Lafayette | |
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![]() 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 [citation needed] |
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[3] |
GNIS feature ID | 2395584[2] |
Lafayette is a city in Nicollet County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 492 at the 2020 census.[4] It is a farming community just outside the larger town of New Ulm.
Lafayette is part of the Mankato-North Mankato Metropolitan Statistical Area.