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LaFayette
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city in Alabama, United States of America
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Alabama
- County
- Chambers
- Incorporated
- January 7, 1835
- Named after
- Marquis de Lafayette
- Mayor
- Kenneth Vines
- Total
- 8.88 sq mi (23.01 km )
- Land
- 8.86 sq mi (22.94 km )
- Water
- 0.027 sq mi (0.07 km )
- Elevation
- 843 ft (257 m)
- Density
- 300/sq mi (117/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( CST )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Fips code
- 01-40672
- Gnis feature id
- 0164071
- Website
- cityoflafayetteal .com
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
History
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