Regional position

Lafayette, Indiana (code 40788, estimate 71,238), appears at inventory rank 548; its city label and reference are tied to place 40788. Lafayette, Indiana (rank 548) is plotted from 40 degrees 23 minutes 58 seconds north with 86 degrees 51 minutes 46 seconds west; Identifier 18-40788 prevents a reference from losing its name. Rank 548 helps compare, while terrain explains setting; read 71,238 as the reported size of Lafayette, Indiana (latitude 40.39941). For Lafayette, Indiana (FIPS 18-40788), Indiana matters because its glacial plains, Lake Michigan shore, river valleys, and rolling southern uplands connects the plotted marker to a wider geographic story.

Water and drainage

For Lafayette, Indiana (code 40788, estimate 71,238), wide water references include Lake Michigan, glacial streams, the Wabash, and Ohio River tributaries; rank 548 holds the drainage description tied to this entry. The water interpretation for Lafayette, Indiana (rank 548) gains depth from this Indiana detail: indiana Dunes occupies the southern Lake Michigan shore; code 40788 stays shown. Neither becomes a complete local survey; the point for Lafayette, Indiana (latitude 40.39941), 18-40788, may be compared with the drainage layer. Code 18-40788 prevents a wide system from replacing local identity; the water frame helps Lafayette, Indiana (FIPS 18-40788) connect to neighboring ground.

Relief and elevation

Identifier 18-40788 holds the geographic entry specific; glacial plains, lake shore, and rolling southern uplands provides the relief vocabulary for reading Lafayette, Indiana (code 40788, estimate 71,238). The image does not claim surveyed elevation; a steady marker at 40 degrees 23 minutes 58 seconds north lets readers compare Lafayette, Indiana (rank 548) with nearby terrain. Behind Lafayette, Indiana (latitude 40.39941) is a wider geographic fact, tolleston, Calumet and Glenwood dune systems preserve former shorelines; code 40788 holds it from becoming generic filler. Census key 18-40788 prevents drift; at regional scale, Lafayette, Indiana (FIPS 18-40788) is understood across drainage and terrain.

Settlement pattern

Settlement continues outside the label and code 40788; the incorporated city of Lafayette, Indiana (code 40788) has a defined identity. At 548, Lafayette, Indiana (rank 548) combines an estimate of 71,238 with a geographic marker inside Indiana. The guide may show Lafayette, Indiana (latitude 40.39941) belonging to Indiana without asserting that every developed area shares one jurisdiction or route. Lafayette, Indiana (FIPS 18-40788) is part of its Indiana setting; identifier 18-40788 prevents setting from replacing city identity. Code 40788 remains fixed; a careful view of Lafayette, Indiana (estimate 71,238) recognizes a precise record and a settlement pattern extending outside it.

Reading the city map

Code 40788 confirms identity; readers understand Lafayette, Indiana (code 40788) more reliably by moving from Indiana toward its representative reference. For Lafayette, Indiana (rank 548), the plotted coordinate answers where; natural systems explain the larger setting outside rank 548. Keep Lafayette, Indiana (latitude 40.39941), drainage, and terrain in one sequence as the guide changes scale; Identifier 18-40788 prevents drift. Rank 548 identifies the city record; one state-scale clue behind Lafayette, Indiana (FIPS 18-40788) is that the buried Teays-Mahomet valley system extends across Indiana. Rank 548, code 18-40788, and the landscape together provide a durable reference for Lafayette, Indiana (estimate 71,238).