LaFayette ( ) is a city in, and the

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of, Walker County,

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, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 6,888. It was founded as Chattooga. LaFayette is part of the Chattanooga, TN-GA Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

LaFayette was founded as Chattooga, in 1835, as the seat of newly formed Walker County. The county was named after the former United States senator Freeman Walker. Chattooga was renamed LaFayette in 1836 after

Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier de La Fayette, Marquis de La Fayette (; 6 September 1757 – 20 May 1834), known in the United States as Lafayette (), was a French military officer and politician who volunteered to join the Conti ...

, the French aristocrat who fought in the American Revolutionary War. In 1864, the city became the site of the Battle of LaFayette during the Atlanta campaign of the

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Geography

LaFayette is located at (34.709704, -85.283862). According to the

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, the city has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 6,888 people, 2,847 households, and 1,844 families residing in the city.

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 7,121 people, 2,712 households, and 1,749 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 2,926 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 88.6%

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, 7.5%

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, 0.04% Native American, 0.9% Asian, 0.01%

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, 0.76% from other races, and 0.93% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.07% of the population. There were 2,712 households, out of which 28.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.9% were

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living together, 17.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.7% were non-families. 32.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.94. In the city, the population was spread out, with 24.1% under the age of 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 21.6% from 45 to 64, and 19.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 83.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.2 males. The median income for a household in the city was $23,093, and the median income for a family was $29,387. Males had a median income of $27,528 versus $20,906 for females. The

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for the city was $15,318. About 16.0% of families and 27.2% of the population were below the

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, including 33.4% of those under age 18 and 15.7% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

* Andy Bean, golfer, repeat winner on both the

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and Champions Tour * Ronald H. Griffith, United States Army General, former

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* Zahra Karinshak, Georgia State Senator, attorney, and Air Force veteran

References

External links

City of LaFayette
{{authority control Cities in Georgia (U.S. state) Cities in Walker County, Georgia County seats in Georgia (U.S. state) Cities in the Chattanooga metropolitan area Chattanooga metropolitan area county seats