LaFayette, Kentucky

LaFayette, also informally written as La Fayette and Lafayette, is a home rule-class city in Christian County, Kentucky, in the United States. The population was 165 at the 2010 U.S. census. LaFayette is part of the Clarksville, Tennessee metropolitan area.HistoryThe first settlement at LaFayette was made in the late 1810s. LaFayette was formally incorporated by the state assembly in 1836. The city was named in honor of Revolutionary War hero the Marquis de Lafayette.GeographyLaFayette is located in the southwestern corner of Christian County, southwest of Hopkinsville, the Christian County seat, and 2mi north of the Tennessee state line. The town lies just north of the US Army's Fort Campbell.According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.6km2, all land.DemographicsAs of the census of 2000, there were 193 people, 75 households, and 51 families residing in the town. The population density was 718.7 people per square mile (276.0/km²). There were 83 housing units at an average density of 309.1 per square mile (118.7/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 89.12% White, 5.70% African American, 0.52% Native American or Alaska Native, 1.55% Asian, 1.04% from other races, and 2.07% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 1.55% of the population.