Fairfield Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

Fairfield Township

Township

Location in Tippecanoe County

Coordinates: 40°25′36″N 86°51′18″W﻿ / ﻿40.42667°N 86.85500°W﻿ / 40.42667; -86.85500
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

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| 673 ft (205 m)
Population

(2020)[2]

• 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]

## History

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Ely Homestead, a historic home in Fairfield Township, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[4]

## Geography

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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]

### Cities and towns

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* Lafayette (north three-quarters)

### Unincorporated communities

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* Eastwich at 40°25′37″N 86°51′00″W﻿ / ﻿40.4269799°N 86.8500088°W﻿ / 40.4269799; -86.8500088
* Birmingham at 40°28′07″N 86°51′10″W﻿ / ﻿40.4686463°N 86.8527872°W﻿ / 40.4686463; -86.8527872
* Elston at 40°23′35″N 86°54′35″W﻿ / ﻿40.3930913°N 86.9097315°W﻿ / 40.3930913; -86.9097315
* Tecumseh at 40°23′34″N 86°52′06″W﻿ / ﻿40.3928135°N 86.8683419°W﻿ / 40.3928135; -86.8683419

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

### Adjacent townships

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* Tippecanoe Township (north)
* Washington Township (northeast)
* Perry Township (east)
* Sheffield Township (southeast)
* Wea Township (south)
* Union Township (southwest)
* Wabash Township (northwest)

### Cemeteries

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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.

### Major highways

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* Interstate 65
* US Route 52
* US Route 231

### Airports and landing strips

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* Aretz Airport (Closed since 1999)

## School districts

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* Lafayette School Corporation
* Tippecanoe School Corporation

## Political districts

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* Indiana's 4th congressional district
* State House District 26
* State House District 27
* State House District 41
* State Senate District 07
* State Senate District 22

## References

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

1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
2. ^ "Census Bureau profile: Fairfield Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
3. ^ a b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
4. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

## External links

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* Fairfield Township
* Indiana Township Association
* United Township Association of Indiana

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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|

* Ash Grove
* Birmingham
* Cairo
* Concord
* Crumb Corner
* Delp
* Eastwich
* Green Meadows
* Gladens Corner
* Glen Hall
* Klondike
* Meadowbrook
* Monitor
* Monroe
* North Crane
* Octagon
* Odell
* Old Halfway
* Pettit
* South Raub
* Taylor

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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