Stockwell, originally named Lauramie, is a
census-designated place in
Lauramie Township,
Tippecanoe County, in the
U.S. state of
Indiana. It was once a stop along the
Indianapolis, Cincinnati and Lafayette Railroad
The Cincinnati, Indianapolis, St. Louis and Chicago Railway (CISL&C) was a railroad in the United States.
The CISL&C resulted from the 1880 corporate restructuring of the bankrupt Indianapolis, Cincinnati and Lafayette Railroad (IC&L). The CISL& ...
, but the rail line has since been removed.
The community is part of the
Lafayette, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
An old variant name of the community was called Bakers Corner.
A post office was established under the name Bakers Corners in 1853, and was renamed to Stockwell in 1859. It is still currently in operation.
Geography
Stockwell is located at , at 771 feet (235m) above sea level. The town is on a bend in Lauramie Creek in
Lauramie Township, less than two miles west of
U.S. Route 52
U.S. Route 52 (US 52) is a major United States highway in the central United States that extends from the northern to southeastern region of the United States. Contrary to most other even-numbered U.S. Highways, US 52 primarily follows ...
. Stockwell had a population of 545 at the 2010 census.
Demographics
References
Image:Stockwell Indiana welcome.png, A welcome sign in Stockwell
Image:Stockwell Indiana wedding.png, A July 2007 wedding at the town's gazebo
Image:Stockwell, Indiana 1878.png, Stockwell in 1878
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Census-designated places in Tippecanoe County, Indiana
Census-designated places in Indiana
Lafayette metropolitan area, Indiana