Lafayette Community Quick Facts

  • Lafayette is located 60 miles northwest of Indianapolis, 120 miles southeast of Chicago. West Lafayette is located just across the historic Wabash River.
  • In the 2000 census, the population of Lafayette was 56,397. Combined with West Lafayette, the total area population in 2000 was 183,340.
  • Eastern Standard Time Zone.
  • Has been names in the top 30 Kiplinger's Personal Finance list of the smartest cities to live.
  • Purdue University is located in West Lafayette and Ivy Tech Community College in Lafayette.
  • Home to numerous neighborhood parks and expansive Columbian Park with water park, zoo, sculpture garden, baseball stadium and more.
City of Lafayette
City of West Lafayette
Lafayette/West Lafayette Chamber of Commerce