Tippecanoe Township, Kosciusko County, Indiana Explained

Official Name:	Tippecanoe Township
Settlement Type:	Township
Mapsize:	290px
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	United States
Subdivision Type1:	State
Subdivision Name1:	Indiana
Subdivision Type2:	County
Subdivision Name2:	Kosciusko
Government Type:	Indiana township
Area Total Sq Mi:	35.11
Area Land Sq Mi:	30.32
Area Water Sq Mi:	4.79
Population As Of:	2020
Population Footnotes:	^[1]
Population Total:	6576
Population Density Sq Mi:	219.7
Timezone:	Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:	-5
Timezone Dst:	EDT
Utc Offset Dst:	-4
Elevation Footnotes:	^[2]
Elevation M:	262
Elevation Ft:	860
Coordinates:	41.3128°N -85.7083°W
Blank Name:	FIPS code
Blank Info:	18-75842^[3]
Blank1 Name:	GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:	453895

Tippecanoe Township is one of seventeen townships in Kosciusko County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 6,576 (down from 6,661 at 2010^[4]) and it contained 4,862 housing units.

Tippecanoe Township was organized in 1838.^[5]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 86.36%) is land and (or 13.64%) is water.^[4]

Cities and towns

• North Webster

Unincorporated towns

• Barbee at 41.2909°N -85.7122°W
• Bayfield at 41.2748°N -85.7069°W
• Forest Glen at 41.3267°N -85.7636°W
• Highbanks at 41.3234°N -85.6711°W
• Kalorama Park at 41.3345°N -85.7608°W
• Lakeview Spring at 41.2864°N -85.688°W
• Mineral Springs at 41.3262°N -85.7442°W
• Potawatomi Park at 41.3234°N -85.7586°W
• Walker Park at 41.3295°N -85.7533°W
• Yellowbanks at 41.3217°N -85.6789°W

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Education

Tippecanoe Township residents may obtain a free library card from the North Webster Community Public Library in North Webster.^[6]

References

1. Web site: May 2023 . Census Bureau profile: Tippecanoe Township, Kosciusko County, Indiana . . Apr 2, 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/20200212203310/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18085 . dead . 2020-02-12 . United States Census . 2013-05-10.
5. Book: Biographical and Historical Record of Kosciusko County, Indiana . Lewis Publishing Company . 1887 . 708.
6. Web site: Library policies . North Webster Community Public Library . 8 March 2018.

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana
• The Watershed Foundation