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Lafayette
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city in Boulder County, Colorado, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Colorado
- County
- Boulder County
- City
- Lafayette
- Incorporated
- January 6, 1890
- Named after
- Lafayette Miller
- Type
- Home Rule Municipality
- Mayor
- Saul Tapia Vega
- Mayor pro tem
- Tim Barnes
- City administrator
- Kady Doelling
- Total
- 9.41 sq mi (24.38 km )
- Land
- 9.21 sq mi (23.86 km )
- Water
- 0.20 sq mi (0.52 km )
- Elevation
- 5,266 ft (1,605 m)
- Density
- 3,301/sq mi (1,275/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−7 ( MST )
- Summer dst
- UTC−6 ( MDT )
- Area codes
- Both 303 and 720
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Encyclopedic overview
The City of Lafayette (/ˌlɑːfiˈɛt, ˌlæf-/ LA(H)F-ee-ET) is a home rule municipality located in southeastern Boulder County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 30,411 at the 2020 United States census.
Geography
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