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Population (year 2000): 2,313. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,535 (+9.6% change)
Males: 1,092 (47.2%), Females: 1,221 (52.8%)
Coshocton County
Zip code:
43845
Median resident age: 35.9 years
Median household income: $29,870 (year 2000)
Median house value: $69,200 (year 2000)
Races in West Lafayette:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.5%)
- Two or more races (0.9%)
- American Indian (0.9%)
Ancestries: German (27.9%), United States
(11.8%), English (11.2%), Irish (9.8%), Dutch (3.8%), French
(2.6%).
Elevation: 807 feet
Land area: 0.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in West Lafayette
- High school or higher: 77.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.0%
- Unemployed: 3.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in West Lafayette village
- Never married: 20.8%
- Now married: 55.0%
- Separated: 0.8%
- Widowed: 9.1%
- Divorced: 14.3%
0.5% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +138 (+6.3%).
Hospitals/medical centers near West Lafayette:
- COSHOCTON COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 9 miles;
COSHOCTON, OH)
- CAMBRIDGE CAMPUS (about 21 miles; CAMBRIDGE, OH)
- SOUTHEASTERN OHIO REGIONAL MEDICAL CTR (about 21
miles; CAMBRIDGE, OH)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to West
Lafayette:
- AKRON-CANTON REGIONAL (about 49 miles; AKRON, OH;
ID: CAK)
- MANSFIELD LAHM REGIONAL (about 64 miles; MANSFIELD,
OH; ID: MFD)
- MID-OHIO VALLEY REGIONAL (about 69 miles;
PARKERSBURG, WV; ID: PKB)
Other public-use airports nearest to West Lafayette:
- TRI-CITY (about 4 miles; WEST LAFAYETTE, OH; ID:
80G)
- RICHARD DOWNING (about 8 miles; COSHOCTON, OH; ID:
I40)
- SALT FORK LODGE (about 21 miles; CAMBRIDGE, OH; ID:
08G)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
West Lafayette:
- STARK STATE COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 49 miles;
CANTON, OH; Full-time enrollment: 2,324)
- KENT STATE UNIVERSITY-STARK CAMPUS (about 49 miles;
NORTH CANTON, OH; FT enrollment: 2,053)
- DENISON UNIVERSITY (about 56 miles; GRANVILLE, OH;
FT enrollment: 2,101)
- ASHLAND UNIVERSITY (about 57 miles; ASHLAND, OH; FT
enrollment: 4,404)
- UNIVERSITY OF AKRON MAIN CAMPUS (about 58 miles;
AKRON, OH; FT enrollment: 16,801)
- MOUNT UNION COLLEGE (about 63 miles; ALLIANCE, OH;
FT enrollment: 2,188)
- HOCKING TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 66 miles;
NELSONVILLE, OH; FT enrollment: 4,050)
Public high school in West Lafayette:
- RIDGEWOOD HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 489;
Location: 602 JOHNSON ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in West Lafayette:
- WEST LAFAYETTE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
409; Location: 225 W UNION AVE; Grades: PK - 05)
- RIDGEWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 380;
Location: 517 S OAK ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
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