Tippecanoe Township is one of fourteen

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Carroll County, Indiana Carroll County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 20,155. The county seat is Delphi. Carroll County is part of the Lafayette, Indiana, Metropolitan Statistical Area. Histor ...

. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,341 and it contained 1,186 housing units.

History

Tippecanoe Township was organized in 1830. Carrollton Bridge was listed on the

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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.

Unincorporated towns

* Pittsburg

Adjacent townships

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(north) * Adams (northeast) * Deer Creek (east) * Washington Township, Tippecanoe County (south) * Prairie Township, White County (west)

Major highways

U.S. Route 421 U.S. Route 421 (also U.S. Highway 421, US 421) is a diagonal northwest–southeast United States Numbered Highway in the states of North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Kentucky, and Indiana. The highway runs for from Fort Fisher, North Caro ...

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Cemeteries

The township contains two cemeteries: Benham and Pleasant Run.

References

United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

U.S. Board on Geographic Names

External links

Indiana Township Association

United Township Association of Indiana
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