Tippecanoe Township is one of thirteen

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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 Tyl ...

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, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 7,702 and it contained 3,085 housing units.

History

Archeological Sites 12T59 and 12T530, Cairo Skywatch Tower, and Indiana State Soldiers Home Historic District are listed on the

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Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 98.34%) is land and (or 1.66%) is water.

Cities and towns

* Battle Ground *

West Lafayette West Lafayette ( ) is a city in Wabash Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, Wabash and Tippecanoe Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, Tippecanoe Townships, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States, approximately northwest of the state capit ...

(northeast edge)

Unincorporated communities

* Ash Grove at *

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at (This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Extinct towns

* Harrisonville

Adjacent townships

* Prairie Township, White County (north) * Deer Creek Township, Carroll County (east) * Washington Township (east) * Fairfield Township (south) * Wabash Township (southwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these six cemeteries: Battle Ground, Cairo, Harvey, Pierce, Pretty Prairie and Swisher-Hurtz.

Major highways

Interstate 65 Interstate 65 (I-65) is a major north–south Interstate Highway System, interstate highway in the central United States. As with most primary interstates ending in 5, it is a major crosscountry, north–south route, connecting between th ...

Indiana State Road 43 State Road 43 in the U.S. State of Indiana is split into two segments. Route description Southern section This winding, two-lane section of State Road 43 connects Indiana State Road 46 in Owen County near McCormick's Creek State Park with In ...

Airports and landing strips

* Oahnke Airport

Rivers

Tippecanoe River The Tippecanoe River ( ) is a gentle, U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed May 19, 2011 river in the Central Corn Belt Plains ecoregion in northern Indiana. It flows from Cro ...

School districts

Tippecanoe School Corporation The Tippecanoe School Corporation administers three high schools, six middle schools and eleven elementary schools in Tippecanoe County, Indiana: It covers the majority of the county, including outer-lying parts of Lafayette and West Lafayett ...

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Political districts

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* State House District 26 * State House District 41 * State Senate District 07 *After the 2011 redistricting by the Indiana Legislature, Tippecanoe Township will no longer include State House Districts 26 & 41 but instead will be included in State House District 25. http://www.in.gov/legislative/house_republicans/rd/pdfs/House.pdf

References

United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles

United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)

United States National Atlas

External links

Indiana Township Association

United Township Association of Indiana
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