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Moving to Lafayette, Minnesota

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Population: 529. Estimated population in July 2024: 514 (-2.8% change)
Males: 253 (47.8%), Females: 276 (52.2%)

Nicollet County

Zip code: 56054

Demographics

Median resident age: 37.6 years
Median household income: $36,719
Median house value: $68,300

Population by Race

Races in Lafayette:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.1%)
  • Hispanic (1.1%)

Ancestries: German (54.1%), Swedish (16.1%), Irish (6.6%), Norwegian (6.4%), United States (6.2%), English (3.4%).

Elevation: 1014 feet

Land area: 1.2 square miles

Map of Lafayette, MN

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Lafayette

  • High school or higher: 78.9%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 5.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.0%
  • Unemployed: 2.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Lafayette city

  • Never married: 17.2%
  • Now married: 60.9%
  • Separated: 2.7%
  • Widowed: 12.7%
  • Divorced: 6.5%

1.1% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +67 (+14.5%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Lafayette:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Lafayette:

  • ST CLOUD REGIONAL (about 79 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Abbreviation: STC)
  • MINNEAPOLIS-ST PAUL INTL/WOLD-CHAMBERLAIN/ (about 87 miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Abbreviation: MSP)
  • MASON CITY MUNI (about 117 miles; MASON CITY, IA; Abbreviation: MCW)

Other public-use airports nearest to Lafayette:

  • NEW ULM MUNI (about 12 miles; NEW ULM, MN; Abbreviation: ULM)
  • SLEEPY EYE MUNI (about 27 miles; SLEEPY EYE, MN; Abbreviation: Y58)
  • HUTCHINSON MUNI-BUTLER FIELD (about 28 miles; HUTCHINSON, MN; Abbreviation: HCD)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lafayette:

  • GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE (about 29 miles; ST PETER, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,355)
  • SOUTH CENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE-MANKATO (about 31 miles; NORTH MANKATO, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,186)
  • MINNESOTA STATE UNVERSITY-MANKATO (about 35 miles; MANKATO, MN; Full-time enrollment: 11,210)
  • RIDGEWATER COLLEGE (about 65 miles; WILLMAR, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,711)
  • SAINT CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY (about 76 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 12,913)
  • SAINT CLOUD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 79 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,183)
  • NORMANDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 80 miles; BLOOMINGTON, MN; Full-time enrollment: 4,636)

Public primary/middle schools in Lafayette:

  • LAFAYETTE PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL (Students: 75; Location: 351 6TH ST.; Grades: KG – 08)
  • STARLAND EL. (Students: 15; Location: BOX 125; Grades: 01 – 08)

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