West Lafayette, Indiana
Demographics
Table:
Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±

1880	717	—
1890	1,242	73.2%
1900	2,302	85.3%
1910	3,867	68.0%
1920	3,830	−1.0%
1930	5,095	33.0%
1940	6,270	23.1%
1950	11,873	89.4%
1960	12,680	6.8%
1970	19,157	51.1%
1980	21,247	10.9%
1990	25,907	21.9%
2000	28,778	11.1%
2010	29,596	2.8%
2017 (est.)	46,269	[4]	56.3%
Source: US Census Bureau

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