Profile for Lafayette, Indiana, IN

Lafayette is on the Wabash River

The French built a fortified settlement near here in 1717, trading goods for furs

The first steamboat reached Lafayette in 1826. River traffic, the National Road and the Wabash & Erie Canal brought commerce and settlers

ALCOA opened an aluminum plant here in 1937; National Homes began making prefabricated homes in 1940

Public transportation: CityBus (See the transit and travel sections below.)

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 243. The number of murders and homicides was 1. The violent crime rate was 4 per 1,000 people.

Well-known residents have included:
· Sydney Pollack, director
· Brian Lamb, founder of C-SPAN
· Karen Black, actress
· Axl Rose, musician

Coffee: National and regional coffee companies with outlets here include Starbucks

Local festivals include:

• Jazz & Blues Festival - Aug. 25, 2007
• 'Round the Fountain Art Fair - May 26, 2007

Performing arts: Lafayette Symphony Orchestra

Lafayette attractions: Clegg Botanical Garden

Historic sites and museums: Tippecanoe County Historical Museum, Fort Ouiatenon, Greater Lafayette Museum of Art, Museums at Prophetstown

Colleges and universities: Ivy Tech Community College

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was above the national average. (See library links below.)

Gays & lesbians
National index: 100
Local index: 86

Listed places near Lafayette

Airports (1)

Archives (1)

Cemeteries (26)

Colleges (2)

Communities (11)

Hotels (23)

Libraries (5)

Museums (2)

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Sections below provide additional information and links about Lafayette demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Tippecanoe County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, Lafayette area jobs, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 47901 ZIP code.

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23% of Lafayette residents report German ancestry, and 12% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Lafayette ancestry & family history guide.

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

Post a query on a message board:

• Tippecanoe County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - IN data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Census records (historic)
• Court, land & probate records
• Death index
• Family & local history
• Immigration records
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• Lafayette business guide
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• Crime in Tippecanoe County
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• Charitable donations

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

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Lafayette was $19,217, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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• Current labor force
• Wage estimates
• Tippecanoe County economic census
• Tippecanoe County economic summary
• Tippecanoe County employment growth
• Tippecanoe County unemployment rate
• Indiana economic data

24% of Lafayette residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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• Nature Conservancy projects in Indiana
• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
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Lafayette festival dates:

• Jazz & Blues Festival - Aug. 25, 2007
• 'Round the Fountain Art Fair - May 26, 2007

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

Lafayette festival web sites:

• 'Round the Fountain Art Fair

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

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• Tippecanoe County historical society
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• State historical society

Historic districts in Lafayette include Centennial Neighborhood District, Downtown Lafayette Historic District, Ellsworth Historic District, Perrin Historic District, Upper Main Street Historic District ... View historic districts

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• Post history questions in Tippecanoe County genealogy forum

Median rent in Lafayette, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $491.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $831.

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Libraries in Lafayette include Tippecanoe County Public Library, Tippecanoe County/Ivy Tech ... View libraries

• Indiana library

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Newspapers in Lafayette include Journal and Courier

TV stations in Lafayette include WLFI.

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

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The average commute time for Lafayette workers is 17 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

A total of 5 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Lafayette between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

This is a rate of .9 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was lower than the national norm.

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