City of West Lafayette, Wabash Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States

Overview of West Lafayette

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

  Wabash Township (88%)
  Tippecanoe Township (12%)
  
• History (GNIS):
  Founded in 1845. Current name adopted in 1888.
• Surveys:
  Second Principal Meridian
  

  Range 4 West
  

  Townships: 23 North, 24 North

  Range 5 West
  

  Townships: 23 North, 24 North
• Coordinates:
  Latitude:40.425868640° 25' 33.1"N

  Longitude:-86.908065586° 54' 29.0"W
• Nearby Cities:
  • Happy Hollow Heights 1.2 mi. N
  • Lafayette (Fairfield Township) 1.8 mi. E
  • Shadeland (Union Township) 4.2 mi. SW
  • Battle Ground (Tippecanoe Township) 6.7 mi. NE
  • Dayton (Sheffield Township) 8.1 mi. SE
  • Otterbein (Bolivar Township, Benton County) 10.9 mi. NW
• Nearby Cemeteries:
  • Grandview 1.1 mi. N
  • Saint Marys (Lafayette, Fairfield Township) 2.1 mi. S
  • Resthaven Memorial Park (Lafayette, Fairfield Township) 2.6 mi. E
  • Saint Boniface (Fairfield Township) 2.9 mi. NE
  • Springvale (Fairfield Township) 3 mi. NE
  • Indiana Veterans Home 3.3 mi. N
  • Sand Ridge 3.3 mi. W
  • Tippecanoe Memory Gardens 3.3 mi. NW
  • Fink (Lafayette, Wea Township) 3.9 mi. SE
  • Swisher-Hurtz (Tippecanoe Township) 5 mi. NE
  • Hebron 5 mi. NW
  • Pierce (Tippecanoe Township) 5.1 mi. N
• Population:
  30,950
• Elevation:
  187 m
• Histopolis Place ID:
  754277073
• Updated Apr 26, 2020