Wabash Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana
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Wabash 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 51,261.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, Wabash Township covers an area of 49.06 square miles (127.1 km²); of this, 0.46 square miles (1.2 km²) or 0.93 percent is water.

Unincorporated towns

  • Bar-Barry Heights
  • Crumb Corner
  • Green Meadows
  • Happy Hollow Heights
  • Indian Village
  • Klondike
  • McQuinn Estates
  • Octagon
  • Ravinamy
  • Summit
  • Wabash Shores

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

Adjacent townships

  • Prairie Township, White County
    Prairie Township, White County, Indiana
    Prairie Township is one of twelve townships in White County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 3,191.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Prairie Township covers an area of ; of this, is land and is water.-Unincorporated towns:* Badger Grove at *...

     (northeast)
  • Tippecanoe Township
    Tippecanoe Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana
    Tippecanoe Township is one of thirteen townships in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 5,951.-Geography:...

     (northeast)
  • 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:...

     (southeast)
  • Union Township
    Union Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana
    Union Township is one of thirteen townships in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,682.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Union Township covers an area of ; of this, or 0.85 percent is water...

     (south)
  • Wayne Township
    Wayne Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana
    Wayne Township is one of thirteen townships in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,306.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Wayne Township covers an area of ; of this, or 1.02 percent is water....

     (southwest)
  • Shelby Township
    Shelby Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana
    Shelby Township is one of thirteen townships in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,078.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Shelby Township covers an area of ; of this, or 0.95 percent is water....

     (west)
  • Round Grove Township, White County
    Round Grove Township, White County, Indiana
    Round Grove Township is one of twelve townships in White County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 246.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Round Grove Township covers an area of ; of this, is land and is water.-Unincorporated towns:* Round Grove at...

     (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these five cemeteries: Grandview, Hebron, Indiana State Soldiers' Home, Sand Ridge and Tippecanoe Memory Gardens.

Major highways

  • US Route 52
  • US Route 231
  • Indiana State Road 43
    Indiana State Road 43
    -Southern section:This winding, two-lane section of State Road 43 connects Indiana State Road 46 in Owen County near McCormick's Creek State Park with Indiana State Road 54 in eastern Greene County. It covers a distance of .-Northern section:...


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 26
  • State House District 27
  • State House District 41
  • State Senate District 22

External links

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