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About Lafayette

Lafayette is a city in and is the county seat of Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States, located 63 mi northwest of Indianapolis and 125 mi southeast of Chicago. West Lafayette, on the other side of the Wabash River, is home to Purdue University, which contributes significantly to both communities. Together, Lafayette and West Lafayette form the core of the Lafayette metropolitan area, which had a population of 224,709 in the [https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-metro-and-micro-statistical-areas.html 2021 US Census Bureau estimates].

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