Lafayette, Minnesota
Lafayette | |
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Business district, circa 1906 | |
Location of Lafayette, Minnesota | |
| Coordinates: 44°26′50″N 94°23′34″W / 44.44722°N 94.39278°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Nicollet |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor - Council |
| • Mayor | Darren Saffert |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.26 sq mi (3.26 km2) |
| • Land | 1.26 sq mi (3.26 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,020 ft (310 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 492 |
| • Density | 391.10/sq mi (151.05/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 56054 |
| Area code | 507 |
| FIPS code | 27-33920 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2395584 |
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Lafayette is a city in Nicollet County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 492 at the 2020 census. It is a farming community just outside the larger town of New Ulm.
Lafayette is part of the Mankato-North Mankato Metropolitan Statistical Area.