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Tippecanoe Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Tippecanoe

ZIP codes
  
47906, 47920

State
  
Indiana

Elevation
  
659 ft (201 m)

GNIS feature ID
  
453898

Tippecanoe Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana

Tippecanoe Township is one of thirteen townships in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 7,702 and it contained 3,085 housing units.

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History

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

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 48.81 square miles (126.4 km2), of which 48 square miles (120 km2) (or 98.34%) is land and 0.81 square miles (2.1 km2) (or 1.66%) is water.

Cities and towns

  • Battle Ground
  • West Lafayette (northeast edge)

    • Unincorporated towns

  • Ash Grove
  • Cairo

    • 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
  • Indiana State Road 43

    • Airports and landing strips

  • Oahnke Airport

    • Rivers

  • Tippecanoe River

    • School districts

  • Tippecanoe School Corporation

    • Political districts

  • Indiana's 4th congressional district
  • 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

    Tippecanoe Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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