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Romney, Indiana

Unincorporated community and Census-designated place in Indiana, United States

40°15′05″N 086°54′10″W / 40.25139°N 86.90278°W / 40.25139; -86.90278CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyTippecanoeTownship RandolphArea

^[1]

• Total0.88 sq mi (2.27 km²) • Land0.88 sq mi (2.27 km²) • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)Elevation

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742 ft (226 m)Population

(2020)

• Total304 • Density347.43/sq mi (134.21/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code

47981

Area code765GNIS feature ID2813358^[2]

Romney is an unincorporated community in Randolph Township, Tippecanoe County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.^[2]

History

Originally named Columbia,^[3] Romney received its present name from the community of Romney, West Virginia.

The Romney post office has been in operation since 1842.^[4]

Romney is located in Randolph Township, just south of the intersection of U.S. Route 231 and State Road 28.

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	304		—
U.S. Decennial Census^[5]

^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Romney, Indiana
^ "USGS detail on Romney - Variant Citation". Retrieved July 25, 2016.
^ "Tippecanoe County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.