Tippecanoe Township, Carroll County, Indiana

Tippecanoe Township
Township
Location of Tippecanoe Township in Carroll County
Location of Tippecanoe Township in Carroll County
Coordinates: 40°36′45″N 86°43′36″W / 40.61250°N 86.72667°W / 40.61250; -86.72667
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyCarroll
Government
 • TypeIndiana township
Area
 • Total
28.01 sq mi (72.5 km2)
 • Land27.21 sq mi (70.5 km2)
 • Water0.8 sq mi (2 km2)
Elevation
[1]
650 ft (198 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total
2,377
 • Density85/sq mi (33/km2)
FIPS code18-75824[3]
GNIS feature ID453894

Tippecanoe Township is one of fourteen townships in Carroll County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,377 (up from 2,341 at 2010[4]) and it contained 1,216 housing units.

History

Tippecanoe Township was organized in 1830.[5]

Carrollton Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.[6]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 28.01 square miles (72.5 km2), of which 27.21 square miles (70.5 km2) (or 97.14%) is land and 0.8 square miles (2.1 km2) (or 2.86%) is water.[4]

Unincorporated towns

Adjacent townships

Major highways

Cemeteries

The township contains two cemeteries: Benham and Pleasant Run.

References

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "Census Bureau profile: Tippecanoe Township, Carroll County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ a b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
  5. ^ Odell, John Curtis (1916). History of Carroll County, Indiana: Its People, Industries and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. p. 86.
  6. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
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