Tippecanoe Township, Carroll County, Indiana
Tippecanoe Township | |
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Coordinates: 40°36′45″N 86°43′36″W / 40.61250°N 86.72667°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Carroll |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 28.01 sq mi (72.5 km2) |
• Land | 27.21 sq mi (70.5 km2) |
• Water | 0.8 sq mi (2 km2) |
Elevation | 650 ft (198 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 2,377 |
• Density | 85/sq mi (33/km2) |
FIPS code | 18-75824[3] |
GNIS feature ID | 453894 |
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
- Jefferson (north)
- Adams (northeast)
- Deer Creek (east)
- Washington Township, Tippecanoe County (south)
- Prairie Township, White County (west)
Major highways
Cemeteries
The township contains two cemeteries: Benham and Pleasant Run.
References
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Census Bureau profile: Tippecanoe Township, Carroll County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Odell, John Curtis (1916). History of Carroll County, Indiana: Its People, Industries and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. p. 86.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.