Lafayette, Indiana

When European explorers arrived at this area, it was inhabited by a tribe of Miami Native Americans known as the Ouiatenon or Weas. In 1717, the French government established Fort Ouiatenon across the Wabash River and {{convert|3|mi|km|spell=in}} south of present-day Lafayette. The fort became the center of trade for fur trappers, merchants and Indians. An annual reenactment and festival known as Feast of the Hunters' Moon is held there each autumn.{{cite web|url=http://www.tcha.mus.in.us/feast.htm|title=Feast of the Hunters' Moon|publisher=Tippecanoe County Historical Association|access-date=1 June 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090620084610/http://www.tcha.mus.in.us/feast.htm|archive-date=20 June 2009}}

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The town of Lafayette was platted in May 1825 by William Digby, a trader. It was designated as the county seat of the newly formed Tippecanoe County the following year. Like many frontier towns, Lafayette was named for General Lafayette, a French officer who significantly aided George Washington's Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. Lafayette toured the United States in 1824 and 1825.{{cite web|title=Lafayette History|url=https://www.homeofpurdue.com/ourcommunity/areahistory.html|website=Home Of Purdue|access-date=29 July 2019}}

In its earliest days, Lafayette was a shipping center on the Wabash River. In 1838, Henry Leavitt Ellsworth, the first United States Patent Commissioner, published a booklet titled Valley of the Upper Wabash, Indiana, with Hints on Its Agricultural Advantages, to promote settlement of the region. By 1845, Ellsworth had purchased {{convert|93000|acre|km2}} of farmland around Lafayette and moved there from Connecticut to supervise land sales.[http://tcha.ecn.purdue.edu:8080/index.php?q=1845 A Day in the Life of Tippecanoe County] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060906005344/http://tcha.ecn.purdue.edu:8080/index.php?q=1845|date=6 September 2006}}, Tippecanoe County Historical Association By 1847 Ellsworth was distributing broadsides looking for farmers to purchase his farmland.{{Cite web |url=http://drs.library.yale.edu:8083/fedora/get/mssa:ms.0196/PDF |title=Guide to the Henry Leavitt Ellsworth Papers, Yale University Library |access-date=November 20, 2009 |archive-date=July 1, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100701154605/http://drs.library.yale.edu:8083/fedora/get/mssa:ms.0196/PDF |url-status=dead }} He became president of the Tippecanoe County Agricultural Society in April 1851 – despite some local resentment over what was called "the Yale Crowd" – but he was defeated the same year when he ran for the Indiana House of Representatives.[http://tcha.ecn.purdue.edu:8080/?q=1851 A Day in the Life of Tippecanoe County, Tippecanoe County Historical Association] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071106063503/http://tcha.ecn.purdue.edu:8080/?q=1851|date=6 November 2007}} Ellsworth Street and Ellsworth Historic District are named for him.During the period of Ellsworth's residence in Lafayette, two of his children came to national attention. His son Henry William Ellsworth was confirmed as United States chargé d'affaires at Stockholm, Sweden, in January 1846; and Ellsworth's daughter Annie suggested the words of the first telegraph message sent by her father's friend Samuel F. B. Morse in May 1844.

The Wabash and Erie Canal in the 1840s stimulated trade and affirmed Lafayette's regional prominence. Railroads arrived in the town in the 1850s, connecting it with other major markets. The Monon Railroad connected Lafayette with other sections of Indiana.

Lafayette was the site of the first official airmail delivery in the United States on 17 August 1859, when John Wise piloted a balloon starting on the Lafayette courthouse grounds. Wise hoped to reach New York; however, weather conditions forced the balloon down near Crawfordsville, Indiana, and the mail reached its final destination by train. In 1959, the US Postal Service issued a 7¢ airmail stamp commemorating the centennial of the event.[http://www.rootsweb.com/~intippec/airmail.htm First Air Mail Flight] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071118080446/http://www.rootsweb.com/~intippec/airmail.htm|date=18 November 2007}}

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Lafayette is located in Fairfield and Wea Townships.

According to the 2010 census, Lafayette has a total area of {{convert|27.74|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1840788|title=Geographic Identifiers – 2010 Census Summary File 1|access-date=29 July 2015|publisher=US Census Bureau|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213053824/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1840788|archive-date=13 February 2020|url-status=dead}}

Neighborhoods include:{{cite web | title = Neighborhoods | publisher = City of Lafayette, Indiana | url = https://www.lafayette.in.gov/594/Area-Neighborhoods | accessdate = January 20, 2024}}

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• 9th Street Hill
• Centennial
• Columbian Park
• Downtown
• Ellsworth Romig
• Glen Acres
• Hanna
• Hedgewood
• Highland Park
• Jefferson
• Jesco Hills Estates
• Lincoln
• Linnwood
• Monon
• Orchard Heights
• Perrin
• Potter Hollow
• St. Lawrence-McAllister
• St. Mary's
• Valley Center
• Vinton Highlands
• Vinton
• Wabash
• Wallace Triangle

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Historic neighborhoods include Ninth Street Hill Neighborhood Historic District and Upper Main Street Historic District.

In recent years, temperatures in Lafayette have ranged from an average low of {{convert|17|°F}} in January to a high of {{convert|86|°F}} in July, although a record low of {{convert|-33|°F}} was recorded in January 1985 and again in January 1994; and a record high of {{convert|105|°F}} was recorded in June 1988. Average monthly precipitation ranged from {{convert|1.58|in}} in February to {{convert|4.24|in}} in June.{{cite web|url=http://www.weather.com/weather/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/USIN0340|title=Monthly Averages for Lafayette IN|access-date=27 January 2011|publisher=The Weather Channel}}

{{Weather box

|location = Lafayette, Indiana (Purdue University Airport) 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1944–present

|single line = Y

|Jan record high F = 69

|Feb record high F = 73

|Mar record high F = 86

|Apr record high F = 89

|May record high F = 96

|Jun record high F = 105

|Jul record high F = 105

|Aug record high F = 100

|Sep record high F = 98

|Oct record high F = 92

|Nov record high F = 80

|Dec record high F = 73

|year record high F = 105

|Jan high F = 33.4

|Feb high F = 38.0

|Mar high F = 49.5

|Apr high F = 61.9

|May high F = 72.5

|Jun high F = 81.2

|Jul high F = 83.8

|Aug high F = 82.7

|Sep high F = 77.2

|Oct high F = 64.5

|Nov high F = 50.0

|Dec high F = 38.2

|year high F = 61.1

|Jan mean F = 25.8

|Feb mean F = 29.7

|Mar mean F = 40.0

|Apr mean F = 51.1

|May mean F = 61.6

|Jun mean F = 70.7

|Jul mean F = 73.6

|Aug mean F = 72.2

|Sep mean F = 65.5

|Oct mean F = 53.7

|Nov mean F = 41.3

|Dec mean F = 31.0

|year mean F = 51.3

|Jan low F = 18.2

|Feb low F = 21.4

|Mar low F = 30.4

|Apr low F = 40.3

|May low F = 50.7

|Jun low F = 60.1

|Jul low F = 63.4

|Aug low F = 61.7

|Sep low F = 53.9

|Oct low F = 43.0

|Nov low F = 32.6

|Dec low F = 23.8

|year low F = 41.6

|Jan record low F = −23

|Feb record low F = −20

|Mar record low F = −6

|Apr record low F = 7

|May record low F = 25

|Jun record low F = 35

|Jul record low F = 43

|Aug record low F = 37

|Sep record low F = 29

|Oct record low F = 19

|Nov record low F = 5

|Dec record low F = −16

|year record low F = −23

|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation inch = 2.19

|Feb precipitation inch = 1.78

|Mar precipitation inch = 2.73

|Apr precipitation inch = 3.84

|May precipitation inch = 4.04

|Jun precipitation inch = 4.56

|Jul precipitation inch = 4.08

|Aug precipitation inch = 3.12

|Sep precipitation inch = 2.59

|Oct precipitation inch = 2.91

|Nov precipitation inch = 2.87

|Dec precipitation inch = 2.29

|year precipitation inch = 37.00

|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in

|Jan precipitation days = 9.3

|Feb precipitation days = 8.1

|Mar precipitation days = 10.6

|Apr precipitation days = 11.6

|May precipitation days = 12.6

|Jun precipitation days = 12.6

|Jul precipitation days = 11.8

|Aug precipitation days = 10.4

|Sep precipitation days = 9.4

|Oct precipitation days = 9.5

|Nov precipitation days = 10.1

|Dec precipitation days = 10.3

|year precipitation days = 126.3

| source 1 = NOAA{{cite web

| url = https://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=ind

| title = NowData – NOAA Online Weather Data

| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

| access-date = May 29, 2021

| archive-date = May 30, 2021

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210530184523/https://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=ind

| url-status = dead

}}

{{cite web

| url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USW00014835&format=pdf

| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

| title = Station: Lafayette Purdue UNIV AP, TN

| work = U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991-2020)

| access-date = May 29, 2021}}

|date=November 2011}}

{{Weather box

|location = Lafayette 8 S, Indiana (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1954–present)

|single line = Y

|collapsed = Y

|Jan record high F = 66

|Feb record high F = 74

|Mar record high F = 85

|Apr record high F = 89

|May record high F = 95

|Jun record high F = 104

|Jul record high F = 106

|Aug record high F = 98

|Sep record high F = 102

|Oct record high F = 92

|Nov record high F = 80

|Dec record high F = 71

|year record high F = 106

|Jan high F = 33.2

|Feb high F = 37.7

|Mar high F = 49.2

|Apr high F = 61.9

|May high F = 72.9

|Jun high F = 81.4

|Jul high F = 83.6

|Aug high F = 82.4

|Sep high F = 77.8

|Oct high F = 65.4

|Nov high F = 50.5

|Dec high F = 38.4

|year high F = 61.2

|Jan mean F = 25.4

|Feb mean F = 29.2

|Mar mean F = 39.7

|Apr mean F = 51.4

|May mean F = 62.7

|Jun mean F = 71.6

|Jul mean F = 73.9

|Aug mean F = 72.3

|Sep mean F = 66.2

|Oct mean F = 54.5

|Nov mean F = 41.8

|Dec mean F = 31.0

|year mean F = 51.6

|Jan low F = 17.7

|Feb low F = 20.7

|Mar low F = 30.2

|Apr low F = 40.9

|May low F = 52.5

|Jun low F = 61.7

|Jul low F = 64.2

|Aug low F = 62.1

|Sep low F = 54.6

|Oct low F = 43.6

|Nov low F = 33.0

|Dec low F = 23.5

|year low F = 42.1

|Jan record low F = -25

|Feb record low F = −23

|Mar record low F = -15

|Apr record low F = 4

|May record low F = 24

|Jun record low F = 36

|Jul record low F = 42

|Aug record low F = 36

|Sep record low F = 26

|Oct record low F = 19

|Nov record low F = -2

|Dec record low F = −25

|year record low F = -25

|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation inch = 2.45

|Feb precipitation inch = 1.95

|Mar precipitation inch = 2.70

|Apr precipitation inch = 3.91

|May precipitation inch = 4.37

|Jun precipitation inch = 5.01

|Jul precipitation inch = 4.26

|Aug precipitation inch = 3.68

|Sep precipitation inch = 2.96

|Oct precipitation inch = 2.98

|Nov precipitation inch = 3.17

|Dec precipitation inch = 2.39

|year precipitation inch = 39.83

|Jan snow inch = 6.6

|Feb snow inch = 5.8

|Mar snow inch = 3.1

|Apr snow inch = 0.4

|May snow inch = 0.0

|Jun snow inch = 0.0

|Jul snow inch = 0.0

|Aug snow inch = 0.0

|Sep snow inch = 0.0

|Oct snow inch = 0.0

|Nov snow inch = 0.6

|Dec snow inch = 4.0

|year snow inch = 20.5

|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in

|Jan precipitation days = 10.0

|Feb precipitation days = 8.5

|Mar precipitation days = 10.0

|Apr precipitation days = 11.7

|May precipitation days = 12.5

|Jun precipitation days = 11.0

|Jul precipitation days = 9.4

|Aug precipitation days = 8.6

|Sep precipitation days = 7.9

|Oct precipitation days = 9.6

|Nov precipitation days = 10.0

|Dec precipitation days = 9.9

|year precipitation days = 119.1

|unit snow days = 0.1 in

|Jan snow days = 4.0

|Feb snow days = 3.2

|Mar snow days = 1.4

|Apr snow days = 0.2

|May snow days = 0.0

|Jun snow days = 0.0

|Jul snow days = 0.0

|Aug snow days = 0.0

|Sep snow days = 0.0

|Oct snow days = 0.0

|Nov snow days = 0.6

|Dec snow days = 2.6

|year snow days = 12.0

| source 1 = NOAA

{{cite web

| url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USC00124715&format=pdf

| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

| title = Station: Lafayette 8 S, In

| work = U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991-2020)

| access-date = May 29, 2021}}

}}

{{US Census population

|1850= 6129

|1860= 9387

|1870= 13506

|1880= 14860

|1890= 16243

|1900= 18116

|1910= 20081

|1920= 22486

|1930= 26240

|1940= 28798

|1950= 35558

|1960= 42330

|1970= 44955

|1980= 43011

|1990= 43764

|2000= 56397

|2010= 67140

|2020= 70783

|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}

}}

Lafayette is the larger principal city of the Lafayette-Frankfort CSA, a Combined Statistical Area that includes the Lafayette metropolitan area (Benton, Carroll, and Tippecanoe counties) and the Frankfort micropolitan area (Clinton County),[https://www.census.gov/population/www/estimates/metro_general/2006/List4.txt Metropolitan Statistical Areas and Components] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070526063716/http://www.census.gov/population/www/estimates/metro_general/2006/List4.txt|date=26 May 2007}}, Office of Management and Budget, 11 May 2007. Accessed 1 August 2008.[https://www.census.gov/population/www/estimates/metro_general/2006/List5.txt Micropolitan Statistical Areas and Components] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070629011245/http://www.census.gov/population/www/estimates/metro_general/2006/List5.txt|date=29 June 2007}}, Office of Management and Budget, 11 May 2007. Accessed 1 August 2008.[https://www.census.gov/population/www/estimates/metro_general/2006/List6.txt Combined Statistical Areas and Component Core Based Statistical Areas] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070629011223/http://www.census.gov/population/www/estimates/metro_general/2006/List6.txt|date=29 June 2007}}, Office of Management and Budget, 11 May 2007. Accessed 1 August 2008. which had a combined population of 212,408 at the 2000 United States Census.

As of the 2010 United States Census,{{cite web|title=US Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=11 December 2012}} there were 67,140 people, 28,545 households, and 15,863 families in the city. The population density was {{convert|2420.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 31,260 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1126.9|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units |units|}}. The racial makeup of the city was 74.2% White, 11.2% African American, 0.4% Native American, 1% Asian, 0.0% from other races, and 2.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 16.3% of the population.

There were 28,545 households, of which 29.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.7% were married couples living together, 13.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 44.4% were non-families. 34.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 3.00.

The median age in the city was 31.9 years. 23.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 12.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 29.9% were from 25 to 44; 22.2% were from 45 to 64, and 11.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.7% male and 51.3% female.

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As of the 2000 United States Census, there were 56,397 people, 24,060 households, and 13,666 families in the city. The population density was {{convert|2,806.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 25,602 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,274.1|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units |units|}}. The racial makeup of the city was 88.91% White; 3.22% African American; 0.37% Native American; 1.22% Asian; 0.04% Pacific Islander; 4.61% from other races, and 1.62% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.11% of the population.

There were 24,060 households, out of which 27.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them; 42.5% were married couples living together; 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present; and 43.2% were non-families. 33.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 individuals and the average family size was 2.98.

The city population contained 23.2% under the age of 18; 14.2% from 18 to 24; 31.3% from 25 to 44; 19.3% from 45 to 64; and 12.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $35,859, and the median income for a family was $45,480. Males had a median income of $32,892 versus $23,049 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,217. About 8.0% of families and 12.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.8% of those under age 18 and 4.6% of those age 65 or over.

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Companies located in Lafayette include:

• Wabash National, world's largest manufacturer of semi-truck trailers
• Subaru of Indiana Automotive, the only non-Japanese producer of Subaru vehicles.
• Evonik (Tippecanoe Laboratories) pharmaceuticals/chemicals
• Primient, corn wet mill and refinery producing corn syrup{{cite news |last1=Waltrous |first1=Monica |title=Tate & Lyle to sell controlling stake in Primary Products Unit |url=https://foodbusinessnews.net/articles/19079-tate-lyle-to-sell-controlling-stake-in-primary-products-unit |access-date=29 September 2023 |publisher=Food Business News |date=12 July 2021}}
• Landis+Gyr, manufacturer of electric meters for global ANSI markets
• Caterpillar, Large Engine Centerhttps://www.caterpillar.com/en/news/caterpillarNews/company-performance/3q19-beyond-the-numbers.html {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}}

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• A Taste of Tippecanoe

The Lafayette area has four branch locations of the Tippecanoe County Public Library:{{cite web|url=https://tcpl.lib.in.us/|title=Home- Tippecanoe County Public Library|publisher=Tippecanoe County Public Library|access-date=4 April 2018}}

• Downtown Library{{cite web|url=https://tcpl.lib.in.us/about-tcpl/locations-tcpl-2/tcpl-downtown-library/|title=Downtown Library - Tippecanoe County Public Library|work=Tippecanoe County Public Library |access-date=4 April 2018}}
• Wyandotte Branch{{cite web|url=https://tcpl.lib.in.us/about-tcpl/locations-tcpl-2/wyandotte-branch/|title=Wyandotte Branch - Tippecanoe County Public Library|work=Tippecanoe County Public Library |access-date=4 April 2018}}
• West Lafayette Klondike Branch{{cite web|url=https://tcpl.lib.in.us/about-tcpl/locations-tcpl-2/klondike-branch/|title=Klondike Branch - Tippecanoe County Public Library|work=Tippecanoe County Public Library |access-date=4 April 2018}}
• Wea Prairie Branch{{Cite web |title=Wea Prairie Branch - Tippecanoe County Public Library |url=https://tcpl.lib.in.us/about-tcpl/locations-tcpl-2/wea_prairie-branch/ |access-date=April 19, 2023 |website=Tippecanoe County Public Library}}

• Haan Mansion Museum of Indiana Art

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• Judge Cyrus Ball House, listed on the National Register of Historic Places
• James H. Ward House, listed on the National Register of Historic Places
• Temple Israel, 17 South 7th St. - one of the nation's oldest surviving synagogue buildings.
• Trinity United Methodist Church (Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church until 1969) – the first church congregation in the Lafayette area. Its current building was erected in 1869 by William Heath and has remained intact to this day.
• Tippecanoe Mall - the city's main shopping center.
• Tippecanoe County Courthouse - built 1882–1884 at a cost of around $500,000 (double the original estimate).

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The government consists of a mayor – elected in a citywide vote – and a city council of nine members. Six are elected from individual districts; three are elected at-large.

• Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana
• A location of the Purdue Polytechnic Institute, one of Purdue University's academic colleges

K-12 public education in Lafayette is provided by the Lafayette School Corporation. The Tippecanoe School Corporation also administers county schools nearby.

New Community School was a tuition-free elementary charter school (sponsored by Ball State University) located on the north side of Lafayette; it closed in 2016.[http://www.jconline.com/story/news/education/2016/12/12/teachers-pack-up-closed-new-community-school/95332684/ New Community School Closed (12 December 2016)]

Beacon Academy was a charter school operated by the Lafayette School Corporation in West Lafayette; it closed in 2018.

Elementary

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• Lafayette Christian School
• St. Boniface Elementary
• St. Lawrence Elementary
• St. Mary Cathedral Elementary
• St. James Lutheran Elementary/Middle School

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Middle School

• St. Boniface Middle School

Junior/High School

• Catholic Central Junior-Senior High School

K-12

• Faith Christian School

• Journal & Courier. The newspaper, which serves the Greater Lafayette area, has its newsroom and offices located in downtown Lafayette. Journal & Courier also has its own printing services for itself and other papers in the region on the eastside of Lafayette.
• Purdue Exponent. Purdue University's independent student newspaper serves Purdue, West Lafayette, and Lafayette, and has its newsroom and offices located off campus on Northwestern Avenue in West Lafayette.
• The Lafayette Leader

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• WPBI-LD 16 (Fox; NBC on LD2; ABC on LD3)
• WLFI-TV 18 (CBS; CW on DT2; ION on DT3; GetTV on DT4; Start TV on DT5)
• WPBY-LD 35 (ABC; MeTV/MyNetworkTV on LD2)

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From 1953 until the 2016 launch of WPBI-LD, WLFI-TV had been the only "Big Three" (ABC, CBS and NBC—or, including Fox, "big four") commercial network television broadcaster in the Lafayette market. With the 2017 launch of WPBY-LD, local broadcasts of all "big four" networks became available.[http://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/local-tv/lafayette-ind-gets-its-own-abc-affiliate/166108 "Lafayette, Ind. Gets Its Own ABC Affiliate"]. Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved May 25, 2017.[http://www.jconline.com/story/money/business/2017/05/30/wpbi-begins-news-broadcast-launches-abc-affiliate/102307748/ "WPBI begins news broadcast, launches ABC affiliate"]. Journal & Courier. Retrieved May 30, 2017. Lafayette also remains one of few television markets without its own PBS station, the market being served by WFYI in Indianapolis.

WRTV, WTHR, WTTV, and WXIN, the respective ABC, NBC, CBS, and Fox affiliates in Indianapolis which had been carried by cable and satellite providers in the Lafayette market as "out-of-market" stations, remain viewable in the area via a large over-the-air antenna or, in some cases, via a subscription satellite or streaming service. Cable provider Comcast Xfinity discontinued its remaining carriage of Indianapolis-based "big four" stations on March 7, 2018,[http://www.jconline.com/story/news/2018/03/08/comcast-kills-last-indy-stations-lafayettes-cable-lineup/407606002/ "Comcast kills last of Indy stations from Lafayette's cable lineup"]. Journal & Courier. Retrieved March 8, 2018. but resumed carriage of WTHR and WRTV two days later.[https://www.jconline.com/story/news/2018/03/09/comcast-indianapolis-network-stations-back-least-now/410575002/ "Comcast: Indianapolis broadcast stations back … at least for now"]. Journal & Courier. Retrieved March 9, 2018.

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• WASK
• WASK-FM
• WAZY-FM
• WKHY-FM
• WKOA-FM
• WLQQ
• WBPE
• WSHY-AM
• WXXB-FM
• WYCM

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• WBAA (AM)
• WBAA-FM
• WHPL-FM
• WJEF-FM
• WQSG-FM
• WTGO-LP FM
• WWCC-LP FM

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No airports are located within Lafayette city limits. The nearest commercial airport which currently has scheduled airline service is the Purdue University Airport (LAF) in West Lafayette.

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• 25px Interstate 65 to Gary, Indiana (near Chicago) and Indianapolis
• 25px US 52 to Joliet, Illinois (also near Chicago) and Indianapolis
• 25px US 231 to Rensselaer, Indiana and Owensboro, Kentucky
• 25px State Road 25
• 25px State Road 26
• 25px State Road 38

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Amtrak, the national passenger rail system, provides passenger rail service to Lafayette through the Cardinal to Chicago, Washington D.C., and New York City. Norfolk Southern; CSX; Kankakee, Beaverville and Southern Railroad; and Toledo, Peoria and Western Railway (RailAmerica) provide freight rail service. Many lines that originally passed through the downtown were redirected in the mid-1990s to a rail corridor near the Wabash River.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVyCfPx0lho Amtrak in Lafaytte IN (1994)] gregarnst[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_iE_GFeViU Amtrak in Lafaytte IN (May 1995)] gregarnst

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• CityBus local bus service by the Greater Lafayette Public Transportation Corporation[http://www.gocitybus.com/myrideweb.html Online Live Bus timings updates] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130317042913/http://gocitybus.com/myrideweb.html|date=17 March 2013}}, 11 May 2007.
• Greyhound intercity bus service
• Flixbus stops here between Chicago and Indianapolis / Bloomington
• Lafayette Limo and Reindeer Shuttle to Indianapolis International Airport and O'Hare International Airport
• Express Air Coach to O'Hare International Airport

For notable people associated with Purdue University, see List of Purdue University people.

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• Karen Black – actress, attended Lafayette Jefferson High School{{cite web|url=http://www.jconline.com/viewart/20130809/ENT05/308090020/Former-Jeff-student-Five-Easy-Pieces-actress-Karen-Black-dies-74|title=Former Jeff student, 'Five Easy Pieces' actress Karen Black dies at 74|date=August 9, 2013|work=Journal & Courier}}{{Dead link|date=December 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
• Jeremy Camp – Christian recording artist
• Eric Carlson - lead guitarist, songwriter, founding member of The Mentors
• Embeth Davidtz – film and television actress
• Louise Fazenda – film actor whose career spanned silent and talking movies
• Circuit Des Yeux - musician
• Charles Foley – co-inventor of the game Twister
• Mass Giorgini – musician and record producer
• Troy Hickman – writer best known for his comic book work (Common Grounds, Twilight Guardian, City of Heroes, Witchblade, Turok)
• Shannon Hoon – former lead vocalist of rock band Blind Melon
• John Korty – director, screenwriter, known for The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman and documentary Who Are the DeBolts? And Where Did They Get Nineteen Kids?
• Claudia Lee – television actress, Hart of Dixie
• Jason Marnocha – voice actor
• Curt McDowell - director, writer, actor, artist{{citation needed|date=February 2022}}
• Larry McNeely – musician, banjo player with Glen Campbell and for film soundtracks
• Tammy Lynn Michaels – television actor[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005582/ imdb page of Tammy Lynn Michaels]
• Ken Navarro – smooth jazz guitarist[http://www.kennavarro.com/bio.htm Home Page: Ken Navarro] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110208090457/http://kennavarro.com/bio.htm|date=8 February 2011}}
• Chubby Parker – country music radio personality and recording artist
• Sydney Pollack – film actor, director, and producer
• Victor Potel – silent film actor[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0693055/ imdb page of Victor Potel]
• Axl Rose – co-founder and lead vocalist of rock band Guns N' Roses
• Julia Scheeres – author, best known for ALA Alex Award-winning memoir Jesus Land
• Izzy Stradlin – songwriter, co-founder and former rhythm guitarist of rock band Guns N' Roses
• Henry Stram - actor{{citation needed|date=February 2022}}

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• William Fritz Afflis known professionally as "Dick the Bruiser" – professional football player and wrestler; graduated from Lafayette Jefferson HS
• Eric Bruntlett – professional baseball player{{cite web|url= http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=brunter01|title=Eric Bruntlett Stats|publisher=Baseball Almanac|access-date=27 December 2012}}
• Clem Crowe – professional football and basketball player
• Todd Dunwoody – professional baseball player
• Ray Ewry – 10-time Olympic champion in track and field
• Bernard "Bernie" Flowers – college and professional football player; born in Cleveland area, lived in Lafayette
• Bob Friend – professional baseball player
• Dustin Keller – professional football player; graduated from Lafayette Jefferson HS
• Pete Halsmer – professional race car driver
• Charles Kirkpatrick – professional race car driver
• Josh Lindblom – professional baseball player
• Chukie Nwokorie – professional football player; graduated from Lafayette Jefferson HS
• Clayton Richard – professional baseball player; graduated from McCutcheon HS
• Erik Sabel – professional baseball player
• Justin Smith – football player
• George Souders – professional race car driver (1927)

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• Roger D. Branigin – Governor of Indiana 1965–1969
• John Burger – member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
• Steve Carter – Indiana Attorney General
• Henry Leavitt Ellsworth – first Commissioner of the United States Patent and Trademark Office; real estate developer
• Henry W. Ellsworth – son of Henry Leavitt Ellsworth, attorney, poet, author and Minister to Sweden
• David W. Evans – US Representative, 6th Congressional District Indiana 1975–1983
• Dan Flanagan – Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court
• Lucinda Florio (1947–2022), teacher and advocate for education and literacy, who, as the wife of former New Jersey Governor James Florio, served as the First Lady of New Jersey[https://www.state.nj.us/infobank/eo/056murphy/pdf/EO-312.pdf Executive Order No. 312], Governor of New Jersey Phil Murphy, November 16, 2022. Accessed July 24, 2023. "WHEREAS, First Lady Lucinda Florio was born Lucinda Coleman in Lafayette, Indiana in 1947, before moving to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and then to Gloucester City, New Jersey"
• Clara Shortridge Foltz (1849–1934) – first female lawyer on the West Coast
• Joseph García – Former Lt. Governor of Colorado
• Herman Joseph Justin – founded Justin Boot Company
• Brian Lamb – founder of C-SPAN
• Bill Long – state representative
• Frank Posegate – journalist, mayor of St. Joseph, Missouri
• John Purdue – Purdue Block, Tippecanoe County founder, founding benefactor of Purdue University
• Barbara Ringer – first female register of copyrights
• Alvah Curtis Roebuck – founded Sears, Roebuck and Company
• Neal Mohan – CEO of YouTube

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• Eric J. Barron – 14th President of Florida State University, 18th President of Penn State
• Herbert C. Brown – Nobel Prize laureate in chemistry
• Christopher L. Eisgruber – 20th President of Princeton University
• Daniel X. Freedman – pioneer in biological psychiatry, discovered link of hallucinogens to brain transmitters
• Kenneth E. Goodson – mechanical engineer
• J. Andrew McCammon – physical and theoretical chemist
• Donald E. Williams – astronaut
• Ian Murdock – software engineer, created Debian

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• Emily Thornton Charles, poet, journalist
• Benjaman Kyle, known for identity loss due to dissociative amnesia
• Evaleen Stein (1863–1923), author, limner

Lafayette has two sister cities as designated by Sister Cities International.{{cite web|url=https://user-2221582232.cld.bz/2018-Annual-Report-and-Membership-Directory/47/#zoom=z|title=2018 Annual Report and Membership Directory|work=Sister Cities International|format=PDF|page=47|access-date=June 29, 2018}}{{cite web|title=Interactive City Directory|website=Sister Cities International|url=http://www.sister-cities.org/interactive-map/Lafayette,%20Indiana|access-date=7 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160816202241/http://www.sister-cities.org/interactive-map/Lafayette,%20Indiana|archive-date=16 August 2016|url-status=dead}}

• {{flagdeco|PRC}} Longkou, Shandong, China
• {{flagdeco|JPN}} Ōta, Gunma, Japan (October 1993){{cite web|url=http://www.city.ota.gunma.jp/005gyosei/0020-007kikaku-kouryu/kokusaikouryu/rafiet.html|script-title=ja:アメリカ合衆国インディアナ州グレイターラフィエット |trans-title=Greater Lafayette, Indiana, United States of America|language=ja|publisher=City of Ōta, Gunma|access-date=20 June 2016}}

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• [http://www.lafayette.in.gov/ City of Lafayette, Indiana website]
• [http://www.lafayette-online.com/ Lafayette Online] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060905035033/http://www.lafayette-online.com/ |date=2006-09-05 }}

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