Wayne Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

Wayne Township

Township

Location in Tippecanoe County

Coordinates: 40°21′15″N 87°02′27″W﻿ / ﻿40.35417°N 87.04083°W﻿ / 40.35417; -87.04083
Country| United States
State| Indiana
County| Tippecanoe
Government

• Type| Indiana township
Area

• Total

| 34.63 sq mi (89.7 km2)
• Land| 34.28 sq mi (88.8 km2)
• Water| 0.35 sq mi (0.9 km2)  1.01%
Elevation

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| 617 ft (188 m)
Population

(2020)[2]

• Total

| 1,685
• Density| 46.1/sq mi (17.8/km2)
Time zone| UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes|

47906, 47909, 47918, 47992

Area code| 765
GNIS feature ID| 454041

Wayne Township is one of thirteen townships in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,580 and it contained 623 housing units.[3]

## Geography

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The Wabash River forms the township's northern border. Photo looks toward the extinct communities of Ouiatenon and Granville.

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 34.63 square miles (89.7 km2), of which 34.28 square miles (88.8 km2) (or 98.99%) is land and 0.35 square miles (0.91 km2) (or 1.01%) is water.[3]

### Unincorporated communities

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* Glenhall at 40°21′15″N 87°02′27″W﻿ / ﻿40.3542030°N 87.0408434°W﻿ / 40.3542030; -87.0408434
* West Point at 40°20′42″N 87°02′35″W﻿ / ﻿40.3450364°N 87.0430655°W﻿ / 40.3450364; -87.0430655

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

### Adjacent townships

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* Shelby Township (north)
* Wabash Township (northeast)
* Union Township (east)
* Jackson Township (south)
* Davis Township, Fountain County (southwest)
* Warren Township, Warren County (west)

### Cemeteries

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The township contains these three cemeteries: Granville, Marks and Sherry.

### Major highways

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* Indiana State Road 25

## School JDH,Glen Hall 24

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* Tippecanoe School Corporation

## Political districts

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

## References

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1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
2. ^ "Census Bureau profile: Wayne 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. Retrieved May 10, 2013.

## External links

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* 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|

* 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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