LaFayette, Alabama
LaFayette (/ləˈfeɪɛt, -ˈfaɪ-/ lə-FAY-et, -FY-, /ˈlʌfeɪɛt/ LUF-ay-et) is the county seat of Chambers County, Alabama, United States, 47 miles (76 km) northwest of Columbus, Georgia. As of the 2010 census, the population of the city was 3,003.
LaFayette | |
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City | |
The Chambers County Courthouse Square in LaFayette. | |
Location of La Fayette in Chambers County, Alabama. | |
| Coordinates: 32°53′54″N 85°24′2″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Chambers |
| Incorporated | January 7, 1835 |
| Named for | Marquis de Lafayette |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Kenneth Vines |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8.88 sq mi (23.01 km2) |
| • Land | 8.86 sq mi (22.94 km2) |
| • Water | 0.03 sq mi (0.07 km2) |
| Elevation | 843 ft (257 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 2,684 |
| • Density | 303.04/sq mi (117.00/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 36862 |
| Area code | 334 |
| FIPS code | 01-40672 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0164071 |
| Website | cityoflafayetteal |
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