LaFayette, Alabama

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LaFayette (Template:IPAc-en Script error: No such module "Respell"., Template:IPAc-en Script error: No such module "Respell".) is the county seat of Chambers County, Alabama, United States, Script error: No such module "convert". northwest of Columbus, Georgia. As of the 2010 census, the population of the city was 3,003.[1]

History

Chambers County was formed in 1832. The newly elected county officials opted to locate the county seat as near as possible to the center of the county. Lots for the new town were auctioned in October 1833, with proceeds from the sale financing the construction of a courthouse and jail. The town was first called "Chambersville", but by the time of incorporation on January 7, 1835, the town name had been changed to "Lafayette", named after the Marquis de Lafayette; its spelling was changed to "LaFayette" due to the influence of newspaper editor Johnson J. Hooper, who created a fictional character called Captain Simon Suggs, a backwoods southerner who pronounced the town's name as "La Fait".[2][3] The city's newspaper, The LaFayette Sun, was founded under the name The Alabama Standard in April 1841 and adopted its current name on August 3, 1881.[4]

On October 2, 1898, John Anderson, a black man, was lynched in Lafayette.[5] Scenes from the movie Mississippi Burning were filmed at the Chambers County Courthouse and in downtown LaFayette.[2]

LaFayette is the birthplace of heavyweight boxing champion Joe Louis. An Script error: No such module "convert". bronze statue, executed by sculptor Casey Downing Jr. of Mobile, Alabama, was erected in Louis' honor in front of the Chambers County courthouse in 2010.[6] It is also the hometown of Hoyt L. Sherman, one of artist Roy Lichtenstein's principal art professor/mentors at Ohio State University.

Geography

The city is located in east central Alabama along U.S. Route 431, which is the main north–south route through the city. U.S. 431 leads north Script error: No such module "convert". to Roanoke and south Script error: No such module "convert". to Opelika. Alabama State Route 50 also runs through the city as a southern bypass, leading east Script error: No such module "convert". to Lanett on the Alabama-Georgia state line, and southwest Script error: No such module "convert". to Camp Hill. Alabama State Route 77 begins in the northern part of the city and connects LaFayette to the town of Wadley, Script error: No such module "convert". to the northwest.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of Script error: No such module "convert"., of which Script error: No such module "convert"., or 0.31%, is water.[1]

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification, LaFayette has a humid subtropical climate (abbreviated Cfa).

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Demographics

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2020 census

La Fayette racial composition[9]
Race Num. Perc.
White (non-Hispanic) 710 26.45%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 1,849 68.89%
Native American 9 0.34%
Asian 6 0.22%
Other/Mixed 35 1.3%
Hispanic or Latino 75 2.79%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 2,684 people, 1,017 households, and 610 families residing in the city.

2010 census

As of the census[10] of 2010, there were 3,003 people, 1,129 households, and 749 families residing in the city. The population density was Script error: No such module "convert".. There were 1,299 housing units at an average density of Script error: No such module "convert".. The racial makeup of the city was 68.8% Black or African American, 29.3% White, 0.1% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 0.8% from other races, and 0.7% from two or more races. 1.9% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 1,129 households, out of which 23.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 29.6% were married couples living together, 30.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.7% were non-families. 29.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the city, the age distribution of the population shows 22.0% under the age of 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 23.4% from 25 to 44, 26.8% from 45 to 64, and 18.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $26,319, and the median income for a family was $31,629. Males had a median income of $31,842 versus $27,833 for females. The per capita income for the city was $12,149. About 28.5% of families and 36.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 43.2% of those under age 18 and 22.9% of those age 65 or over.

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LaFayette High School

Education

The Chambers County School District provides public education for LaFayette. Within the city limits are two high schools (Lafayette High School and the Chambers County Career Technical School), one middle school (JP Powell Middle School), and one elementary school (Eastside Elementary School).

Chambers Academy (grades pre-K through 12) is a private school in LaFayette.

Notable people

Gallery

References

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