Sheffield Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana
Encyclopedia
Sheffield 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 3,016.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...

, Sheffield Township covers an area of 36.33 square miles (94.1 km²); of this, 0.01 square mile (0.0258998811 km²) or 0.02 percent is water.

Cities, towns, villages

  • Dayton
    Dayton, Indiana
    Dayton is a town in Sheffield Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States. The population was 1,420 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Lafayette, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...

  • Lafayette
    Lafayette, 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...

     (east edge)

Unincorporated towns

  • Wyandot

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

Adjacent townships

  • Perry Township
    Perry Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana
    Perry Township is one of thirteen townships in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 5,322.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Perry Township covers an area of ; of this, or 0.43 percent is water....

     (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:...

     (east)
  • Ross Township, Clinton County
    Ross Township, Clinton County, Indiana
    Ross Township is one of fourteen townships in Clinton County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,743. The township was named for John Ross, a pioneer settler and associate county judge.-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)
  • Lauramie Township
    Lauramie Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana
    Lauramie Township is one of thirteen townships in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,410.-Geography:...

     (south)
  • 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....

     (west)
  • Fairfield Township
    Fairfield Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana
    Fairfield Township is one of thirteen townships in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 49,970.-Geography:...

     (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these five cemeteries: Baker, Holladay, Newcomer, Salem and Wyandot.

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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