Lafayette is a city in and the county seat of Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States. The population was 70,783 at the 2020 census. It sits across the Wabash River from West Lafayette, home to Purdue University, which plays a major role in both communities. Together, Lafayette and West Lafayette make up the core of the Lafayette metropolitan area, home to 235,066 people in 2020.
Midwest
Lafayette
Cass County, IN
Population
70,828
Walk Score
86 · Very Walkable
Median rent
$976
Median home value
$145,200
Platted
1825
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On the National Register
Historic districts
- Centennial Neighborhood District · listed 1983
- Downtown Lafayette Historic District · listed 1980
- Ellsworth Historic District · listed 1986
- Highland Park Neighborhood Historic District · listed 1996
- Indiana State Soldiers Home Historic District · listed 1974
- Jefferson Historic District · listed 2001
- Ninth Street Hill Neighborhood Historic District · listed 1997
- Park Mary Historic District · listed 2001
- Perrin Historic District · listed 1979
- Purdue Block
- St. Mary Historic District · listed 2001
- Upper Main Street Historic District · listed 1990
Notable landmarks
- Joseph Atkinson Resource Boundary
- Ball, Judge Cyrus, House · listed 1984
- Big Four Depot · listed 2003
- Big Four Depot
- Building at 112 North Third Street
- Building at 8 North Third Street
- Capitol Hotel
- David and Harriet Hopwood House · listed 2024
- Ely, Homestead · listed 1976
- Enterprise Hotel · listed 1984
- Falley Home · listed 1982
- Farmers Institute (Additional Documentation) · listed 1986
- Farmers Institute (Boundary Increase) · listed 2020
- Former Monon Railroad Building
- Fort Ouiatenon · listed 1970
- Fort Ouiatenon Archeological District
- Fowler, Moses, House · listed 1971
- Greenbush Cemetery · listed 2021
- Hawkins, Joseph, House
- Hawkins-Bower House
- Hershey House · listed 1978
- Interurban Power Station
- Marian Apartments · listed 1983
- Mars Theatre · listed 1981
- Peirce, Oliver Webster Jr., and Catherine House · listed 2018
- …and 12 more
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