Lafayette (Tennessee)
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 Macon County Courthouse |
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| Location of Lafayette in Tennessee | |
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| Basic data | |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Tennessee |
| County : | Macon County |
| Coordinates : | 36 ° 32 ′ N , 86 ° 2 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 3,885 (as of: 2000) |
| Population density : | 343.8 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 11.3 km 2 (about 4 mi 2 ) of which 11.3 km 2 (about 4 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 292 m |
| Postal code : | 37083 |
| Area code : | +1 615 |
| FIPS : | 47-40160 |
| GNIS ID : | 1290467 |
| Website : | www.lafayettetn.com |
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Lafayette is a city and county seat in Macon County in the US state of Tennessee . At the time of the 2010 United States Census , Lafayette had a population of 4,474.
It is named after the French general Marie-Joseph Motier, Marquis de La Fayette .
On February 5, 2008 , 14 residents were killed in a tornado.
geography
Lafayette geographical coordinates are 36 ° 32 ' N , 86 ° 2' W .
According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has an area of 11.3 km², without any significant body of water, including Sullivan Lake in the southwest of the rather irregularly shaped urban area. The place is drained in the southern part by the Town Creek .
Lafayette is at the intersection of Tennessee Routes 10 and 52 . Route 52 is the city's main thoroughfare and leads to the Interstate 65 junction at Portland, about 55 km away . The southwest terminus of Tennessee State Route 261 is on Route 52 within Lafayette.
Demographics
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1950 | 1195 | - | |
| 1960 | 1590 | 33.1% | |
| 1970 | 2583 | 62.5% | |
| 1980 | 3808 | 47.4% | |
| 1990 | 3641 | -4.4% | |
| 2000 | 3885 | 6.7% | |
| 2010 | 4474 | 15.2% | |
| 2012 estimate | 4691 | 4.9% | |
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At the time of the United States Census 2000 Lafayette inhabited 3885 people. The population density was 343.3 people per km ². There were 1845 housing units at an average of 163.0 per km ². The Lafayette population was 97.89% White , 0.15% Black or African American , 0.33% Native American , 0.39% Asian , 0.26% Pacific Islander , 0.51% said other races belong to and 0.46% named two or more races. 2.11% of the population declared to be Hispanic or Latinos of any race.
The residents of Lafayette distributed to 1718 households out of which 26.1% were living in children under 18 years of age. 49.2% of households were married, 10.6% had a female head of household without a husband, and 36.6% were not families. 34.2% of households were made up of individuals and someone lived in 20.1% of all households aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.21 and the average family size was 2.79 people.
The population was split into 20.6% minors, 8.4% 18–24 year olds, 24.0% 25–44 year olds, 25.0% 45–64 year olds and 22.0% aged 65 years or more. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 women there were 84.6 men. For every 100 women over the age of 18, there were 81.2 men.
The median household income in Lafayette was 25,750 US dollars and the median family income reached the amount of 34,125 US dollars. The median income for men was $ 28,994, compared with $ 19,676 for women. The per capita income was $ 15,348. 18.0% of the population and 12.1% of families had an income below the poverty line , including 23.2% of minors and 24.2% of the age group 65 and over.
Personalities
- Andrew Jackson Clements (1832-1913), politician
- Rita Coolidge (* 1945), singer
- Jett Williams (born 1953), singer
Web links
supporting documents
- ↑ US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990 ( English ) United States Census Bureau . February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ↑ Census of Population and Housing: Decennial Censuses ( English ) United States Census Bureau . Retrieved March 4, 2012.
- ↑ Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Resident Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 ( English ) In: Population Estimates . US Census Bureau. Retrieved December 11, 2013.