Tippecanoe Township is one of fourteen
townships
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, this tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Canad ...
in
Carroll County, Indiana
Carroll County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 20,306. The county seat is Delphi. Carroll County is part of the Lafayette, Indiana, Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Hist ...
. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,377 (up from 2,341 at 2010
) and it contained 1,216 housing units.
History
Tippecanoe Township was organized in 1830.
was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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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
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Pittsburg
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*Pittsburg, New Hampshire
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Adjacent townships
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Jefferson (north)
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Adams
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*Adams, California
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* Adams, Decatur County, Indiana
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(northeast)
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Deer Creek (east)
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Washington Township, Tippecanoe County (south)
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Prairie Township, White County (west)
Major highways
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U.S. Route 421
U.S. Route 421 (also U.S. Highway 421, US 421) is a diagonal northwest–southeast United States Numbered Highway System, United States Numbered Highway in the states of North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Kentucky, and Indiana. The highwa ...
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Indiana State Road 18
State Road 18 (SR 18) in the U.S. State of Indiana is an east–west route in North Central Indiana running from the Illinois border in Benton County almost to the Ohio border, terminating at U.S. Route 27 (US 27)/ State Road 67 ...
Cemeteries
The township contains two cemeteries: Benham and Pleasant Run.
References
United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary filesU.S. Board on Geographic Names
External links
Indiana Township AssociationUnited Township Association of Indiana
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Townships in Carroll County, Indiana
Lafayette metropolitan area, Indiana
Townships in Indiana
1830 establishments in Indiana