Lafayette Parish

Summary

Lafayette Parish is a parish of Louisiana^[1]. It draws 160 Wikipedia views per month (parish_of_louisiana category, ranking #11 of 66).^[2]

Key Facts

• Lafayette Parish is located in Louisiana^[3].
• Lafayette Parish is in the country of United States^[4].
• Lafayette Parish's instance of is recorded as parish of Louisiana^[5].
• Lafayette Parish's capital is recorded as Lafayette^[6].
• Lafayette Parish's shares border with is recorded as St. Landry Parish^[7].
• Lafayette Parish's shares border with is recorded as St. Martin Parish^[8].
• Lafayette Parish's shares border with is recorded as Iberia Parish^[9].
• Lafayette Parish's shares border with is recorded as Vermilion Parish^[10].
• Lafayette Parish's shares border with is recorded as Acadia Parish^[11].
• Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette is named after Lafayette Parish^[12].
• Lafayette Parish's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Lafayette^[13].
• Lafayette Parish's Commons category is recorded as Lafayette Parish, Louisiana^[14].
• January 17, 1823 marks the founding of Lafayette Parish^[15].
• Lafayette Parish's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 30.21, 'lon': -92.06}^[16].
• Lafayette Parish's official website is recorded as https://lafayettela.gov^[17].
• Lafayette Parish's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Lafayette Parish, Louisiana^[18].
• Lafayette Parish has a population of {'amount': '+221578'}^[19].
• Lafayette Parish has a population of {'amount': '+222152'}^[20].
• Lafayette Parish has a population of {'amount': '+224247'}^[21].
• Lafayette Parish has a population of {'amount': '+226886'}^[22].
• Lafayette Parish has a population of {'amount': '+230845'}^[23].
• Lafayette Parish has a population of {'amount': '+240098'}^[24].
• Lafayette Parish has a population of {'amount': '+241753'}^[25].
• Lafayette Parish's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Births in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana^[26].
• Lafayette Parish's category for people who died here is recorded as Q106411160^[27].

Body

Geography

Lafayette Parish is in the country of United States^[4]. It is located in Louisiana^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Lafayette Parish covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+700'}^[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+221578'}^[19], {'amount': '+222152'}^[20], {'amount': '+224247'}^[21], {'amount': '+226886'}^[22], {'amount': '+230845'}^[23], and {'amount': '+240098'}^[24].

Designation and Status

Lafayette Parish's instance of is recorded as parish of Louisiana^[5].

History and Context

January 17, 1823 marks the founding of Lafayette Parish^[15]. Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette is named after it^[12].

Why It Matters

Lafayette Parish draws 160 Wikipedia views per month (parish_of_louisiana category, ranking #11 of 66).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[29] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[30]