Lafayette metropolitan area
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The Lafayette metropolitan area is a regional urban and economic hub in north-central Indiana centered on the cities of Lafayette and West Lafayette and home to Purdue University.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Greater Lafayette metropolitan area | 1 |
| Lafayette metropolitan area canonical | 1 |
| Lafayette, Indiana metropolitan area | 1 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | metropolitan area ⓘ |
| centralCity |
Lafayette, Indiana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
West Lafayette, Indiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | humid continental climate ⓘ |
| containsSettlement |
Lafayette, Indiana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
West Lafayette, Indiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| distanceTo | approximately 60 miles northwest of Indianapolis ⓘ |
| economicRole | regional economic hub ⓘ |
| economicSector |
healthcare
ⓘ
higher education ⓘ manufacturing ⓘ research and development ⓘ retail trade ⓘ |
| governingLevel | metropolitan statistical area (MSA) ⓘ |
| hasAirport | Purdue University Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasIndustrialBase | manufacturing plants ⓘ |
| hasLandmark | Wabash River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTransportation |
freight rail connections
ⓘ
regional bus service ⓘ |
| hasUniversityTown | West Lafayette, Indiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| higherEducationCenter | Purdue University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostsInstitution | Purdue University main campus ⓘ |
| includesUniversity | Purdue University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Midwestern United States ⓘ |
| nearbyMajorCity | Indianapolis, Indiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Indiana economic region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| principalCounty | Tippecanoe County, Indiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | north-central Indiana ⓘ |
| riverValley | Wabash River valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servesAs |
regional employment center
ⓘ
regional medical center ⓘ regional retail center ⓘ |
| state | Indiana ⓘ |
| timeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| transportationCorridor |
Interstate 65
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. Route 231 NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 52 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| urbanRole | regional urban hub ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
West Lafayette, Indiana
this entity surface form:
Greater Lafayette metropolitan area
this entity surface form:
Lafayette, Indiana metropolitan area