Profile for Lafayette, Colorado, CO

Coal was discovered here in 1884.

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 240. The number of murders and homicides was 0. The violent crime rate was 10 per 1,000 people.

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

Local festivals include:

• Peach Festival - Aug. 18, 2007
• Celebrate Lafayette - Sept. 29, 2007

Historic sites and museums: Miners Museum

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: 159

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Archives (2)

Attractions (1)

Cemeteries (8)

Colleges (1)

Communities (5)

Hotels (19)

Libraries (4)

Museums (3)

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Sections below provide additional information and links about Lafayette demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Boulder County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, Boulder-Longmont area jobs, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 80026 ZIP code.

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• Lafayette city government
• Boulder County government
• Lafayette Chamber of Commerce
• Lafayette tourism

19% of Lafayette residents report German ancestry, and 11% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Lafayette ancestry & family history guide.

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

Post a query on a message board:

• Boulder County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - CO 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

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• Lafayette area cemeteries
• Cemeteries in Boulder County
• Cemetery record compendium
• Colorado 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 Boulder County

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

• Courts in Colorado
• Local ordinances in Colorado (Partial selection)

• Crime in Boulder County
• Arrests in Boulder County

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

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

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Lafayette was $27,780, compared with $21,587 nationally.

• Banks
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• Current labor force
• Wage estimates
• Boulder County economic census
• Boulder County economic summary
• Boulder County employment growth
• Boulder County unemployment rate
• Colorado economic data

46% of Lafayette residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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

• Movies playing in or near Lafayette
• YouTube videos about Lafayette

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

Lafayette festival dates:

• Peach Festival - Aug. 18, 2007
• Celebrate Lafayette - Sept. 29, 2007

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

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

• Confluence of latitude & longitude near Lafayette
• Geocaches in Colorado

• Lafayette items now on sale

• Lafayette local government Web site
• Boulder County government
• Denver Regional Council of Governments
• Colorado state government
• Driver's licenses
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• Passports
• Social Security
• Veterans affairs
• Where to write for birth, death, marriage or divorce records

• Ancestry & family history
• Business
• Demographics
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• Sports & rec
• Travel

• Lafayette medical services & health statistics

• State historical society

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

Median rent in Lafayette, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $778.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $1,331.

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• Jobs in the Lafayette area
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Libraries in Lafayette include Lafayette Public Library ... View libraries

• Colorado library

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• Census map of Lafayette area
• Historic maps of CO cities - Library of Congress
• Historic maps of Colorado
• Topographic map of Lafayette

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• Military bases in Colorado
• American Legion post locator
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• Check daily newspapers in or near Lafayette
• Search obituaries in Colorado
• Recent death notices - selected CO newspapers

• Lafayette Chamber of Commerce
• Community foundations (by state)
• Foundations (by name)
• Kiwanis clubs in Colorado
• Lions clubs in Colorado
• Nonprofit groups
• Nonprofit guide for Lafayette
• Rotary club search
• Volunteer opportunities in or near Lafayette

• Parks near Lafayette
• National forests in Colorado
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• Aerial photo of Lafayette
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Boulder County supported John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Lafayette political report.

• Colorado Democratic party
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• Boulder County elections board
• Colorado elections board

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

• Nearby restaurants taking online reservations
• Chowhound message boards for CO

The average commute time for Lafayette workers is 25 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 2.2 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was lower than the national norm.

• Lafayette travel guide
• Airports near Lafayette
• Hotels near Lafayette
• Colorado tourism bureau

• Monthly averages & records
• Major storms (searchable by county)
• National weather map

• Audubon centers
• Birding spots in Colorado
• Wildlife refuges in Colorado

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