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Wabash Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Tippecanoe

ZIP codes
  
47906

Zip code
  
47906

Population
  
59,279 (2010)

State
  
Indiana

Elevation
  
659 ft (201 m)

Area code(s)
  
765

Local time
  
Thursday 12:18 PM

Wabash Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana

Weather
  
7°C, Wind NW at 39 km/h, 77% Humidity

Wabash Township is one of thirteen townships in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 59,279 and it contained 21,448 housing units making it the most populous township in Tippecanoe County.

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Map of Wabash Township, IN, USA

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 49.1 square miles (127 km2), of which 48.65 square miles (126.0 km2) (or 99.08%) is land and 0.46 square miles (1.2 km2) (or 0.94%) is water. Wabash Township encompasses all but a small section of the City of West Lafayette and encompasses all of Purdue University making it one of the most culturally diverse townships in the United States.

Cities, towns, villages

  • West Lafayette (vast majority)
  • Unincorporated towns

  • Bar Barry Heights
  • Crumb Corner
  • Green Meadows
  • Happy Hollow Heights
  • Indian Village
  • Klondike
  • McQuinn Estates
  • Octagon
  • Ravinamy
  • Summit
  • Wabash Shores
  • (This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

    Adjacent townships

  • Prairie Township, White County (northeast)
  • Tippecanoe Township (northeast)
  • Fairfield Township (southeast)
  • Union Township (south)
  • Wayne Township (southwest)
  • Shelby Township (west)
  • Round Grove Township, White County (northwest)
  • Cemeteries

    The township contains five cemeteries: Grandview, Hebron, Indiana State Soldiers' Home, Sand Ridge and Tippecanoe Memory Gardens.

    Major highways

  • US Route 52
  • US Route 231
  • Indiana State Road 43
  • Airports

  • Purdue University Airport
  • Lakes

  • Hadley Lake
  • Celery Bog Nature Area
  • Landmarks

  • Purdue University
  • C-SPAN Archives
  • Fort Ouiatenon A former French trading post built in the early 1700s.
  • Samara House - Samara is a house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.
  • Indiana State Soldiers Home Historic District, Levi and Lucy Morehouse Farm, and James Pierce Jr. House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
  • News and Media

  • WLFI-TV is a CBS affiliate owned by LIN Media.
  • WBAA is a radio station owned by Purdue University.
  • Purdue Exponent is a daily independent student run newspaper.
  • School districts

  • Tippecanoe School Corporation
  • West Lafayette Community School Corporation
  • Political districts

  • Indiana's 4th congressional district
  • State House District 26
  • State House District 27
  • State Senate District 22
  • Township Trustee

  • Julia (Julie) Byers
  • Township Board

  • Jared Bond
  • Mike Oxenrider
  • Dale Workman
  • References

    Wabash Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana Wikipedia