Tippecanoe Township, Carroll County, Indiana Explained

Official Name:Tippecanoe Township
Settlement Type:Township
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Indiana
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Carroll
Government Type:Indiana township
Area Total Sq Mi:28.01
Area Land Sq Mi:27.21
Area Water Sq Mi:0.8
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:2377
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Elevation Footnotes:[2]
Elevation M:198
Elevation Ft:650
Coordinates:40.6125°N -86.7267°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:18-75824[3]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info: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.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 97.14%) is land and (or 2.86%) is water.[4]

Unincorporated towns

Adjacent townships

Major highways

Cemeteries

The township contains two cemeteries: Benham and Pleasant Run.

References

  1. Web site: May 2023 . Census Bureau profile: Tippecanoe Township, Carroll County, Indiana . . Apr 4, 2024.
  2. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
  3. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
  4. Web site: Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1 . https://archive.today/20200212200610/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18015 . dead . 2020-02-12 . United States Census . 2013-05-10.
  5. Book: History of Carroll County, Indiana: Its People, Industries and Institutions . B.F. Bowen . Odell, John Curtis . 1916 . 86.

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