Lafayette Parish, Louisiana

Lafayette Parish (: Paroisse de Lafayette) is a located in the  of. The is. In 2006, its population was estimated to be 203,091.

Geography
The parish has a total area of 700 (270 ). 699 km² (270 sq mi) of it is land and 1 km² (0 sq mi) of it (0.17%) is water.

Major Highways

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Adjacent parishes

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Demographics
Home to a number of peoples, as of the  of 2000, there were 190,503 people, 72,372 households, and 48,851 families residing in the parish. The was 273/km² (706/sq mi). There were 78,122 housing units at an average density of 112/km² (290/sq mi). The racial makeup of the parish was 73.36%, 23.80% or , 0.28% , 1.08% , 0.03% , 0.52% from , and 0.93% from two or more races. 1.74% of the population were or  of any race. 14.37% reported speaking or  at home, while 1.73% speak.

There were 72,372 households out of which 36.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.20% were living together, 14.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.50% were non-families. 25.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.12.

In the parish the population was spread out with 27.40% under the age of 18, 11.70% from 18 to 24, 31.20% from 25 to 44, 20.20% from 45 to 64, and 9.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 94.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.40 males.

The median income for a household in the parish was $36,518, and the median income for a family was $45,158. Males had a median income of $36,428 versus $22,751 for females. The for the parish was $19,371. About 11.80% of families and 15.70% of the population were below the, including 18.20% of those under age 18 and 15.60% of those age 65 or over.

Incorporated areas

 * - 6,754
 * - 6,097
 * - 1,619
 * - 110,257
 * - 8,120
 * - 5,289

Notable residents

 * , (1804-1885), born in Attakapas, and.