La Fayette, Alabama

LaFayette
City
The Chambers County Courthouse Square in LaFayette.
Location of La Fayette in Chambers County, Alabama.
Coordinates: 32°53′54″N 85°24′2″W
Country	United States
State	Alabama
County	Chambers
Incorporated	January 7, 1835
Named for	Marquis de Lafayette[1]
Area [2]
• Total	8.88 sq mi (23.01 km^2)
• Land	8.86 sq mi (22.94 km^2)
• Water	0.03 sq mi (0.07 km^2)
Elevation	843 ft (257 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	2,684
• Density	303.04/sq mi (117.00/km^2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP code	36862
Area code	334
FIPS code	01-40672
GNIS feature ID	0164071
Website	cityoflafayetteal.com

LaFayette is a city in Chambers County, Alabama, United States. It is 47 miles (76 km) northwest of Columbus, Georgia. It is the county seat of Chambers County. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city is 2,684.^[3]

Education

The Chambers County School District provides public education for LaFayette. Within the city limits are two high schools (Lafayette High School and the Chambers County Career Technical School), one middle school (JP Powell Middle School), and one elementary school (Eastside Elementary School).

Chambers Academy (grades pre-K through 12) is a private school in LaFayette.

Notable residents

• James Thomas "Cotton Tom" Heflin, member of the United States House of Representatives and original sponsor of Mothers Day legislation
• Johnson J. Hooper, author and humorist
• Joe Louis, Heavyweight boxing champion
• Hoyt L. Sherman, art professor and principle mentor to pop artist Roy Lichtenstein

References

1. Schmidt, Greg. "LaFayette". Encyclopedia of Alabama. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved January 12, 2010.
2. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
3. "La Fayette city, Alabama". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 1, 2023.