Lauramie Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana
Encyclopedia
Lauramie Township is one of thirteen townships
Civil township
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...

 in Tippecanoe County
Tippecanoe County, Indiana
Tippecanoe County is a county located in the northwest quadrant of the U.S. state of Indiana. It was created in 1826 from Wabash County. It is part of the Lafayette, Indiana, Metropolitan Statistical Area....

, Indiana
Indiana
Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...

, USA
United States
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. As of the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...

, its population was 2,410.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, Lauramie Township covers an area of 54.06 square miles (140 km²); of this, 0.02 square mile (0.0517997622 km²) or 0.04 percent is water.

Unincorporated towns

  • Concord
    Concord, Indiana
    Concord is an unincorporated community in Concord Township, DeKalb County, Indiana....

  • Monroe
    Monroe, Tippecanoe County, Indiana
    Monroe is a small town in Tippecanoe County, Indiana. It is part of the Lafayette, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area.- Geography :Monroe is located at 40°17'14" North, 86°44'07" West in Lauramie Township and has an elevation of approximately 785 feet.-External links:...

  • Stockwell
    Stockwell, Indiana
    Stockwell, originally named Lauramie, is a small town in Tippecanoe County, Indiana. It was once a stop along the Indianapolis, Cincinnati and Lafayette Railroad, but the rail line has since been removed...


Adjacent townships

  • Sheffield Township
    Sheffield Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana
    Sheffield Township is one of thirteen townships in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 3,016.-Geography:...

     (north)
  • Madison Township, Clinton County
    Madison Township, Clinton County, Indiana
    Madison Township is one of fourteen townships in Clinton County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,158. The township was named for President James Madison.-History:...

     (northeast)
  • Perry Township, Clinton County
    Perry Township, Clinton County, Indiana
    Perry Township is one of fourteen townships in Clinton County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,466. The township was named for Oliver Hazard Perry, an American naval officer in the War of 1812.-History:...

     (east)
  • Washington Township, Clinton County
    Washington Township, Clinton County, Indiana
    Washington Township is one of fourteen townships in Clinton County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,193. The township was named for President George Washington.-History:...

     (east)
  • Sugar Creek Township, Montgomery County
    Sugar Creek Township, Montgomery County, Indiana
    Sugar Creek Township is one of eleven townships in Montgomery County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 426.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Sugar Creek Township covers an area of .-Unincorporated towns:...

     (south)
  • Madison Township, Montgomery County
    Madison Township, Montgomery County, Indiana
    Madison Township is one of eleven townships in Montgomery County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,253.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Madison Township covers an area of .-Unincorporated towns:...

     (southwest)
  • Randolph Township
    Randolph Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana
    Randolph Township is one of thirteen townships in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 867.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Randolph Township covers an area of .-Unincorporated towns:* Corwin...

     (west)
  • Wea Township
    Wea Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana
    Wea Township is one of thirteen townships in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 22,102.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Wea Township covers an area of ; of this, or 0.04 percent is water....

     (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these eight cemeteries: Clark, Concord, Fairview, Johnson, Saint Joe, Stingley, Union and Yorktown.

Major highways

  • Interstate 65
    Interstate 65
    Interstate 65 is a major Interstate Highway in the United States. The southern terminus is located at an intersection with Interstate 10 in Mobile, Alabama, and its northern terminus is at an interchange with Interstate 90 , U.S. Route 12, and U.S...

  • US Route 52

Political districts

  • Indiana's 4th congressional district
    Indiana's 4th congressional district
    Indiana's 4th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Indiana. Based primary in the central part of the state, the district consists of all of Boone, Clinton, Hendricks, Morgan, Lawrence, Montgomery, and Tippecanoe counties and parts of Fountain, Johnson, Marion,...

  • State House District 41
  • State Senate District 22

External links

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