Lafayette, Minnesota

Lafayette
Business district, circa 1906
Location of Lafayette, Minnesota
Coordinates: 44°26′50″N 94°23′34″W / 44.44722°N 94.39278°W / 44.44722; -94.39278
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyNicollet
Government
  TypeMayor - Council
  MayorDarren Saffert
Area
  Total
1.26 sq mi (3.26 km2)
  Land1.26 sq mi (3.26 km2)
  Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
1,020 ft (310 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
492
  Density391.10/sq mi (151.05/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
56054
Area code507
FIPS code27-33920
GNIS feature ID2395584

Lafayette is a city in Nicollet County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 492 at the 2020 census. It is a farming community just outside the larger town of New Ulm.

Lafayette is part of the Mankato-North Mankato Metropolitan Statistical Area.