<page_title> Lafayette Township, New Jersey </page_title> <section_title> Demographics </section_title> <table> <cell> 1990 <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> Census </col_header> </cell> <cell> 1,902 <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> Pop. </col_header> </cell> <cell> 2000 <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> Census </col_header> </cell> <cell> 2,300 <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> Pop. </col_header> </cell> <cell> 20.9% <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> %± </col_header> </cell> <cell> 2010 <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> Census </col_header> </cell> <cell> 2,538 <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> Pop. </col_header> </cell> <cell> 10.3% <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> %± </col_header> </cell> </table>
As of the 2010 United States Census, Lafayette township's population was 2,538, reflecting an increase of 238 (+10.3%) from the 2,300 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 398 (+20.9%) from the 1,902 counted in the 1990 Census.