North Crane, Indiana
Encyclopedia
North Crane is a small town in Wea Township
, Tippecanoe County
, Indiana
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and was known as Culver's Station, named for a nearby landowner.
. It has an elevation of approximately 679 feet.
One visible reminder of North Crane is the former Crane Station elevator, which can be seen from U.S. 52 just south of Lafayette, Indiana.
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....
, 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...
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History
The town began as a stop on the Indianapolis, Cincinnati and Lafayette Railroad line running southeast out of LafayetteLafayette, Indiana
Lafayette is a city in and the county seat of Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States, northwest of Indianapolis. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 67,140. West Lafayette, on the other side of the Wabash River, is home to Purdue University, which has a large impact on...
and was known as Culver's Station, named for a nearby landowner.
Geography
North Crane is located at 40°20'18" North, 86°48'35" West (40.338333, -86.809722) on the eastern edge of Wea TownshipWea 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....
. It has an elevation of approximately 679 feet.
One visible reminder of North Crane is the former Crane Station elevator, which can be seen from U.S. 52 just south of Lafayette, Indiana.