Stockwell, originally named Lauramie, is a
census-designated place
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CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the count ...
in
Lauramie Township,
Tippecanoe County Tippecanoe may refer to several places or things in the United States:
* The 1811 Battle of Tippecanoe in Indiana
* A nickname for William Henry Harrison (U.S. President March 1841–April 1841) from his role in the battle
** Tippecanoe and Tyler t ...
, in the
U.S. state
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of
Indiana
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. It was once a stop along the
Indianapolis, Cincinnati and Lafayette Railroad, but the rail line has since been removed.
The community is part of the
Lafayette, Indiana
Lafayette ( , ) is a city in and the county seat of Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States, located northwest of Indianapolis and southeast of Chicago. West Lafayette, on the other side of the Wabash River, is home to Purdue University, whi ...
Metropolitan Statistical Area
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.
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. 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