Lafayette (Indiana)
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| Nickname : Star City | |
 Lafayette, Indiana |
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| Location in Indiana | |
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1825 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Indiana |
| County : | Tippecanoe County |
| Coordinates : | 40 ° 25 ′ N , 86 ° 53 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) |
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
71,782 (as of 2016) 216,679 (as of 2016) |
| Population density : | 1,380.4 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 52.0 km 2 (approx. 20 mi 2 ) |
| Height : | 214 m |
| Postcodes : | 47901, 47904, 47905, 47909 |
| Area code : | +1 765 |
| FIPS : | 18-40788 |
| GNIS ID : | 437501 |
| Website : | www.lafayette.in.gov |
| Mayor : | Tony Roswarski |
 Tippecanoe courthouse |
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Lafayette is a city and county seat of Tippecanoe County in the US -amerikanischen State Indiana , 101 kilometers (63 miles) northwest of Indianapolis .
Lafayette had a population of 67,140 according to a 2010 census. Together with its sister city West Lafayette on the opposite side of the Wabash River , it forms Greater Lafayette.
In addition to the agricultural sector and Purdue University in West Lafayette, a Subaru automobile plant is one of the largest employers in the region.
Lafayette is the seat of the Lafayette Diocese in Indiana .
history
The area of what is now Tippecanoe County was inhabited by a Miami tribe known as the Ouiatenon or Wea . The French government established in 1717 the Fort Ouiatenon over the Wabash River and 5 km south of the present-day Lafayette.
Like many small border towns, the city was named after the French general Lafayette , who fought on the side of the colonists against the British during the American War of Independence and was an important military advisor to the insurgents. In the USA he has since been revered as a war hero.
sons and daughters of the town
- Ray Ewry (1873–1937), track and field athlete, ten-time gold medalist at the Olympic Games
- Victor Potel (1889–1947), actor
- Louise Fazenda (1895–1962), comedian and actress
- Harold Harris (* 1934), jazz pianist
- Sydney Pollack (1934–2008), film director and actor
- Peter Carruthers (1935–1997), theoretical physicist
- John Korty (* 1936), film director, screenwriter and cameraman
- Eddy Davis (1940-2020), jazz musician
- Donald E. Williams (1942-2016), NASA astronaut
- Annie Corley (born 1960), actress
- Axl Rose (born 1962), singer in the band Guns N 'Roses
- Izzy Stradlin (* 1962), former guitarist with Guns N 'Roses
- Embeth Davidtz (* 1965), film and theater actress
- Shannon Hoon (1967–1995), singer in the band Blind Melon
- Tammy Lynn Michaels (born 1974), actress
- Janet Lee (born 1976), Taiwanese tennis player
- Brandon Wagner (* 1987), racing driver
- Claudia Lee (* 1996), actress
- Holly Hendrix (born 1997), porn actress