LaFayette, Georgia

LaFayette, Georgia
City
Stores in downtown LaFayette
Location in Walker County and the state of Georgia
Coordinates: 34°42′35″N 85°17′2″W / 34.70972°N 85.28389°W / 34.70972; -85.28389Coordinates: 34°42′35″N 85°17′2″W / 34.70972°N 85.28389°W / 34.70972; -85.28389
Country	United States
State	Georgia
County	Walker
Area
• Total	8.1 sq mi (21 km2)
• Land	8.1 sq mi (21 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation	810 ft (247 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	7,121
• Density	827.4/sq mi (319.1/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	30728
Area code(s)	706/762
FIPS code	13-44312
GNIS feature ID	0316521
Website	City of Lafayette

LaFayette is a city in, and the county seat of, Walker County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 6,702, which rose to 7,121 in 2010. It was founded as Chattooga.

LaFayette is part of the Chattanooga, TN-GA Metropolitan Statistical Area.

LaFayette was founded as Chattooga, in 1835, as the seat of newly formed Walker County. The county was named after the former United States senator Freeman Walker. Chattooga was renamed LaFayette in 1836 after Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, the French aristocrat who fought in the American Revolutionary War.

LaFayette is located at 34°42′35″N 85°17′2″W / 34.70972°N 85.28389°W / 34.70972; -85.28389 (34.709704, -85.283862). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 8.1 square miles (21 km²), all land.

As of the census of 2010, there were 7,121 people, 2,712 households, and 1,749 families residing in the city. The population density was 871.6 people per square mile (319.9/km²). There were 2,926 housing units at an average density of 361.6 per square mile (139.6/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 88.6% White, 7.5% African American, 0.04% Native American, 0.9% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.76% from other races, and 0.93% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.07% of the population.