Regional position
Rank 904 supplies comparison, while 82862 guards the local identity; the 18-82862 entry identifies West Lafayette, Indiana (code 82862, estimate 45,747). The point for West Lafayette, Indiana (rank 904) is 40 degrees 26 minutes 37 seconds north, 86 degrees 55 minutes 25 seconds west; code 82862 keeps the coordinate tied to the intended entry. Identifier 18-82862 holds scale separate from municipal boundaries; the inventory records 45,747 for West Lafayette, Indiana (latitude 40.44371). Identifier 18-82862 preserves local identity as the view widens; read West Lafayette, Indiana (FIPS 18-82862) against Indiana's glacial plains, Lake Michigan shore, river valleys, and rolling southern uplands.
Water and drainage
The reference stays the real locator; On a Indiana guide, West Lafayette, Indiana (code 82862, estimate 45,747) may be oriented across Lake Michigan, glacial streams, the Wabash, and Ohio River tributaries. The fact indiana Dunes occupies the southern Lake Michigan shore helps frame West Lafayette, Indiana (rank 904); place code 82862 holds the state observation from drifting. For West Lafayette, Indiana (latitude 40.44371), water offers orientation after the coordinate resolves location; estimate 45,747 is only a scale measure. State 18 and place 82862 preserve the reference; use the water layer to compare the setting of West Lafayette, Indiana (FIPS 18-82862).
Relief and elevation
Population 45,747 offers scale, not an elevation certificate; the terrain frame for West Lafayette, Indiana (code 82862, estimate 45,747) is glacial plains, lake shore, and rolling southern uplands. The latitude of West Lafayette, Indiana (rank 904), 40 degrees 26 minutes 37 seconds north, preserves location while the broader terrain supplies another dimension. The terrain reading for West Lafayette, Indiana (latitude 40.44371) is supported by this state observation: tolleston, Calumet and Glenwood dune systems preserve former shorelines; rank 904 marks the entry. At regional scale, West Lafayette, Indiana (FIPS 18-82862) is understood across drainage and terrain; Census key 18-82862 prevents drift.
Settlement pattern
It does not imply that every shown developed area shares one jurisdiction; place code 82862 names West Lafayette, Indiana (code 82862). Population rank 904 helps compare West Lafayette, Indiana (rank 904); the state landscape and reference explain where the entry sits. Identifier 18-82862 preserves municipal identity; Human geography near West Lafayette, Indiana (latitude 40.44371) is connected to water and terrain. The Indiana setting of West Lafayette, Indiana (FIPS 18-82862) is a connected geographic landscape; Code 18-82862 keeps the settlement record specific. For rank 904, West Lafayette, Indiana (estimate 45,747) stays a defined entry within a larger and changing settlement landscape.
Reading the city map
The entry key 18-82862 confirms the chosen city entry; To find West Lafayette, Indiana (code 82862, estimate 45,747), recognize Indiana initial. Once 40 degrees 26 minutes 37 seconds north and 86 degrees 55 minutes 25 seconds west are found, West Lafayette, Indiana (rank 904) may be compared with its state landscape and place code 82862. The useful comparison for West Lafayette, Indiana (latitude 40.44371) is its position with environmental systems; place 82862 confirms the record. Rank 904 identifies the city entry; one state-scale clue behind West Lafayette, Indiana (FIPS 18-82862) is that the buried Teays-Mahomet valley system extends through Indiana.