• Histopolis Place ID:
  409939490
• Updated Apr 26, 2020