Wea Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana

Wea 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

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

. 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 22,102.

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...

, Wea Township covers an area of 35.99 square miles (93.2 km²); of this, 0.02 square mile (0.0517997622 km²) or 0.04 percent is water.

Unincorporated towns

Altamont Switch
Norma Jean Addition
North Crane
North Crane, Indiana
North Crane is a small town in Wea Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana.- History :The town began as a stop on the Indianapolis, Cincinnati and Lafayette Railroad line running southeast out of Lafayette and was known as Culver's Station, named for a nearby landowner.- Geography :North Crane is...
South Raub
South Raub, Indiana
South Raub was a small town on the border of Randolph and Wea Townships in Tippecanoe County, Indiana.- Geography :South Raub is located at 40°18'05" North, 86°54'49" West along County Road 800 South half a mile west of US Route 231/State Road 43. A CSX rail line connecting the cities of...

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

Adjacent townships

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:...

(north)
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....

(northeast)
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:...

(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:...

(southeast)
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...

(southwest)
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...

(west)

Cemeteries

The township contains these eight cemeteries: Conarroe, Fink, Kenny, O'Neall, Provault, Shoemaker, Spring Grove and Wildcat.

Major highways

US Route 52
US Route 231
Indiana State Road 25
Indiana State Road 25
State Road 25 is a highway in the U. S. state of Indiana. Although it is designated a north–south road, in practice it travels generally northeast from its southern terminus at State Road 32 to its northern terminus at State Road 15 in Warsaw.- Waynetown to Lafayette :SR 25 heads north...

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

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