page_title: Lafayette, Louisiana
hierarchical_section_title: Lafayette, Louisiana
caption_attribution_description: From upper left: Statue in front of downtown fire station, Oak lined street in the University district, Downtown Lafayette, Louisiana, The Cajundome, and the University of Louisiana at Lafayette quad.
context_page_description: Lafayette is a city in and the parish seat of Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, located along the Vermilion River in the southwestern part of the state. The city of Lafayette is the fourth-largest in the state, with a population of 126,185 according to 2019 U.S. Census estimates. It is the principal city of the Lafayette metropolitan statistical area, with a 2015 estimated population of 490,488. The larger trade area or combined statistical area of Lafayette-Opelousas-Morgan City CSA was 627,146 in 2015. Its nickname is "The Hub City".
context_section_description: Lafayette (/ˌlɑːfiːˈɛt, ˌlæf-/, French: [lafajɛt]) is a city in and the parish seat of Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, located along the Vermilion River in the southwestern part of the state. The city of Lafayette is the fourth-largest in the state, with a population of 126,185 according to 2019 U.S. Census estimates. It is the principal city of the Lafayette metropolitan statistical area, with a 2015 estimated population of 490,488. The larger trade area or combined statistical area of Lafayette-Opelousas-Morgan City CSA was 627,146 in 2015. Its nickname is "The Hub City".
caption: From upper left: statue in front of downtown fire station, oak-lined street in the university district, Downtown Lafayette, Cajundome, and University of Louisiana at Lafayette quad
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