| Americus, Indiana | |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Mapsize: | 290px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Indiana |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Tippecanoe |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Subdivision Name3: | Washington |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 3.35 |
| Area Land Km2: | 3.28 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.07 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.29 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.26 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.03 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 431 |
| Population Density Km2: | 131.58 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 340.71 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 643 |
| Coordinates: | 40.5253°N -86.7553°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 47905 |
| Area Code: | 765 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 2583445 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Americus is a small census-designated place in Washington Township, Tippecanoe County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.
The community is part of the Lafayette, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area.
A post office was established at Americus in 1833, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1902.[2]
Americus is located on the southern bank of the Wabash River in Washington Township.