Tippecanoe County, Indiana

Tippecanoe County is a county located in the northwest quadrant of the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2010 census, the population was 172,780. The county seat is Lafayette. It was created in 1826 from Wabash County.

Tippecanoe County is part of the Lafayette, Indiana, Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

Tippecanoe County was formed March 1, 1826, and named for the anglicization of "Kethtippecanoogi", a Miami term meaning "place of the succor fish people." (Kriebel, Robert C. - Tippecanoe at 2000: A Hoosier County Recalls Its Past). The county is best known for Purdue University, the 1811 Battle of Tippecanoe, and the Tippecanoe County Courthouse, a structure built in 1881 and included in the National Register of Historic Places.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the county has a total area of 503.24 square miles (1,303.4 km²), of which 499.81 square miles (1,294.5 km²) (or 99.32%) is land and 3.44 square miles (8.9 km²) (or 0.68%) is water.

Adjacent counties

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West Point hunter injured in tree stand fall

Journal Review 27 Oct 2018

Conservation officers and other first responders were dispatched to the 5700 block on Burton Road in Tippecanoe County for a hunter who had fallen out of his tree stand ... Assisting agencies included West Point Fire Department, West Point EMS, Tippecanoe County Medic 4 and Tippecanoe County 911 Dispatch ... County News Brief....

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Chamber doles out annual awards

Herald Journal 27 Oct 2018

MONTICELLO – The Greater Monticello Chamber of Commerce and White County Visitors Bureau recognized the best in the area, giving its annual awards on Thursday at Tippecanoe Country Club ... ....

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KAR Auction CEO is taking on Indy’s mobility problem

Indianapolis Business Journal 26 Oct 2018

Although Jim Hallett runs a business that sold 5.5 million used vehicles in 120 countries last year, he also knows firsthand what life is like without a car. “That was the kind of family I grew up in,” said Hallett, CEO of Carmel-based KAR Auction Services ... Mason envisions possible routes to sites in Marion, Johnson, Hendricks, Boone and Bartholomew counties, and perhaps as far away as Decatur and Tippecanoe counties ... McCaw....

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Does Mommy still clean up after you?

The Kingstree News 24 Oct 2018

I recently shared a photo on social media. The photo was of a highway sign. At the top of the sign in bold black letters it read, “WHY ARE YOU LITTERING?” and below were four choices, each with a check box. The answers were ... All four boxes were checked ... They are based in Tippecanoe County, Indiana and manage nearly 4,000 acres for public use ... We have the same problem in Williamsburg County ... There are many reasons given for littering ... .......

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Tippecanoe Historical Association preserves skull from courthouse hanging

Journal & Courier 23 Oct 2018

The Tippecanoe County Historical Association holds onto proof of Lafayette's first and only public hanging ... ....

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In Indiana’s House races, tariffs draw interest

The News Banner 23 Oct 2018

House seat, Jim Baird and Tobi Beck visited each of the 16 county fairs in Indiana’s 4th Congressional District ... In Indiana, Carroll County is expected to be the fifth-hardest hit county by the tariffs ... Indiana’s Fourth Congressional District includes Benton, Carroll, Cass, Clinton, Fountain, Hendricks, Jasper, Montgomery, Newton, Putnam, Tippecanoe, Warren, and White counties and parts of Boone, Howard and Morgan counties....

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Letter: Democrats' campaigns don't deserve to be ignored

Journal & Courier 22 Oct 2018

Candidates in contested Tippecanoe County Coucil races deserve attention from media ... ....

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Greater Lafayette high school football sectional scoreboard for Oct 19

Journal & Courier 20 Oct 2018

Class 3A No. 2 West Lafayette and Central Catholic are the only Tippecanoe County schools that will open football sectional play Friday night ... ....

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Eyesore hotel along I-65 to be demolished after long fight

Herald-Standard 19 Oct 2018

BATTLE GROUND, Ind ... A Tippecanoe County judge approved an agreement Wednesday that puts the former Holiday Inn and Days Inn into the hands of a receiver who's expected to demolish the building ... ——— ... .......

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Prescription drug safety program launched in schools

Journal Review 19 Oct 2018

The Prescription Drug Safety course, developed by leading education technology innovator EVERFI, will be made available to high schools across Benton, Carroll, Clinton, Fountain, Montgomery, Tippecanoe, Warren, and White counties, all at no cost to the schools. “Prescription drug abuse and misuse is a growing issue that poses a threat to the well-being of our nation’s young people,” said Stephanie Long, president and CEO of NCHS ... Love....

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Elections Q&A;: Updating voter technology among goals for Tippecanoe County Clerk candidates

Journal & Courier 18 Oct 2018

After debating on Oct. 9, the candidates for Tippecanoe County Clerk are counting down the days when voters will have their say in who will hold office ... ....

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Where to cast your vote early around Tippecanoe County

Journal & Courier 18 Oct 2018

Early voting locations are located throughout Tippecanoe County ... ....

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Purdue student from Merrillville arrested after police say he threatened to harm ex-girlfriend

News-Press Now 18 Oct 2018

Shawn Michael Streck, a wrestler at Purdue with ties to the Region, was booked at the Tippecanoe County Jail on Tuesday, according to jail records and James Bush, spokesman for Purdue University ... Streck is also a two-time Indiana High School Athletic Association champion ... ....

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