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.

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 sqmi, of which 48 sqmi (or 98.34%) is land and 0.81 sqmi (or 1.66%) is water.

Cities and towns

 * Battle Ground
 * West Lafayette (northeast edge)

Unincorporated communities
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
 * Ash Grove at 40.54781°N, -86.84779°W
 * Cairo at 40.54087°N, -86.92473°W

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

 * [[Image:I-65.svg|25px]] Interstate 65
 * [[Image:Indiana 43.svg|25px]] 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