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LaFayette (Pronounced: "La Fet" or "La FAY Et") is a city in Chambers County
Chambers County, Alabama

Chambers County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. Its name is in honor of Henry H. Chambers, who served as a United States Senate from Alabama....
, Alabama
Alabama

Alabama is a state located in the Southern United States of the United States of America. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west....
, United States
United States

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, 47 miles (76 km) northwest of Columbus
Columbus, Georgia

Columbus is a city in Muscogee County, Georgia, Georgia , United States. It is the primary city of the Columbus, Georgia Columbus, Georgia metropolitan area, an MSA which encompasses all of Columbus, Georgia, Chattahoochee County, Georgia, Harris County, Georgia, Marion County, Georgia, and Muscogee County, Georgia counties, Georgia, and Russ...
, Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)

Georgia is a U.S. state in the United States and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against United Kingdom rule in the American Revolution....
. It is the county seat. Lafayette College was opened here in 1885. In 1900
United States Census, 1900

The twelfth United States Census, conducted by the United States Census Bureau on 1 June 1900, determined the resident population of the United States to be 76,212,168, an increase of 21.0 percent over the 62,979,766 persons Enumeration during the U.S....
, 1,629 people lived here, and in 1910
United States Census, 1910

The Thirteenth United States Census, conducted by the United States Census Bureau on April 15, 1910, determined the resident population of the United States to be 92,228,496, an increase of 21.0 percent over the 76,212,168 persons Enumeration during the U.S....
, 1,632 people lived here. As of the 2000 census, the population of the city is 3,234. Parts of the movie Mississippi Burning
Mississippi Burning

Mississippi Burning is a 1988 crime drama film based on the FBI investigation into the real-life Mississippi civil rights workers murders in the U.S....
 were filmed in Downtown LaFayette. The county courthouse was prominently featured.

yette is located at 32°53'54.859" North, 85°24'2.822" West (32.898572, -85.400784).






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LaFayette (Pronounced: "La Fet" or "La FAY Et") is a city in Chambers County
Chambers County, Alabama

Chambers County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. Its name is in honor of Henry H. Chambers, who served as a United States Senate from Alabama....
, Alabama
Alabama

Alabama is a state located in the Southern United States of the United States of America. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west....
, United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
, 47 miles (76 km) northwest of Columbus
Columbus, Georgia

Columbus is a city in Muscogee County, Georgia, Georgia , United States. It is the primary city of the Columbus, Georgia Columbus, Georgia metropolitan area, an MSA which encompasses all of Columbus, Georgia, Chattahoochee County, Georgia, Harris County, Georgia, Marion County, Georgia, and Muscogee County, Georgia counties, Georgia, and Russ...
, Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)

Georgia is a U.S. state in the United States and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against United Kingdom rule in the American Revolution....
. It is the county seat. Lafayette College was opened here in 1885. In 1900
United States Census, 1900

The twelfth United States Census, conducted by the United States Census Bureau on 1 June 1900, determined the resident population of the United States to be 76,212,168, an increase of 21.0 percent over the 62,979,766 persons Enumeration during the U.S....
, 1,629 people lived here, and in 1910
United States Census, 1910

The Thirteenth United States Census, conducted by the United States Census Bureau on April 15, 1910, determined the resident population of the United States to be 92,228,496, an increase of 21.0 percent over the 76,212,168 persons Enumeration during the U.S....
, 1,632 people lived here. As of the 2000 census, the population of the city is 3,234. Parts of the movie Mississippi Burning
Mississippi Burning

Mississippi Burning is a 1988 crime drama film based on the FBI investigation into the real-life Mississippi civil rights workers murders in the U.S....
 were filmed in Downtown LaFayette. The county courthouse was prominently featured.

Geography

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.

Demographics

As of the census
Census

A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population....
 of 2007, there were 5,630 people, 1,164 households, and 778 families residing in the city. The population density
Population density

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 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
Race (United States Census)

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 or African American
Race (United States Census)

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, 32.07% White
Race (United States Census)

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, 0.03% Native American
Race (United States Census)

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, 0.15% Asian
Race (United States Census)

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, 0.22% from other races
Race (United States Census)

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, and 0.25% from two or more races. 0.71% of the population were Hispanic
Race (United States Census)

Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget , are Self-concept data items in which residents choose the Race in the United States or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are of Hispanic or Latino origin ....
 or Latino
Race (United States Census)

Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget , are Self-concept data items in which residents choose the Race in the United States or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are of Hispanic or Latino origin ....
 of any race.

There were 1,164 households out of which 27.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.6% were married couples
Marriage

Marriage is a social, spirituality, or law union of individuals. This union may also be called matrimony, while the ceremony that marks its beginning is usually called a wedding and the married status created is sometimes called wedlock....
 living together, 26.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.1% were non-families. 31.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.17.

In the city the population was spread out with 23.6% under the age of 18, 10.3% from 18 to 24, 25.6% from 25 to 44, 20.8% from 45 to 64, and 19.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 86.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $22,768, and the median income for a family was $29,167. Males had a median income of $26,081 versus $20,859 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income

Per capita income means how much each individual receives, in monetary terms, of the yearly income generated in the country. This is what each citizen is to receive if the yearly national income is divided equally among everyone....
 for the city was $11,845. About 25.1% of families and 28.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 40.8% of those under age 18 and 20.2% of those age 65 or over.

Notable Residents


LaFayette is the birthplace of, the late boxing legend, Joe Louis
Joe Louis

Joseph Louis Barrow , better known as Joe Louis, was a List of Heavyweight Champions.Nicknamed the Brown Bomber, he is considered to be one of the greatest in boxing history....
. Also, Johnson J. Hooper
Johnson J. Hooper

Johnson J. Hooper was an United States humorist, born in North Carolina. He moved to Dadeville, Alabama, Alabama where he edited a newspaper and practiced law....
 lived in LaFayette while writing his most famous work The Adventures of Captain Simon Suggs. In addition, James Thomas "Cotton Tom" Heflin
J. Thomas Heflin

James Thomas Heflin , nicknamed "Cotton Tom," was a United States Senator from Alabama. Born in Louina, Alabama, he attended the Auburn University, and was admitted to the bar in 1893, practicing law in La Fayette, Alabama....
, after attending Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical College, now Auburn University
Auburn University

Auburn University is a public university located in Auburn, Alabama, Alabama, United States With more than 24,100 students and 1,200 faculty, it is one of the largest university in the state....
, practiced law in LaFayette until he began his political career with his 1904 election to the United States House of Representatives
United States House of Representatives

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.

LaFayette is the birthplace of the famous Old West
American Old West

For cultural influences and their development, see Western .The American Old West or Wild West comprises the history, geography, peoples, lore, and cultural expression of life in the Western United States , most often referring to the period of the latter half of the 19th century, between the American Civil War and the end of th...
 Law man, and the slayer of Billy the Kid
Billy the Kid

Henry McCarty , better known as Billy the Kid, but also known by the aliases Henry Antrim and William H. Bonney, was a 19th-century American frontier outlaw and gunman who participated in the so-called Lincoln County War....
, Pat Garrett
Pat Garrett

Patrick "Pat" Floyd Garrett was an American Old West lawman, bartender, and customs agent who was best known for killing Billy the Kid. He was also the sheriff of Lincoln County, New Mexico....
. In Pat Garrett’s will, kept at the Chambers County courthouse, there are provisions leaving his saddle and shotgun to a nephew in LaFayette.

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