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Lafayette Minnesota Community Guide


Location:
Welcome sign, Lafayette Minnesota Location of Lafayette, Minnesota

Population: 
 Lafayette (city) 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2000-2010 Change
Actual Percent
Population 498 507 462 529 504 -25 -4.73
Land Area (sq. mile) 1.20 1.02 1.15 1.15 1.15 0 0.00
Density (persons per sq. mile) 415.00 497.06 401.74 458.37 438.26 -20.11 -4.73
Housing Units 175 200 198 206 244 +38 +18.45
Households -- 188 181 202 218 +16 +7.92
Persons Per Household -- 2.51 2.33 2.43 2.31 -0.12 -4.94

Geography:

Lafayette is a city in Nicollet County, Minnesota. Minnesota State Highway 15 serves as a main route in the community. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.15 square miles (2.98 km2), all of it land. The South Branch Rush River starts near Lafayette. The elevation is 1,010 ft (308 m) above sea level.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.


Demographics:

As of the census of 2010, there were 504 people, 218 households, and 131 families residing in the city. The population density was 438.3 inhabitants per square mile (169.2/km2). There were 244 housing units at an average density of 212.2 per square mile (81.9/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 97.8% White, 0.2% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 1.2% from other races, and 0.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.4% of the population.

There were 218 households of which 33.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.2% were married couples living together, 4.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 8.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 39.9% were non-families. 36.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 20.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.95.

The median age in the city was 36.9 years. 27% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.6% were from 25 to 44; 26.3% were from 45 to 64; and 14.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.4% male and 50.6% female.

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History:  

LAFAYETTE Township, settled in 1853 and organized May 11, 1858, was named, like townships and villages or cities of 20 other states of the Union, with counties of six states, in honor of the Marquis de Lafayette (1757-1834) of France, who came to America and greatly aided Washington in the Revolutionary War and later was an eminent French statesman and general. The city of this name, in sections 1, 2, and 11, was platted on August 22, 1896, and incorporated as a village May 11, 1900. John Bush and his family came in 1854 and kept a "stopping place" for travelers, where the first post office was located in 1858, discontinuing in 1870. The village became a trading center when the Minneapolis and St. Louis Railroad was built through in October 1895, and the post office was reestablished in 1897.

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Government:
Lafayette City Hall
700 9th Street
PO Box 375
Lafayette, MN
56054
Phone: (507) 228-8241
Fax: (507) 702-7220

Regular Business Hours:
Monday - Friday 7:00 am - 4:00 pm
closed 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

City Council Meetings:
2nd Monday of the month at 7:00 pm


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Title Term Ends Name and Address  

Phone

Mayor 12/31/2022 Sandra Peterson
620 Esther Street - PO Box 94
Lafayette, MN 56054
  (507) 276-4583
Clerk/Treasurer appointed Sandy Burger
700 9th Street
Lafayette, MN 56054
Email (507) 228-8241
Council Member 12/31/2020 Tom Polich
940 Pioneer Avenue
Lafayette, MN 56054
  (507) 766-1874
Council Member 12/31/2020 David Reed
591 11th Street
Lafayette, MN 56054
  (507) 228-8264
Council Member 12/31/2024 Curt Tauber
660 10th Street
Lafayette, MN 56054
  (507) 276-7803
Council Member 12/31/2024 Scott Portner
671 5th Street
Lafayette, MN 56054
  (507) 380-7463

Post Office:
US Post Office
790 Main Avenue
Lafayette, MN
56054-4401
Phone:
(507) 228-8252
Toll Free:
(800) ASK-USPS

Regular Business Hours:
Week Days       8:00 am - 12:00 pm
Saturday           8:30 am - 9:30 am

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Utilities:
Utility Type Utility Name Utility Phone
Electricity Xcel Energy   (800) 672-4300
Natural Gas n/a --
Wastewater City of Lafayette (507) 228-8241
Water City of Lafayette (507) 228-8241
Telephone CenturyLink Communications (800) 244-1111
Cable TV n/a --

Major Employers:
Employer Products/Services Employees

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Minnesota State Highway Map of the Lafayette Minnesota area


Events:
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Attractions:
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Recreation:
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Lakes:
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Health Care:
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Schools:
Lafayette Charter School
315 6th Street
Lafayette, MN 56054
Phone: (507) 228-8943
Fax: (507) 228-8288
 

Churches:
Bernadotte Lutheran Church
34122 515th Avenue
Lafayette, MN 56054
Phone: (507) 228-8380
 
First Lutheran Church
1020 Lafayette Avenue
Lafayette, MN 56054
Phone: (507) 228-8906
 
St. Gregory's Catholic Church
400 6th Street
Lafayette, MN 56054
Phone: (507) 228-8213
 

Media:
Lafayette Nicollet Ledger
750 Main Avenue
Lafayette, MN 56054
Phone: (507) 228-8985
 

Motels:
none

Resorts:
none

Campgrounds:
none

Businesses:
Ben Stadick Farm
36143 605th Avenue
Lafayette, MN 56054
Phone: (507) 228-8340
 
Bianchi Welding
60198 370th Street
Lafayette, MN 56054
Phone: (507) 228-8905
 
Bob's Auto Glass
56471 330th Street
Lafayette, MN 56054
Phone: (507) 228-8760
 
Citizens Bank
701 Main Avenue
Lafayette, MN 56054
Phone: (507) 228-8283
 
CM Corn Stoves LLC
37265 541st Avenue
Lafayette, MN 56054
Phone: (507) 228-8180
 
Community Insurance Agency
761 Main Avenue
Lafayette, MN 56054
Phone: (507) 228-8201
 
Dave's Place
700 Main Avenue
Lafayette, MN 56054
Phone: (507) 228-8910
 
Farmers Cooperative
840 Pioneer Avenue
Lafayette, MN 56054
Phone: (507) 228-8344
 
Isaacson Sales and Service
71 9th Street
Lafayette, MN 56054
Phone: (507) 228-8270
 
Isenberg Electric
791 Main Avenue
Lafayette, MN 56054
Phone: (507) 228-8901
 
Jay's Cleaning Service
391 Lafayette Avenue
Lafayette, MN 56054
Phone: (507) 317-3399
 
Kris's Klippers Family Hair
471 7th Street
Lafayette, MN 56054
Phone: (507) 228-8005
 
Lafayette City Hall
700 9th Street
PO Box 375
Lafayette, MN
56054
Phone: (507) 228-8241
Fax: (507) 702-7220

Regular Business Hours:
Monday - Friday 7:00 am - 4:00 pm
closed 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

City Council Meetings:
2nd Monday of the month at 7:00 pm


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Lafayette Community Center
540 7th Street
Lafayette, MN 56054
Phone: (507) 228-8064
 
Lafayette Elevator
540 Sky View Avenue
Lafayette, MN 56054
Phone: (507) 228-8221
 
Lafayette Excavating
411 8th Street
Lafayette, MN 56054
Phone: (507) 228-8902
 
Lafayette Fire Department
800 Main Avenue
Lafayette, MN 56054
Phone: (507) 228-8015
 
Lafayette Lift Trucks
54588 340th Street
Lafayette, MN 56054
Phone: (507) 228-8777
 
Lafayette Lumber Company
831 Main Avenue
Lafayette, MN 56054
Phone: (507) 228-8227
 
Lafayette Nicollet Ledger
750 Main Avenue
Lafayette, MN 56054
Phone: (507) 228-8985
 
Langhorst Pork
36671 511th Avenue
Lafayette, MN 56054
Phone: (507) 246-4012
 
Larmar Homes LLC
57815 330th Street
Lafayette, MN 56054
Phone: (507) 228-8352
 
Ledger Publishing
750 Main Avenue
Lafayette, MN 56054
Phone: (507) 228-8779
 
Lenny's Repair
37866 587th Avenue
Lafayette, MN 56054
Phone: (507) 359-7889
 
Nature's Pantry
58258 366th Street
Lafayette, MN 56054
Phone: (507) 217-3116
 
Platz Finishing LLC
32427 State Highway 15
Lafayette, MN 56054
Phone: (507) 647-2470
 
Priced Right Medical
751 Main Avenue
Lafayette, MN 56054
Phone: (507) 228-8100
 
Sjostrom Farms
50527 350th Street
Lafayette, MN 56054
Phone: (507) 228-8768
 
Steamboat Pork
57780 382nd Street
Lafayette, MN 56054
Phone: (507) 359-3396
 
Tauber Plumbing and Heating LLC
660 10th Street
Lafayette, MN 56054
Phone: (507) 276-7803
 
United Farmers Co-op
840 Pioneer Avenue
Lafayette, MN 56054
Phone: (507) 228-8224
 
Uptown Service
491 7th Street
Lafayette, MN 56054
Phone: (507) 228-8567
 
US Post Office
790 Main Avenue
Lafayette, MN
56054-4401
Phone:
(507) 228-8252
Toll Free:
(800) ASK-USPS

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