Editing Lafayette, Oregon

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|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Oregon|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Yamhill County, Oregon|Yamhill]]
|government_type          = Council-Manager
|leader_title             = [[Mayor]]
|leader_name              = Hilary Malcomson{{citation needed|date=November 2023}}
|established_title        = [[Municipal corporation|Founded]]
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|population_total         = 4423
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|website                  = [http://www.ci.lafayette.or.us www.ci.lafayette.or.us]
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|postal_code              = 97127
|area_code                = [[Area code 503|503]]
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|footnotes                = *Population density reflects year 2000 census figures.
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'''Lafayette''' is a city in [[Yamhill County, Oregon|Yamhill County]], [[Oregon]], United States on the [[Yamhill River]] and [[Oregon Route 99W]]. It was founded in 1846 and incorporated in 1878. The population was 4,423 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].

==History==
[[Image:Marquis de Lafayette 1.jpg|110px|thumb|left|alt=Marquis de Lafayette|<small>General Lafayette, 1792</small>]]
[[File:Lafayette Oregon steamboat landing 1938.jpg|thumb|alt=Lafayette steamboat landing, 1938|<small>Lafayette steamboat landing, 1938</small>]]

Lafayette was founded in 1846 by [[Joel Perkins]],<ref>{{cite web |author1=Annie Von Domitz |title=Joel Perkins |url=https://oregontic.com/oregon-historical-markers/joel-perkins/ |website=Oregon Travel Information Council |access-date=2 April 2019 |date=23 February 2018}}</ref> an [[American pioneer]] and entrepreneur, who had previously lived in [[Lafayette, Indiana]]<ref name=OGN>{{cite book |last= McArthur |first= Lewis A. |author-link= Lewis A. McArthur |author2=Lewis L. McArthur |author2-link=Lewis L. McArthur |title= [[Oregon Geographic Names]] |orig-year= 1928 |edition= Seventh |year= 2003 |publisher= [[Oregon Historical Society]] Press |location= [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]], [[Oregon]] |isbn= 0-87595-277-1 |pages= 551}}</ref> and named the new settlement similarly after [[Marquis de Lafayette]], a general involved in the [[American Revolutionary War]].

The post office was established in 1851,<ref name=OGN/> and the city was incorporated by the [[Oregon Legislative Assembly]] on October 17, 1878.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Baker|first=Frank C.|year=1891|title=Special Laws|journal=The Laws of Oregon, and the Resolutions and Memorials of the Sixteenth Regular Session of the Legislative Assembly Thereof|publisher=State Printer|location=Salem, Oregon|page=883|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Yr2wAAAAIAAJ&q=oregon%20legislature%20hillsboro%20incorporation&pg=PA883}}</ref>

Lafayette was the [[county seat]] of Yamhill County from its founding until 1889, when county residents voted to move the county seat to [[McMinnville, Oregon|McMinnville]].<ref name=OGN/>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|0.90|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all of it land.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2012-12-21 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702145235/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=2012-07-02 }}</ref>

It is located on State Highway 99W between McMinnville and [[Dundee, Oregon|Dundee]].

== Notable landmarks ==
[[File:Yamhill County Museum.JPG|thumb|alt=Yamhill County Museum|<small>Yamhill County Museum</small>]]
[[File:Evangelical Church of Lafayette front.JPG|thumb|upright|alt=Evangelical Church of Lafayette|<small>The [[Evangelical Church of Lafayette]] on Market St. is one of four sites listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Yamhill County, Oregon|National Register of Historic Places]]</small>]]
In 1900 a [[Yamhill River lock and dam]] was completed about {{convert|1.5|mi}} downriver from Lafayette, Oregon. The lock was decommissioned in 1954. The dam was deliberately destroyed in 1963 to allow better passage for [[salmon]] on the river. The site of the lock and dam is now a county park.

=== Lock and dam ===
{{main|Yamhill River lock and dam}}

=== Parks ===

* Abigail Scott Duniway Park
* Commons Park
* Community Pride Park
* Joel Perkins Park
* Plantation Park
* Terry Park
* Veteran's Park

=== Other locations ===

* Alfred P. Fletcher Farmhouse
* [[Evangelical Church of Lafayette]] - listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]]
* James M. and Paul R. Kelty House
* Joseph Mattey House
* Wascher Elementary School
* Yamhill County Museum

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 396
|1890= 365
|1900= 359
|1910= 412
|1920= 410
|1940= 409
|1950= 662
|1960= 553
|1970= 786
|1980= 1215
|1990= 1292
|2000= 2586
|2010= 3742
|2020= 4423
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref><ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly">{{cite web|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=P1_001N,NAME&for=place:*&in=state:41&key=5ccd0821c15d9f4520e2dcc0f8d92b2ec9336108|title=Census Population API|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=Oct 12, 2022}}</ref>
}}
[[File:Lafayette Oregon city hall.JPG|thumb|Lafayette City Hall]]

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2012-12-21}}</ref> of 2010, there were 3,742 people, 1,209 households, and 938 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|4157.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 1,315 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1461.1|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 84.6% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.3% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.9% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.7% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 9.8% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 3.6% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 22.0% of the population.

There were 1,209 households, of which 47.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 22.4% were non-families. 15.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.10 and the average family size was 3.45.

The median age in the city was 33.2 years. 32.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 30.9% were from 25 to 44; 22.6% were from 45 to 64; and 8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 51.3% male and 48.7% female.

===2000 census===
In the census<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 2,586 people, 841 households, and 656 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|2,869.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 888 housing units at an average density of {{convert|985.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 85.89% White, 0.43% African American, 1.62% Native American, 0.62% Asian, 0.23% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 8.35% from other races, and 2.86% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 20.22% of the population.

There were 841 households, out of which 44.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.3% were married couples living together, 11.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.9% were non-families. 16.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.07 and the average family size was 3.43.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 32.7% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 33.4% from 25 to 44, 17.3% from 45 to 64, and 7.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $38,611, and the median income for a family was $41,283. Males had a median income of $31,351 versus $22,466 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $14,542. About 10.7% of families and 13.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 17.1% of those under age 18 and 6.8% of those age 65 or over.

==Notable people==
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* [[Pauline Alderman]], musicologist and composer<ref>{{cite book | last = Grassl | first = Markus | title = Die Lehre von der musikalischen Aufführung in der Wiener Schule | publisher = Ferdinand Berger & Söhne | year = 2002 | isbn = 9783205988915 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=jahARsE1SikC&pg=PP1}}</ref>
* [[Stan Bunn]], politician
* {{Annotated link|Matthew Deady}}
* [[Bert E. Haney]], judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit<ref>{{cite web | title = Politician Members in Oregon | publisher =  Political Graveyard | date = July 22, 2013 | url = http://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OR/phi-delta-phi.html}}</ref>
* [[Anson G. Henry]], Lafayette physician, deputy surveyor of Yamhill County, surveyor general of Washington Territory, and lifelong friend and physician of Abraham Lincoln<ref>{{cite web | last = Koppy | first = Ann | title = Abraham Lincoln And The Oregon Connection | work = Beaverton Resource Guide | date = Feb 6, 2013 | url = http://www.beavertonresourceguide.com/abraham-lincoln-and-the-oregon-connection/}}</ref>
* [[George W. McBride]], member of Oregon Legislative Assembly and Speaker of the House, Oregon Secretary of State, and U.S. Senator from Oregon<ref name="congbio">{{cite web|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M000300|title=George Wycliffe McBride|work=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|publisher=United States Congress|access-date=October 22, 2013}}</ref>
* {{Annotated link|James McBride (politician)|3=,}}
* {{Annotated link|John R. McBride|3=,}}
* {{Annotated link|Thomas A. McBride|3=,}}
* {{Annotated link|William Marion Ramsey|3=,}}

== See also ==
* [[List of places named for the Marquis de Lafayette]]
* {{Annotated link|National Register of Historic Places listings in Yamhill County, Oregon}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Commons category-inline}}
* [https://sos.oregon.gov/blue-book/Pages/local/cities/l-r/lafayette.aspx Entry for Lafayette] in the ''[[Oregon Blue Book]]''
* [http://www.co.yamhill.or.us/content/lafayette-locks Lafayette Locks Historical Park]

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[[Category:Cities in Oregon]]
[[Category:Cities in Yamhill County, Oregon]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1846]]
[[Category:Portland metropolitan area]]
[[Category:1846 establishments in Oregon Country]]
[[Category:Former county seats in Oregon]]