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LaFayette
Kentuckycity
Total population
227
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
LaFayette, a small city in Kentucky, United States, forms part of the country's settled landscape. Around 227 people are recorded as living there in the most recent open data. On the world map it falls within the Western Hemisphere, specifically at 36.660°, -87.658°. That works out to roughly 324 residents per square kilometre — a moderate population density. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,550 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 61% of daylight hours. The latitude suggests warm summers and cool winters. Total area is recorded as a compact 0.7 km². The remainder of this page draws on open public data to describe the area's demographics, climate, environment and nearby amenities.
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History & geography
Demographics & economy
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for LaFayette, KY from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- South Christian Elementary SchoolElementary · Herndon · 601 students · 15.4:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
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 LaFayette



Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Nearest stream gauge
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library