La Fayette, Alabama

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City Description

LaFayette (Pronounced: "La Fet" or "La FAY Et") is a city in Chambers County, Alabama, United States, 47 miles (76 km) northwest of Columbus, Georgia. It is the county seat. Lafayette College was opened here in 1885. In 1900, 1,629 people lived here, and in 1910, 1,632 people lived here. As of the 2000 census, the population of the city is 3,234. Parts of the movie Mississippi Burning were filmed in Downtown LaFayette. The county courthouse was prominently featured. LaFayette is located at 32°53'54.859" North, 85°24'2.822" West (32.898572, -85.400784). According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 8.9 square miles (22.9 km²), all of it land. As of the census of 2007, there were 5,630 people, 1,164 households, and 778 families residing in the city. The population density was 365.4 people per square mile (141.1/km²). There were 1,305 housing units at an average density of 147.5/sq mi (56.9/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 67.29% Black or African American, 32.07% White, 0.03% Native American, 0.15% Asian, 0.22% from other races, and 0.25% from two or more races. 0.71% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 1,164 households out of

City Contained By:

• Chambers County
• Alabama

Timezones:

• Central Time zone

Size:

• 23.050894182 km squared

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