Lafayette, Minnesota
Lafayette  | |
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Business district, circa 1906  | |
Location of Lafayette, Minnesota  | |
| Coordinates: 44°26′50″N 94°23′34″W / 44.44722°N 94.39278°W | |
| Country | United States | 
| State | Minnesota | 
| County | Nicollet | 
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor - Council | 
| • Mayor | Darren Saffert | 
| Area | |
 • Total  | 1.26 sq mi (3.26 km2) | 
| • Land | 1.26 sq mi (3.26 km2) | 
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) | 
| Elevation | 1,020 ft (310 m) | 
| Population  (2020)  | |
 • Total  | 492 | 
| • Density | 391.10/sq mi (151.05/km2) | 
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) | 
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) | 
| ZIP code | 56054  | 
| Area code | 507 | 
| FIPS code | 27-33920 | 
| GNIS feature ID | 2395584 | 
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.