拉法葉 (路易斯安那州)

拉法葉 (Lafayette, Louisiana)是美國路易斯安那州拉法葉縣縣治,位於弗米利恩河河畔。面積123.5平方公里。2006年人口114,214人。[1]

拉法葉
拉法葉
City
From upper left: Statue in front of downtown fire station, Oak lined street in the University district, Downtown Lafayette, Louisiana, The Cajundome, and the University of Louisiana at Lafayette quad.
From upper left: Statue in front of downtown fire station, Oak lined street in the University district, Downtown Lafayette, Louisiana, The Cajundome, and the University of Louisiana at Lafayette quad.
拉法葉旗幟
旗幟
綽號:The Hub City
格言:The Heart of Cajun Country
坐标:30°14′35″N 92°00′46″W
CountryUnited States
StateLouisiana
ParishLafayette
Founded1821 as Vermilionville
Renamed1884 as Lafayette
創始人Jean Mouton
語源General Gilbert du Motier, Marquis De Lafayette
政府
  类型Consolidated City-Parish
  City-Parish PresidentJoey DurelRepublican
面积
  City Total47.7 平方英里(100 平方公里)
  陸地47.6 平方英里(100 平方公里)
  水域0.1 平方英里(0.3 平方公里)  auto%
  都會區5,252 平方英里(10,000 平方公里)
海拔36 英尺(11 公尺)
人口(2010)
  City Total120,623人
  密度2,316.7人/平方英里(894.5人/平方公里)
居民称谓Lafayettiens
时区CSTUTC-6
  夏时制CDTUTC-5
ZIP codes70501-9, 70593, 70596, 70598
電話區號337
網站www.lafayettela.gov

1821年建市,原名Vermilionville。1884年改名以紀念拉法耶特侯爵

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