Tippecanoe, Indiana

Not to be confused with Tippecanoe County, Indiana.

Tippecanoe (/ˌtɪpəkəˈnuː/ TIP-ə-kə-NOO) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Tippecanoe Township, Marshall County, Indiana, United States.

Tippecanoe, Indiana
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 41°12′32″N 86°06′54″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Marshall
Township	Tippecanoe
Named after	Tippecanoe River
Area [1]
• Total	0.61 sq mi (1.6 km2)
• Land	0.61 sq mi (1.6 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation [2]	781 ft (238 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (Eastern Daylight)
ZIP code	46570
Area code	574
FIPS code	18-75860[3]
GNIS feature ID	449738

History

Tippecanoe was settled beginning in 1882. The original town was located 1 mile to the north and was platted as "Tippecanoe Town" in 1850, named for the Tippecanoe River on its southern edge. The name "Tippecanoe" was derived from a Miami-Illinois word for buffalo fish, reconstructed as */kiteepihkwana/^[4] or as kiteepihkwana siipiiwi.^[5] After the railroad was built 1 mile south, the town was relocated. The original Tippecanoe Town was renamed Old Tip Town.^[6]

Benack's Village was located 1.4 miles (2.3 km) east-northeast of Tippecanoe, across the Tippecanoe River in what is now Potawatomi Wildlife Park.

Geography

Tippecanoe is located in southeastern Marshall County at 41°12′32″N 86°06′54″W. It is named for the Tippecanoe River, which runs on the north side of town. Indiana State Road 331 passes through the town, leading north 6 miles (10 km) to Bourbon and southwest (via State Road 25) 13 miles (21 km) to Rochester.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Tippecanoe CDP has an area of 0.61 square miles (1.58 km²), all land.^[1] The Tippecanoe River flows southwest to the Wabash River north of Lafayette.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2023 (est.)	383	[7]

The United States Census Bureau defined Tippecanoe as a census designated place in the 2022 American Community Survey.^[8]

Education

• Triton School Corporation
• Argos Community Schools
• Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation

Notable residents

• Donald V. Fites, former president & CEO of Caterpillar Inc.
• Robert "Bob" Newton, Founder of Hoosier Racing Tire

Gallery

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  Cemetery Sign
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  Original Tippecanoe Cemetery
• 
  Mural commissioned by Paul Hensley in 2013