Editing West Lafayette, Indiana (section)

==Geography==
West Lafayette lies in central Tippecanoe County and overlooks the Wabash River, which borders the city on the east and south. Most of the city lies in eastern [[Wabash Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana|Wabash Township]], though a small portion on the northeast side extends into [[Tippecanoe Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana|Tippecanoe Township]]. Elevations range from slightly over {{convert|500|ft|m}} near the river to more than {{convert|720|ft|m}} in northern parts of the city near [[U.S. Route 52]].

According to the 2010 census, West Lafayette has a total area of {{convert|7.63|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|7.62|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (or 99.87%) is land and {{convert|0.01|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (or 0.13%) is water.<ref name="census-g001">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1882862
  |title=G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1
  |access-date=2015-07-29
  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213051018/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1882862
  |archive-date=2020-02-13
  |url-status=dead
  }}</ref>

{{Weather box
|location = West Lafayette, Indiana
|single line = Y
|Jan record high F = 69
|Feb record high F = 73
|Mar record high F = 86
|Apr record high F = 89
|May record high F = 94
|Jun record high F = 105
|Jul record high F = 105
|Aug record high F = 100
|Sep record high F = 98
|Oct record high F = 92
|Nov record high F = 78
|Dec record high F = 73
|year record high F = 105
|Jan high F = 34
|Feb high F = 39
|Mar high F = 50
|Apr high F = 63
|May high F = 73
|Jun high F = 83
|Jul high F = 85
|Aug high F = 84
|Sep high F = 78
|Oct high F = 65
|Nov high F = 51
|Dec high F = 38
|Jan low F = 19
|Feb low F = 23
|Mar low F = 31
|Apr low F = 41
|May low F = 51
|Jun low F = 61
|Jul low F = 64
|Aug low F = 63
|Sep low F = 55
|Oct low F = 44
|Nov low F = 34
|Dec low F = 23
|Jan record low F = −23
|Feb record low F = −20
|Mar record low F = −3
|Apr record low F = 7
|May record low F = 25
|Jun record low F = 35
|Jul record low F = 43
|Aug record low F = 37
|Sep record low F = 29
|Oct record low F = 19
|Nov record low F = 6
|Dec record low F = −16
|year record low F = −23
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 1.86
|Feb precipitation inch = 1.84
|Mar precipitation inch = 2.67
|Apr precipitation inch = 3.54
|May precipitation inch = 4.19
|Jun precipitation inch = 4.10
|Jul precipitation inch = 3.97
|Aug precipitation inch = 3.46
|Sep precipitation inch = 2.66
|Oct precipitation inch = 2.89
|Nov precipitation inch = 2.97
|Dec precipitation inch = 2.51
|year precipitation inch = 36.66
|Jan snow inch = 6.5
|Feb snow inch = 4.8
|Mar snow inch = 2.9
|Apr snow inch = 0.7
|May snow inch = 0
|Jun snow inch = 0
|Jul snow inch = 0
|Aug snow inch = 0
|Sep snow inch = 0
|Oct snow inch = 0.3
|Nov snow inch = 0.8
|Dec snow inch = 5.2
|year snow inch = 21.2
|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan precipitation days = 9.6
|Feb precipitation days = 7.7
|Mar precipitation days = 10.2
|Apr precipitation days = 10.9
|May precipitation days = 10.6
|Jun precipitation days = 10.4
|Jul precipitation days = 8.9
|Aug precipitation days = 8.4
|Sep precipitation days = 7.6
|Oct precipitation days = 8.3
|Nov precipitation days = 9.8
|Dec precipitation days = 10.1
|Jan snow days = 5.3
|Feb snow days = 3.3
|Mar snow days = 1.7
|Apr snow days = 0.3
|May snow days = 0
|Jun snow days = 0
|Jul snow days = 0
|Aug snow days = 0
|Sep snow days = 0
|Oct snow days = 0.1
|Nov snow days = 0.9
|Dec snow days = 3.5
|source 1 = The Weather Channel (January record high)<ref>{{cite web
|url= http://www.weather.com/weather/wxclimatology/monthly/47906
|title = Monthly Averages for Lafayette, IN (47905)
|access-date= June 13, 2014
|publisher=[[The Weather Channel]] }}</ref>
|source 2 = NOAA: Lafayette<ref name= NCDC>{{cite web
| url = http://cdo.ncdc.noaa.gov/climatenormals/clim20/in/124715.pdf
| title = Climatology of the United States No. 20: LAFAYETTE 8 S, IN 1971–2000
| publisher = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]
| access-date = November 19, 2011
}}{{Dead link|date=March 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
|date = November 2011}}

=== Neighborhoods ===

* Amberleigh Village
* Arbor Chase
* Avondale
* Bar Barry Heights
* Camelback
* Glenwood Heights
* [[Happy Hollow Heights Historic District|Happy Hollow]]
* [[Hills and Dales Historic District|Hills and Dales]]
* [[New Chauncey Neighborhood]]
* Northwestern Heights
* Park Ridge
* Peppermill Village
* Plaza Park
* Prophets Ridge
* Stonebridge
* [[University Farm (Indiana)|University Farm]]
* Wabash Shores