Profile for Lafayette, New Jersey, NJ

Local festivals include:

• Italian & Garlic Festival - Oct. 6-7, 2007
• Family Fun Day - Sept. 23, 2007

Listed places near Lafayette

Cemeteries (11)

Colleges (1)

Communities (11)

Hotels (3)

Libraries (4)

Museums (2)

Parks (1)

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• Lafayette population
• Ancestry of people in Lafayette
• Housing in Lafayette
• Income in Lafayette
• Marital status of adults in Lafayette
• Place of birth of people in Lafayette
• Residence in 1995, of people in Lafayette
• School enrollment & education levels in Lafayette
• Transportation & commute times in Lafayette
• Sussex County data
• Fastest-growing counties in New Jersey
• State data - New Jersey
• Data by street address
• Historical census records (Ancestry.com)

Sections below provide additional information and links about Lafayette demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Sussex County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, Newark area jobs, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 07848 ZIP code.

(Also see local map below.)

• Sussex County government
• Sussex County Chamber of Commerce

17% of Lafayette residents report German ancestry, and 17% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Lafayette ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Lafayette
• Cemeteries in Sussex County
• Libraries in or near Lafayette

Post a query on a message board:

• Sussex County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - NJ data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Census records (historic)
• Court, land & probate records
• Death index
• Family & local history
• Immigration records
• Military records (historic)
• Newspaper articles

• Lafayette museums
• Lafayette historic sites
• Lafayette area parks
• Wineries near Lafayette

• Add a local cemetery to our listings
• Lafayette area cemeteries
• Cemeteries in Sussex County
• Cemetery record compendium
• New Jersey cemetery message boards
• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

• Communities near Lafayette
• Nearby cities of 10,000 or more
• Nearby cities of 50,000 or more
• Communities in Sussex County

• Lafayette business guide
• Sussex County Chamber of Commerce
• Better Business Bureau
• Business licenses
• Corporate records search

• Courts in New Jersey
• Local ordinances in New Jersey (Partial selection)

• Crime in Sussex County
• Arrests in Sussex County

• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
• Obituary database - Ancestry.com
• Charitable donations

• Local information on disability access
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in New Jersey
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Lafayette was $30,491, compared with $21,587 nationally.

• Banks
• Building permits
• Current labor force
• Wage estimates
• Sussex County economic census
• Sussex County economic summary
• Sussex County employment growth
• Sussex County unemployment rate
• New Jersey economic data

33% of Lafayette residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

• Colleges in or near Lafayette
• Colleges in New Jersey
• Learning Disabilities Association in New Jersey
• Schools in or near Lafayette
• School districts in or near Lafayette
• School report cards
• Yearbooks (old) of New Jersey high schools

• Movies playing in or near Lafayette

• Air pollution in Sussex County
• Diesel soot in Sussex County
• Land contamination in Sussex County
• Nature Conservancy projects in New Jersey
• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
• Toxic chemical releases in Sussex County
• Water levels & streamflow conditions in New Jersey

Lafayette festival dates:

• Italian & Garlic Festival - Oct. 6-7, 2007
• Family Fun Day - Sept. 23, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

• ePodunk festival listings
• New Jersey county fairs
• New Jersey festivals (New Jersey tourism department)
• Send us festival info for Lafayette

• Confluence of latitude & longitude near Lafayette
• Geocaches in New Jersey

• Lafayette items now on sale

• Sussex County government
• New Jersey state government
• Driver's licenses
• Motor vehicles
• Passports
• Social Security
• Veterans affairs
• Where to write for birth, death, marriage or divorce records

• Ancestry & family history
• Business
• Demographics
• Health
• Moving
• Nonprofit resources
• Sports & rec
• Travel

• Lafayette medical services & health statistics

• Sussex County historical society
• Local historical societies in New Jersey
• State historical society

• Historic sites in or near Lafayette
• Historic sites in New Jersey
• Museums in or near Lafayette
• Museums in New Jersey
• New Jersey state archives
• National Historic Landmark search
• Search the Library of Congress
• Search the National Register for historic properties
• Post history questions in Sussex County genealogy forum

Median rent in Lafayette, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $650.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $1,783.

• Find Foreclosure in Lafayette
• Homes for sale in the Lafayette area
• Find a Lafayette Realtor
• Get free moving quotes
• Free home valuation
• Check New Jersey mortgage rates
• Property and neighborhood reports
• Mortgage calculator

• Jobs in the Lafayette area
• Job services in New Jersey
• Minimum wage laws by state

• Libraries near Lafayette

• New Jersey library

• Get directions from Lafayette
• Get directions to Lafayette
• Census map of Lafayette area
• Historic maps of NJ cities - Library of Congress
• Historic maps of New Jersey
• Topographic map of Lafayette

• Daily newspapers in or near Lafayette
• AM radio stations in or near Lafayette
• Commercial FM radio stations in or near Lafayette
• Public & educational radio stations in or near Lafayette
• TV stations in or near Lafayette
• Media ownership in the Lafayette area
• Search historic newspaper articles
• Search recent news archives in New Jersey

• Military bases in New Jersey
• American Legion post locator
• Veterans of Foreign Wars post locator

• Check daily newspapers in or near Lafayette
• Search obituaries in New Jersey
• Recent death notices - selected NJ newspapers

• Chambers of commerce in New Jersey
• Community foundations (by state)
• Foundations (by name)
• Kiwanis clubs in New Jersey
• Lions clubs in New Jersey
• Nonprofit groups
• Nonprofit guide for Lafayette
• Rotary club search
• Volunteer opportunities in or near Lafayette

• Parks near Lafayette
• National forests in New Jersey
• State parks in New Jersey

• Find friends & family

• Find a local animal shelter
• Report animal cruelty

• Aerial photo of Lafayette
• Historic photos of U.S. cities
• Panoramic photos of New Jersey communities
• Photos of New Jersey places
• Post cards of New Jersey communities

Sussex County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Lafayette political report.

• New Jersey Democratic party
• New Jersey Republican party
• New Jersey elections board

• ZIP codes (by street address)
• ZIP codes (by city)
• ZIP code reverse lookup (find cities in a ZIP code)

• Churches, other places of worship in or near Lafayette
• Total membership by faith, in Sussex County

• Chowhound message boards for NJ

The average commute time for Lafayette workers is 37 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

• Lafayette travel guide
• Airports near Lafayette
• Hotels near Lafayette
• New Jersey tourism bureau

• Monthly averages & records
• Major storms (searchable by county)
• New Jersey coastal water temperatures
• National weather map

• Audubon centers
• Birding spots in New Jersey
• Wildlife refuges in New Jersey

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