Lafayette, Ohio

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Population in July 2008: 292. Population change since 2000: -3.9%

Males: 135	(46.4%)
Females: 157	(53.6%)

Median resident age:	34.6 years
Ohio median age:	36.2 years

Zip codes: 45854.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $48,993 (it was $41,250 in 2000)

Lafayette:	$48,993
Ohio:	$46,597

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $22,008

Lafayette:	$22,008
Ohio:	$24,581

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $91,060 (it was $69,700 in 2000)

Lafayette:	$91,060
Ohio:	$137,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $94,988; Detached houses: $94,787; Mobile homes: $55,000

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Races in Lafayette:

White Non-Hispanic (99.3%)
Black (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Lafayette: 74.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (35.2%), United States (19.1%), Irish (13.2%), English (10.5%), French (6.6%), Dutch (4.6%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Land area: 0.20 square miles.

Population density: 1425 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Lafayette

High school or higher: 91.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.2%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.2%
Unemployed: 6.2%
Mean travel time to work: 44.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Lafayette village

Never married: 25.5%
Now married: 60.4%
Separated: 1.7%
Widowed: 3.8%
Divorced: 8.5%

0 residents are foreign born

This village:	0.0%
Ohio:	3.0%

According to our research there were 3 registered sex offenders living in Lafayette, Ohio in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Lafayette to the number of sex offenders is 97 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Lafayette:	1.0% ($671)
Ohio:	1.3% ($1,271)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Springfield, OH (58.0 miles , pop. 65,358).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Fort Wayne, IN (65.4 miles , pop. 205,727).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (207.7 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Harrod, OH (1.9 miles ), Beaverdam, OH (2.3 miles ), Alger, OH (2.5 miles ), Ada, OH (2.6 miles ), Cairo, OH (2.9 miles ), Lima, OH (3.0 miles ), McGuffey, OH (3.1 miles ), Bluffton, OH (3.1 miles ).

Latitude: 40.76 N, Longitude: 83.95 W

Area code: 419

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Population change in the 1990s: -145 (-32.3%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (18%)
Public administration (10%)
Truck transportation (8%)
Educational services (8%)
Food (7%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Chemicals (6%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (25%)
Food and beverage stores (12%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (11%)
Pharmacies and drug stores (6%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Social assistance (6%)
Construction (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (8%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Registered nurses (6%)
Construction laborers (6%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Cashiers (9%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (9%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
Media and communication equipment workers (8%)
Health technologists and technicians (8%)
Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8%)

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Lafayette-area historical tornado activity is above Ohio state average. It is 109% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/11/1965, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 13.4 miles away from the Lafayette village center killed 13 people and injured 104 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/11/1965, a category 4 tornado 22.6 miles away from the village center killed 4 people and injured 125 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Lafayette-area historical earthquake activity is near Ohio state average. It is 87% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/12/1986 at 08:19:37, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 26.9 miles away from Lafayette center
On 4/17/1990 at 10:27:34, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 51.7 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Lafayette:

SCCI HOSPITAL LIMA (about 8 miles; LIMA, OH)
ST RITA'S MEDICAL CENTER (about 8 miles; LIMA, OH)
LIMA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; LIMA, OH)

Political contributions by individuals in Lafayette, OH

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lafayette:

OHIO NORTHERN UNIVERSITY (about 7 miles; ADA, OH; Full-time enrollment: 3,161)
THE UNIVERSITY OF FINDLAY (about 25 miles; FINDLAY, OH; FT enrollment: 3,508)
BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 47 miles; BOWLING GREEN, OH; FT enrollment: 16,537)
WITTENBERG UNIVERSITY (about 58 miles; SPRINGFIELD, OH; FT enrollment: 2,197)
OWENS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-TOLEDO CAMPUS (about 64 miles; TOLEDO, OH; FT enrollment: 7,809)
INDIANA UNIVERSITY-PURDUE UNIVERSITY-FORT WAYNE (about 66 miles; FT WAYNE, IN; FT enrollment: 7,385)
UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO (about 66 miles; TOLEDO, OH; FT enrollment: 15,999)

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Drinking water stations with addresses in Lafayette and their reported violations in the past:

ZION EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH PWS (Population served: 100, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between APR-2002 and JUN-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-20-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-20-2002)

MCL, Acute (TCR) - Between OCT-2001 and DEC-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-20-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-20-2001), St Boil Water Order (NOV-20-2001), St Public Notif received (JAN-04-2002)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-2001 and SEP-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-06-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-06-2001), St Public Notif received (SEP-06-2001)

Past monitoring violations:

Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - Between OCT-2001 and DEC-2001, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-20-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-20-2001), St Public Notif received (JAN-04-2002)

4 routine major monitoring violations

2 minor monitoring violations

Average household size:

This village:	2.6 people
Ohio:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This village:	73.7%
Whole state:	67.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This village:	4.2%
Whole state:	5.2%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.8% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This village:	3.5%
Whole state:	10.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This village:	0.7%
Whole state:	4.8%

Lafayette compared to Ohio state average:

Median house value below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in above state average.
Number of rooms per house above state average.
House age above state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Lafayette mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Allen County Ohio:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (90%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%) Electricity (2%) Wood (2%)

Religion statistics for Lafayette

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	United Methodist Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	United Church of Christ	Church of the Nazarene
Adherents	41.7%	14.2%	5.8%	4.0%	3.6%
Congregations	6.4%	24.0%	5.6%	6.4%	2.4%

Name	Salvation Army	Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)	Non-Charismatic Churches Independent	American Baptist Churches in the USA	Other religions
Adherents	2.9%	2.3%	2.3%	2.1%	21.2%
Congregations	1.6%	1.6%	0.8%	3.2%	48.0%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.

Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration	0	$0		7	$1,600
Streets and Highways	0	$0		1	$1,666
Totals for Government	0	$0		8	$3,266

Lafayette government finances in 2002:

Charges - Sewerage: $58,000
Current Operations - Sewerage: $56,000
Regular Highways: $36,000

Financial Administration: $14,000

Police Protection: $4,000
General - Interest on Debt: $13,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $269,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $260,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $9,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $2,000
Interest Earnings: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $45,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $23,000
General Support: $16,000
Tax - Property: $19,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $28,000

4.08% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,119 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.08%
Ohio average:	5.31%

0.03% of residents moved from foreign countries ($466 average AGI)
Allen County: 0.03%
Ohio average: 0.10%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Auglaize County, OH	0.61% ($28,655 average AGI)
from Putnam County, OH	0.30% ($29,967)
from Hardin County, OH	0.25% ($28,641)

5.10% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($38,654 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.10%
Ohio average:	5.79%

0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($102 average AGI)
Allen County: 0.03%
Ohio average: 0.04%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Auglaize County, OH	0.66% ($28,955 average AGI)
to Franklin County, OH	0.45% ($23,816)
to Putnam County, OH	0.27% ($29,642)

Strongest AM radio stations in Lafayette:

WIMA (1150 AM; 1 kW; LIMA, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WOWO (1190 AM; 50 kW; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WFDF (910 AM; 50 kW; FLINT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
WJR (760 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
WLJM (940 AM; 0 kW; LIMA, OH; Owner: FOREVER BROADCASTING, LLC)
WRFD (880 AM; daytime; 23 kW; COLUMBUS-WORTHINGTON, OH; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF OHIO, INC.)
WDFN (1130 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WCHB (1200 AM; 50 kW; TAYLOR, MI; Owner: RADIO ONE OF DETROIT, LLC)
WKNR (850 AM; 50 kW; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: CARON BROADCASTING, INC.)
WWJ (950 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WTAM (1100 AM; 50 kW; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Lafayette:

WONB (94.9 FM; ADA, OH; Owner: OHIO NORTHERN UNIVERSITY)
WIMT (102.1 FM; LIMA, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WZRX-FM (107.5 FM; FORT SHAWNEE, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WUZZ-FM (104.9 FM; LIMA, OH; Owner: FOREVER BROADCASTING, LLC)
WGLE (90.7 FM; LIMA, OH; Owner: PUBLIC B/C FOUNDATION OF NW OHIO)
WMLX (103.3 FM; ST. MARYS, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WBUK (106.3 FM; OTTAWA, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WTGN (97.7 FM; LIMA, OH; Owner: ASSOCIATED CHRISTIAN BROADCASTERS)
WZOQ (92.1 FM; WAPAKONETA, OH; Owner: FOREVER OF OHIO, LLC)
WLWD (93.9 FM; COLUMBUS GROVE, OH; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WFGF (93.1 FM; LIMA, OH; Owner: FOREVER OF OHIO, LLC)
WYSM (89.3 FM; LIMA, OH; Owner: SIDE BY SIDE, INC.)
WBCJ (88.1 FM; SPENCERVILLE, OH; Owner: TAYLOR UNIVERSITY BROADCASTING, INC)
WKXA-FM (100.5 FM; FINDLAY, OH; Owner: BLANCHARD RIVER BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WBIE (91.5 FM; DELPHOS, OH; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
W205AT (88.9 FM; HAMLER, OH; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
WPKO-FM (98.3 FM; BELLEFONTAINE, OH; Owner: V-TECK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WDOH (107.1 FM; DELPHOS, OH; Owner: VOGEL ROACH CORPORATION)
WKTN (95.3 FM; KENTON, OH; Owner: RADIO GENERAL, LTD.)

TV broadcast stations around Lafayette:

WLIO (Channel 35; LIMA, OH; Owner: LIMA COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
WLMO-LP (Channel 65; LIMA, OH; Owner: METRO VIDEO PRODUCTIONS, INC.)
WTLW (Channel 44; LIMA, OH; Owner: AMERICAN CHRISTIAN TELEVISION SERVICES, INC.)
WOHL-CA (Channel 25; LIMA, OH; Owner: TV-67, INC.)
W61CZ (Channel 61; LIMA, OH; Owner: YONEIDE S. DINZEY)
WBGU-TV (Channel 27; BOWLING GREEN, OH; Owner: BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY)
W55CH (Channel 55; HOUGHTON LAKE, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
WLQP-LP (Channel 18; LIMA, OH; Owner: METRO VIDEO PRODUCTIONS, INC.)

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 3

Christopher B Page, Off County Line Rd. 15 (Wince - 050652), Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 79.2 m
Registrant: American Towers, Inc., 1101 Perimeter Drive, Schaumburg, IL 60173, Phone: (847) 240-1508
Craig B Royal, 6100 Wedgewood Road, Type: Mast, Structure height: 92 m, Overall height: 93.9 m
SIGNATURE ON FILE, Sr 42 Corner Of Cr35, Type: Tower, Structure height: 76 m, Overall height: 76 m
Registrant: Ceb Enterprises, 26565 Locust Dr., Olmsted Falls, OH 44138-2528, Phone: (216) 496-2450, Email:

FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 1

501 Us 42 Ne, Type: Tower, Structure height: 84 m, Call Sign: WPHX417, Licensee ID: L00001229
Assigned Frequencies : 929.112 MHz
Grant Date: 08/03/2000, Expiration Date: 08/03/2010, Certifier: John T Scott Iii
Registrant: American Messaging Services, LLC

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1

LIMA EAST, Off County Line Rd. 15 (Wince - 050652), Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 79.2 m, Call Sign: WPSK794
Assigned Frequencies : 5945.20 MHz, 6004.50 MHz, 6034.15 MHz, 5974.85 MHz, 6152.75 MHz
Grant Date: 06/05/2001, Expiration Date: 06/05/2011, Certifier: Richard A Craig
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30004, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 4

Call Sign: KB8LYE, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 03/05/1991, Expiration Date: 03/05/2001, Cancelation Date: 03/06/2003
Registrant: Linda Joyner, 102 N High St, Lafayette, OH 45854
Call Sign: KB8LYF, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 03/05/1991, Expiration Date: 03/05/2001, Cancelation Date: 03/06/2003
Registrant: Larry F Joyner Jr, 102 N High St, Lafayette, OH 45854
Call Sign: KC8YAY, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00705356
Grant Date: 06/23/2003, Expiration Date: 06/23/2013, Cancelation Date: 05/11/2004, Certifier: Robert R Driver
Registrant: Robert R Driver, 107 E Main St, Lafayette, OH 45854
Call Sign: WD8EJG, Previous Call Sign: KC8YAY, Licensee ID: L00705356
Grant Date: 05/11/2004, Expiration Date: 05/11/2014, Certifier: Robert R Driver
Registrant: Robert R Driver, 107 E Main St, Lafayette, OH 45854

	C) Refinancings
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2003 (Based on 1 partial tract)
	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	1	$97,480
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	0	$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED	0	$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0

Choose year: 2003 2002 2001

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0114.00

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 10
Hazardous Condition: 2

Incident types - Lafayette

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