Tippecanoe Township, Carroll County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

40°36′45″N 86°43′36″W / 40.61250°N 86.72667°W / 40.61250; -86.72667CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyCarrollGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total28.01 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]

• Total2,377 • 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

Pittsburg

Adjacent townships

Jefferson (north)
Adams (northeast)
Deer Creek (east)
Washington Township, Tippecanoe County (south)
Prairie Township, White County (west)

Major highways

U.S. Route 421
Indiana State Road 18

Cemeteries

The township contains two cemeteries: Benham and Pleasant Run.

References

United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
U.S. Board on Geographic Names

^ "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.