Fairfield Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana
Encyclopedia
Fairfield Township is one of thirteen townships
in Tippecanoe County
, Indiana
, USA
. As of the 2000 census
, its population was 49,970.
, Fairfield Township covers an area of 28.08 square miles (72.7 km²); of this, 0.52 square miles (1.3 km²) or 1.84 percent is water.
Civil township
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in Tippecanoe County
Tippecanoe County, Indiana
Tippecanoe County is a county located in the northwest quadrant of the U.S. state of Indiana. It was created in 1826 from Wabash County. It is part of the Lafayette, Indiana, Metropolitan Statistical Area....
, Indiana
Indiana
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, USA
United States
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. As of the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
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, its population was 49,970.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
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, Fairfield Township covers an area of 28.08 square miles (72.7 km²); of this, 0.52 square miles (1.3 km²) or 1.84 percent is water.
Adjacent townships
- Tippecanoe TownshipTippecanoe Township, Tippecanoe County, IndianaTippecanoe Township is one of thirteen townships in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 5,951.-Geography:...
(north) - Washington TownshipWashington Township, Tippecanoe County, IndianaWashington Township is one of thirteen townships in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,473.-Geography:...
(northeast) - Perry TownshipPerry Township, Tippecanoe County, IndianaPerry Township is one of thirteen townships in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 5,322.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Perry Township covers an area of ; of this, or 0.43 percent is water....
(east) - Sheffield TownshipSheffield Township, Tippecanoe County, IndianaSheffield Township is one of thirteen townships in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 3,016.-Geography:...
(southeast) - Wea TownshipWea Township, Tippecanoe County, IndianaWea Township is one of thirteen townships in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 22,102.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Wea Township covers an area of ; of this, or 0.04 percent is water....
(south) - Union TownshipUnion Township, Tippecanoe County, IndianaUnion Township is one of thirteen townships in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,682.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Union Township covers an area of ; of this, or 0.85 percent is water...
(southwest) - Wabash TownshipWabash Township, Tippecanoe County, IndianaWabash Township is one of thirteen townships in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 51,261.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Wabash Township covers an area of ; of this, or 0.93 percent is water....
(northwest)
Cemeteries
The township contains these four cemeteries: Resthaven Memorial Park, Saint Boniface, Saint Marys and Springvale.Major highways
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US Route 52 -
US Route 231
Political districts
- Indiana's 4th congressional districtIndiana's 4th congressional districtIndiana's 4th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Indiana. Based primary in the central part of the state, the district consists of all of Boone, Clinton, Hendricks, Morgan, Lawrence, Montgomery, and Tippecanoe counties and parts of Fountain, Johnson, Marion,...
- State House District 26
- State House District 27
- State House District 41
- State Senate District 07
- State Senate District 22