Tippecanoe, Ohio Explained

Official Name:Tippecanoe, Ohio
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Mapsize:250px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Ohio
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Harrison
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Washington
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:1.39
Area Land Km2:1.39
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Total Sq Mi:0.54
Area Land Sq Mi:0.54
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:83
Population Density Km2:59.68
Population Density Sq Mi:154.56
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:1060
Coordinates:40.2739°N -81.2811°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:44699
Area Code:740
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:39-76890[2]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2628978

Tippecanoe is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in central Washington Township, Harrison County, Ohio, United States. It is located along State Route 800 in the valley of Stillwater Creek, a north-flowing tributary of the Tuscarawas River. It had a post office until 2011 with the ZIP code 44699.[3] The population was 83 at the 2020 census.

History

Tippecanoe was platted in 1840.[4] The community derives its name from the county namesake General William Henry Harrison's nickname, Tippecanoe, which, in turn, was derived from his heroism at the Battle of Tippecanoe, November 7, 1811.[5] A post office was established at Tippecanoe in 1841,[6] and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 2011.[7]

Geography

Tippecanoe is in southwestern Harrison County, south of Uhrichsville and 5miles north of Freeport via State Route 800. Cadiz, the Harrison county seat, is to the east via county roads. Tippecanoe is less than one mile west of Clendening Dam, the outlet of Clendening Lake.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.39sqkm, all land.[2]

Demographics

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. September 20, 2022.
  2. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Tippecanoe CDP, Ohio. U.S. Census Bureau. American Factfinder. December 29, 2017. https://archive.today/20200213092109/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US3976890. February 13, 2020. dead.
  3. https://tools.usps.com/zip-code-lookup.htm?citybyzipcode USPS – Cities by ZIP Code
  4. Book: Hanna, Charles Augustus . Historical Collections of Harrison County, in the State of Ohio . Privately printed . 1900 . 115.
  5. Book: Overman, William Daniel . Ohio Town Names . 1958 . Atlantic Press . Akron, OH . 133.
  6. Web site: Harrison County . Jim Forte Postal History . 11 December 2015.
  7. Web site: Postmaster Finder . United States Postal Service . 11 December 2015.