Lafayette (Louisiana)
| Lafayette | |||
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| Nickname : Hub City | |||
 Fire Station, University District Avenue, Downtown, University of Louisiana, and Cajundome |
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| Location in Louisiana | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1821 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Louisiana | ||
| Parish : | Lafayette Parish | ||
| Coordinates : | 30 ° 13 ′ N , 92 ° 2 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
127,626 (as of 2016) 491,528 (as of 2016) |
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| Population density : | 1,033.4 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 123.5 km 2 (approx. 48 mi 2 ) | ||
| Height : | 11 m | ||
| Postcodes : | 70501, 70503, 70506, 70507, 70508 | ||
| Area code : | +1 337 | ||
| FIPS : | 22-40735 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1629965 | ||
| Website : | www.lafayettela.gov | ||
| Mayor : | Joey Durel | ||
 Hurricane Lili sweeps over Lafayette |
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Lafayette is a city (with the status " City ") and the administrative seat of Lafayette Parish in US -amerikanischen State Louisiana . In 2010 Lafayette had a population of 120,623, which increased to 127,626 by 2016. This makes Lafayette the fourth largest city in Louisiana.
Lafayette now has a strong tourist industry, largely because of the local Cajun culture . The University of Louisiana at Lafayette is also located here .
geography
Lafayette is located in southern Louisiana on both sides of the Vermilion River , about 70 km north of its confluence with the Gulf of Mexico . The Texas border is around 170 km to the west. The geographical coordinates of Lafayette are 30 ° 13'01 "north latitude and 92 ° 01'35" west longitude. The urban area extends over an area of 123.5 km².
Neighboring places of Lafayette are Carencro (on the northern city limits), Breaux Bridge (14.7 km northeast), Parks (24 km east), Broussard (on the southeastern city limits), Youngsville (on the south-southeastern city limits), Maurice (17, 4 km southwest), Judice (on the western city limits) and Scott (on the west-northwestern city limits).
Closest major cities are Louisiana's capital Baton Rouge (96.4 km east-northeast), Louisiana's largest city New Orleans (218 km east), Beaumont , Texas (215 km west), Texas' largest city Houston (349 km in the same direction), Shreveport (342 km northwest) and Mississippi's capital Jackson (368 km northeast).
traffic
The Interstate 10 passes through the northern district of Lafayette. US Highways 90 and 167 and Louisiana Highways 89 , 93 , 94 , 98 , 182 and 339 meet in the center of the city . All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
A railway line of the BNSF Railway runs through Lafayette in a west-east direction . The route is also used by Sunset Limited , an Amtrak express train that runs from Los Angeles to New Orleans and makes a stop in Lafayette.
The Lafayette Regional Airport is located on the eastern city limits, the fourth largest airport in the state of Louisiana in terms of passenger numbers. The nearest major international airport is the George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston (365 km to the west).
history
The city was founded in 1821 by Jean Mouton as Vermilionville . The city's economy was mainly characterized by agriculture . In 1884 the city of Gilbert du Motier , the French officer and hero in the American Revolutionary War , in Lafayette renamed.
Hurricane Lili
On October 3, 2002, Lafayette was hit by Hurricane Lili , which hit Category 2 on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale . The hurricane caused power outages in the city, many shop windows in the city center were destroyed, but also many residential buildings.
Rampage 2015
In 2015 there was a rampage in Lafayette that killed several people. The perpetrator allegedly acted for racist reasons.
population
| Population development | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1890 | 2106 | - | |
| 1900 | 3314 | 57.4% | |
| 1910 | 6392 | 92.9% | |
| 1920 | 7855 | 22.9% | |
| 1930 | 14,635 | 86.3% | |
| 1940 | 19,210 | 31.3% | |
| 1950 | 33,541 | 74.6% | |
| 1960 | 40,400 | 20.4% | |
| 1970 | 68,908 | 70.6% | |
| 1980 | 81,961 | 18.9% | |
| 1990 | 96,022 | 17.2% | |
| 2000 | 110.257 | 14.8% | |
| 2010 | 120,623 | 9.4% | |
| 2016 estimate | 127,626 | 5.8% | |
| 1890–2000 2010 2016 | |||
According to the 2010 census , Lafayette had 120,623 people in 49,444 households. The population density was 978.3 people per square kilometer. In the 49,444 households there were statistically 2.35 people each.
The racial the population was composed of 63.8 percent white, 31.1 percent African American, 0.3 percent Native American, 1.8 percent Asian and 1.3 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.7 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 3.8 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.
21.8 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 66.5 percent were between 18 and 64 and 11.7 percent were 65 years or older. 51.4 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 44,688 USD . The per capita income was $ 28,030. 18.7 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Personalities
sons and daughters of the town
- Jefferson Caffery (1886–1974), Ambassador to the United States
- Hector Duhon (1915–2000), fiddle player and Cajun musician
- Bobby Parker (1937-2013), guitarist
- Ron Guidry (born 1950), baseball player
- Louis Kihneman (* 1952), Bishop of Biloxi
- Angela Kinsey (born 1971), actress
- Clifford Etienne (* 1972), heavyweight boxer
- Valarie Rae Miller (born 1974), actress
- Kevin Faulk (born 1976), football player
- Chanda Rubin (* 1976), tennis player
- Walter Davis (* 1979), athlete, world champion in triple jump
- Danneel Ackles (* 1979), actress
- Daniel Cormier (* 1979), mixed martial arts fighter
- Kevin Eyster (born 1989), poker player
- Dustin Poirier (* 1989), mixed martial arts fighter
- Armand Duplantis (* 1999), track and field athlete, world record holder in pole vault
Connected to the city
- Sonny Landreth (* 1951), guitarist and blues musician, grew up here
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c American Fact Finder. Retrieved August 29, 2013
- ↑ a b U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Lafayette, Louisiana ( Memento of the original from July 3, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved August 29, 2013
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on August 29, 2013
- ↑ AirNav.com Lafayette Regional Airport Lafayette Regional Airport Accessed on August 29, 2013
- ↑ ↑ List of NPIAS Airports with 5-Year Forecast Activity and Development Cost (PDF; 2.1 MB) ( Memento from September 27, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Retrieved on August 28, 2013
- ^ US Decennial Census. Retrieved August 29, 2013
