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Coordinates: 40°26′31″N 86°54′45″W 40.44194, -86.9125

West Lafayette

West Lafayette is a city in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States, 65 miles (105 km) northwest of Indianapolis. Named in honor of General Lafayette, a French military hero who fought with and significantly aided the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. (He was called the Marquis de Lafayette until June 1790, when he permanently renounced both the nobility and aristocratic title).The population was 28,778 at the 2000 census. It is located across the Wabash River from Lafayette, Indiana and is home to Purdue University. West Lafayette is part of the Lafayette, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area.[1]

References

  1. ↑ West Lafayette, Indiana Wikipedia.ORG. Accessed September 2009.
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