Official Name: | Tippecanoe Township |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Marshall |
Government Type: | Indiana township |
Leader Title: | Trustee |
Leader Name: | Matthew Pitney[1] |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 35.8 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 35.75 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.05 |
Area Water Percent: | 0.14 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 1322 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 36.7 |
Elevation M: | 238 |
Elevation Ft: | 781 |
Coordinates: | 41.2186°N -86.1042°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
Postal Code: | 46504, 46539, 46570 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 0453896 |
Tippecanoe Township is one of ten townships in Marshall County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,322 (slightly up from 1,313 at 2010[3]) and it contained 529 housing units.
Tippecanoe Township was organized in 1842. It was named from its principal stream, the Tippecanoe River.[4]
The Erwin House, Gaskill-Erwin Farm, and Tippecanoe Twp. District No. 3 Schoolhouse and Cemetery are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[5] [6]
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 99.86%) is land and (or 0.14%) is water.[3]
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
The township contains two cemeteries: Tippecanoe Cemetery, and Summit Chapel Cemetery.