Wabash Township
—  Township  —
Dawn skies over a West Lafayette neighborhood
Location in Tippecanoe County
Coordinates: 40°28′20″N 86°57′15″W / 40.47222°N 86.95417°W / 40.47222; -86.95417
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Tippecanoe
Government
- Type	Indiana township
Area
- Total	49.06 sq mi (127.06 km2)
- Land	48.6 sq mi (125.87 km2)
- Water	0.46 sq mi (1.18 km2)  0.93%
Elevation	659 ft (201 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	51,261
- Density	1,054.8/sq mi (407.3/km2)
ZIP codes	47906
GNIS feature ID	0453967

Wabash Township is one of thirteen townships in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 51,261^[1].

Contents 1 Geography 1.1 Cities, towns, villages 1.2 Unincorporated towns 1.3 Adjacent townships 1.4 Cemeteries 1.5 Major highways 1.6 Airports and landing strips 1.7 Lakes 1.8 Landmarks 2 School districts 3 Political districts 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Wabash Township covers an area of 49.06 square miles (127.06 square kilometers); of this, 0.46 square miles (1.18 square kilometers) or 0.93 percent is water.

[edit] Cities, towns, villages

• West Lafayette (vast majority)

[edit] 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.)

[edit] Adjacent townships

• Prairie Township, White County (northeast)
• Tippecanoe Township (northeast)
• Fairfield Township (southeast)
• Union Township (south)
• Wayne Township (southwest)
• Shelby Township (west)
• Round Grove Township, White County (northwest)

[edit] Cemeteries

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

[edit] Major highways

• US Route 52
• US Route 231
• Indiana State Road 43

[edit] Airports and landing strips

• Purdue University Airport
• Rush Airport

[edit] Lakes

• Hadley Lake

[edit] Landmarks

• Purdue University

[edit] School districts

• Tippecanoe School Corporation
• West Lafayette Community School Corporation

[edit] Political districts

• Indiana's 4th congressional district
• State House District 26
• State House District 27
• State House District 41
• State Senate District 22

[edit] References

• United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
• United States National Atlas

1. ^ United States Census Bureau American FactFinder

[edit] External links

• Indiana Township Association page for Tippecanoe County

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