Tippecanoe Township, Carroll County, Indiana

Tippecanoe Township
Township

Location of Tippecanoe Township in Carroll County
Coordinates: 40°36′45″N 86°43′36″W / 40.61250°N 86.72667°W / 40.61250; -86.72667Coordinates: 40°36′45″N 86°43′36″W / 40.61250°N 86.72667°W / 40.61250; -86.72667
Country United States
State Indiana
County Carroll
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total 28.01 sq mi (72.5 km2)
 • Land 27.21 sq mi (70.5 km2)
 • Water 0.8 sq mi (2 km2)
Elevation[1] 650 ft (198 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 2,341
 • Density 86/sq mi (33/km2)
FIPS code 18-75824[2]
GNIS feature ID 453894

Tippecanoe Township is one of fourteen townships in Carroll County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,341 and it contained 1,186 housing units.[3]

History

Tippecanoe Township was organized in 1830.[4]

Carrollton Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.[5]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 28.01 square miles (72.5 km2), of which 27.21 square miles (70.5 km2) (or 97.14%) is land and 0.8 square miles (2.1 km2) (or 2.86%) is water.[3]

Unincorporated towns

Adjacent townships

Major highways

Cemeteries

The township contains two cemeteries: Benham and Pleasant Run.

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. 1 2 "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
  4. ↑ Odell, John Curtis (1916). History of Carroll County, Indiana: Its People, Industries and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. p. 86.
  5. ↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
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