Tippecanoe Township, Kosciusko County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

41°18′46″N 85°42′30″W / 41.31278°N 85.70833°W / 41.31278; -85.70833CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyKosciuskoGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total35.11 sq mi (90.9 km²) • Land30.32 sq mi (78.5 km²) • Water4.79 sq mi (12.4 km²)Elevation

^[1]

860 ft (262 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total6,576 • Density219.7/sq mi (84.8/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)FIPS code18-75842^[3]GNIS feature ID453895

Tippecanoe Township is one of seventeen townships in Kosciusko County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 6,576 (down from 6,661 at 2010^[4]) and it contained 4,862 housing units.

Tippecanoe Township was organized in 1838.^[5]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.11 square miles (90.9 km²), of which 30.32 square miles (78.5 km²) (or 86.36%) is land and 4.79 square miles (12.4 km²) (or 13.64%) is water.^[4]

Cities and towns

North Webster

Unincorporated towns

Barbee at 41°17′27″N 85°42′44″W / 41.2908790°N 85.7122093°W / 41.2908790; -85.7122093
Bayfield at 41°16′29″N 85°42′25″W / 41.2747676°N 85.7069312°W / 41.2747676; -85.7069312
Forest Glen at 41°19′36″N 85°45′49″W / 41.3267128°N 85.7636001°W / 41.3267128; -85.7636001
Highbanks at 41°19′24″N 85°40′16″W / 41.3233798°N 85.6710973°W / 41.3233798; -85.6710973
Kalorama Park at 41°20′04″N 85°45′39″W / 41.3344906°N 85.7608222°W / 41.3344906; -85.7608222
Lakeview Spring at 41°17′11″N 85°41′17″W / 41.2864347°N 85.6880420°W / 41.2864347; -85.6880420
Mineral Springs at 41°19′34″N 85°44′39″W / 41.3261572°N 85.7441550°W / 41.3261572; -85.7441550
Potawatomi Park at 41°19′24″N 85°45′31″W / 41.3233793°N 85.7585999°W / 41.3233793; -85.7585999
Walker Park at 41°19′46″N 85°45′12″W / 41.3294905°N 85.7533219°W / 41.3294905; -85.7533219
Yellowbanks at 41°19′18″N 85°40′44″W / 41.3217131°N 85.6788753°W / 41.3217131; -85.6788753

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

Education

Tippecanoe Township residents may obtain a free library card from the North Webster Community Public Library in North Webster.^[6]

References

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Census Bureau profile: Tippecanoe Township, Kosciusko County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ ^a ^b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
^ Biographical and Historical Record of Kosciusko County, Indiana. Lewis Publishing Company. 1887. p. 708.
^ "Library policies". North Webster Community Public Library. Retrieved March 8, 2018.