Fairfield Township | |
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Coordinates: 40°25′36″N 86°51′18″W / 40.42667°N 86.85500°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Tippecanoe |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 28.06 sq mi (72.7 km2) |
• Land | 27.57 sq mi (71.4 km2) |
• Water | 0.49 sq mi (1.3 km2) 1.75% |
Elevation | 673 ft (205 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 53,196 |
• Density | 1,854/sq mi (716/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP codes | 47901, 47904, 47905, 47906, 47909 |
Area code | 765 |
GNIS feature ID | 453286 |
Website | http://fairfieldtownship.us/ |
Fairfield Township is one of thirteen townships in Tippecanoe County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 51,113 and it contained 24,527 housing units.[3]
Ely Homestead, a historic home in Fairfield Township, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[4]
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 28.06 square miles (72.7 km2), of which 27.57 square miles (71.4 km2) (or 98.25%) is land and 0.49 square miles (1.3 km2) (or 1.75%) is water.[3]
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
The township contains ten cemeteries: Davis, Greenbush, Isley, Lafayette City Burial Grounds, Rest Haven Memorial Park, Sons of Abraham, Spring Vale, Saint Boniface, Saint Joseph's, Saint Marys, and Temple Israel.