Americus, Indiana

Census-designated place in Indiana, United States

Americus, Indiana

Census-designated place

Looking from the Wabash River southeast toward State Road 25 in Americus

Location of Americus in Tippecanoe County, Indiana.

Coordinates: 40°31′31″N 86°45′19″W﻿ / ﻿40.52528°N 86.75528°W﻿ / 40.52528; -86.75528
Country| United States
State| Indiana
County| Tippecanoe
Township| Washington
Area

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• Total

| 1.29 sq mi (3.35 km2)
• Land| 1.26 sq mi (3.28 km2)
• Water| 0.03 sq mi (0.07 km2)
Elevation

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| 643 ft (196 m)
Population

(2020)

• Total

| 431
• Density| 340.71/sq mi (131.58/km2)
Time zone| UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code|

47905

Area code| 765
GNIS feature ID| 2583445[2]

Americus is a small census-designated place in Washington Township, Tippecanoe County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2]

The community is part of the Lafayette, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area.

## History

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Americus in 1878.

A post office was established at Americus in 1833, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1902.[3]

## Geography

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Americus is located on the southern bank of the Wabash River in Washington Township.

## Demographics

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Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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2020| 431| | —
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

## Education

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It is in the Tippecanoe School Corporation.[5] Residents are zoned to Hershey Elementary School, East Tipp Middle School, and William Henry Harrison High School.[6]

## References

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1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
2. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Americus, Indiana
3. ^ "Tippecanoe County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
4. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
5. ^ Geography Division (December 18, 2020). 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Tippecanoe County, IN (PDF) (Map). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 6, 2025. \- Text list
6. ^ "Corporation Map". Tippecanoe School Corporation. Retrieved June 7, 2025.

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Municipalities and communities of Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Lafayette

Cities|

* Lafayette
* West Lafayette

Map of Indiana highlighting Tippecanoe County

Towns|

* Battle Ground
* Clarks Hill
* Dayton
* Otterbein‡
* Shadeland

Townships|

* Fairfield
* Jackson
* Lauramie
* Perry
* Randolph
* Sheffield
* Shelby
* Tippecanoe
* Union
* Wabash
* Washington
* Wayne
* Wea

CDPs|

* Americus
* Buck Creek
* Colburn
* Montmorenci
* Romney
* Stockwell
* West Point

Other
communities|

* Cairo
* Concord
* Delp
* Green Meadows
* Glenhall
* Klondike
* Monitor
* Monroe
* Octagon
* Odell
* Old Halfway
* Pettit
* South Raub

Ghost towns|

* Beeville
* Corwin
* Granville
* Harrisonville
* Heath
* LaGrange
* Wyandot

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF

National|

* United States
* Israel

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