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La Fayette
Illinoisvillage
La Fayette
Total population
178
Median home value
$50,900
Bachelor's+
Median income
$51,346
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
La Fayette is a village in Stark County, Illinois, United States. It is located south of Kewanee along IL 17. As of the 2020 census, La Fayette had a population of 160. It is part of the Peoria, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Read more on WikipediaHistory & geography
History
Once a prominent strip coal mine and farming village with a general store, high school(until 1970), hotel, bank, grain elevator, train depot, and many other features and amenities. Once the coal mines shut down and the railroad was removed in the early 1980s, it slowly became a low-income and high-poverty village with many people moving away, and it eventually diminished to the hollow shell of what it once was.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, La Fayette has a total area of , all land.
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves519
- American RobinTurdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves502
- Blue JayCyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves447
- Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves433
- American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves419
- Canada Goose (canadensis Group)Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves349
- Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescens (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves341
- Mourning DoveZenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves329
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Schools
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 3.6 — 2023-11-151 km SSW of Standard, Illinois
- M 4.2 — 2004-06-2812 km NW of Dayton, Illinois
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Illinois
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about La Fayette
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Nearest stream gauge
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library