Tippecanoe, Indiana


Tippecanoe is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in [Tippecanoe Township, Marshall County, Indiana|Marshall County, Indiana|Tippecanoe Township], Marshall County, Indiana, United States.

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/ or as kiteepihkwana siipiiwi. After the railroad was built 1 mile south, the town was relocated. The original Tippecanoe Town was renamed Old Tip Town.
Benack's Village was located east-northeast of Tippecanoe, across the Tippecanoe River in what is now Potawatomi Wildlife Park.

Geography

Tippecanoe is located in southeastern Marshall County at. 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 to Bourbon and southwest to Rochester.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Tippecanoe CDP has an area of, all land. The Tippecanoe River flows southwest to the Wabash River north of Lafayette.

Demographics

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

Education

Notable residents