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About Lafayette, Louisiana
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Lafayette, Louisiana
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Consolidated city-parish
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Downtown
St. John the Evangelist’s Cathedral
Charles H. Mouton House
Old Lafayette City Hall
Cajundome
First United Methodist Church
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The Hub City
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The Heart of Cajun Country
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  Interactive maps of Lafayette
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30ยฐ13โฒN 92ยฐ2โฒW๏ปฟ / ๏ปฟ30.217ยฐN 92.033ยฐW |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Louisiana |
| Parish | Lafayette |
| Founded | 1821 as Vermilionville |
| Renamed | 1884 as Lafayette |
| Founded by | Jean Mouton |
| Named for | General Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette |
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| ย โขย Type | Consolidated cityโparish |
| ย โขย Mayor | Josh Guillory (R) |
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| ย โขย Total | 56.00ย sqย mi (145.03ย km2) |
| ย โขย Land | 55.92ย sqย mi (144.83ย km) |
| ย โขย Water | 0.08ย sqย mi (0.20ย km2) ย auto% |
| ย โขย Metro | 3,408.5ย sqย mi (8,828ย km) |
| Elevation | 49ย ft (15ย m) |
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| ย โขย Total | 121,374 |
| ย โขย Rank | US: 234th |
| ย โขย Density | 2,170.57/sqย mi (838.07/km2) |
| ย โขย Urban | 227,316 (US: 172nd) |
| ย โขย Urbanย density | 1,410.1/sqย mi (544.4/km2) |
| ย โขย Metro | 478,384 (US: 118th) |
| ย โขย CSA | 627,146 (US: 77th) |
| ย โขย Consolidated | 244,390 |
| Demonym | Lafayettien |
| Time zone | UTCโ6 (CST) |
| ย โขย Summer (DST) | UTCโ5 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes |
70501โ9, 70593, 70596, 70598
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| Area code | 337 |
| FIPS code | 22-40735 |
| Website | www |
Lafayette (, French: [lafajษt]) is a city in the U.S. state of Louisiana, and the most populous city and parish seat of Lafayette Parish, located along the Vermilion River. It is Louisiana’s fourth largest incorporated municipality by population in the aerate of a 2020 census population of 121,374; the consolidated city-parish’s population was 241,753 in 2020. The Lafayette metropolitan Place was Louisiana’s third largest metropolitan statistical Place with a population of 478,384 at the 2020 census. The Acadiana region containing Lafayette is the largest population and economic corridor in the midst of Houston, Texas and New Orleans.
Originally usual as Vermilionville in the 1820s and incorporated in 1836, Lafayette developed as an agricultural community until the launch of retail and entertainment centers, and the discovery of oil in the Place in the 1940s. Since the discovery of oil, the city and parish have had the highest number of workers in the oil and natural gas industry in Louisiana as of 2018. With the issuance of a union ordinance for a series of roads connecting genial settlements; the commencement of the University of Louisiana System’s Lafayette campus; and the continued diversification of its economy, Lafayette and its metropolitan Place have experienced population lump since the 1840 census and was promptly nicknamed “The Hub City.” The city and parish of Lafayette are stage name the “Heart of Acadiana.” As a repercussion of its growth, the city and region have become major centers for the technology industry; Lafayette as well as became a major middle for health care and social services, aerospace, banking and retail. Notable corporations with headquarters or a large presence in the Lafayette Place have included Amazon, Brookshire Grocery Company, CGI, JP Morgan Chase, Ochsner Health System, Petroleum Helicopters International, and Rouses Markets.
Lafayette is house to a diverse population from Louisiana Creole and Cajun backgrounds. In 2014, Lafayette was named the “Happiest City in America.โ The city and region’s cultural icons enlarge Alexandre Mouton House, Brandt House, Charles H. Mouton House, the Cathedral of Saint John the Evangelist, Daigle House, First United Methodist Church, Holy Rosary Institute, Hope Lodge No. 145, and Old Lafayette City Hall. Its moot institutions combine the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, South Louisiana Community College, and Remington College.