Tippecanoe County is located in the west-central portion of the U.S. state of Indiana about 22 miles east of the Illinois state line and less than 50 miles from the Chicago and the Indianapolis metro areas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 186,251. The county seat and largest city is Lafayette. It was created in 1826 from Wabash County portion of New Purchase and unorganized territory.
Lafayette is a city in and is the county seat of Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States, located 63 miles (101 km) northwest of Indianapolis and 125 miles (201 km) southeast of Chicago. West Lafayette, on the other side of the Wabash River, is home to Purdue University, which contributes significantly to both communities. Together, Lafayette and West Lafayette form the core of the Lafayette metropolitan area, which had a population of 224,709 in the 2021 US Census Bureau estimates.
West Lafayette is a city in Wabash Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States, approximately 65 miles (105 km) northwest of the state capital of Indianapolis and 113 miles (182 km) southeast of Chicago. West Lafayette is directly across the Wabash River from its sister city, Lafayette. As of the 2020 census, its population was 44,595. A college town, it is the most densely populated city in Indiana and is home to Purdue University.
State Road 26 is an east–west discontinuous state road in the central part of the US state of Indiana. The western end of the western segment is at the Illinois border, where it continues as Illinois Route 9. The highway passes through rural areas of Warren and Tippecanoe counties, before ending near West Lafayette. The eastern segment begins at an interchange with Interstate 65 (I-65) and heads east passing through the cities of Kokomo, Hartford City, and Portland, before ending at the Ohio border, where it continues east as Ohio State Route 119. The road covers a distance of about 150.1 miles (241.6 km), passing through mostly rural areas.
West Lafayette Junior-Senior High School is the only high school within the West Lafayette city limits, and is administered by the West Lafayette Community School Corporation.
Monroe is a small unincorporated community in Lauramie Township, Tippecanoe County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The community is part of the Lafayette, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Stockwell, originally named Lauramie, is a census-designated place in Lauramie Township, Tippecanoe County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. It was once a stop along the Indianapolis, Cincinnati and Lafayette Railroad, but the rail line has since been removed.
North Crane is a small unincorporated community in Wea Township, Tippecanoe County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.
West Point is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Wayne Township, Tippecanoe County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 594 at the 2010 census.
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.
Meadowbrook is an unincorporated community in Perry Township, Tippecanoe County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.
Fayette is an unincorporated community in Perry Township, Boone County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.
Concord is a small unincorporated community in Lauramie Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, located just west of Stockwell.
Cairo is an unincorporated community in Tippecanoe Township, Tippecanoe County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.
Old Halfway is an unincorporated community in Shelby Township, Tippecanoe County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.
Delp is an unincorporated community in Washington Township, Tippecanoe County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.
Green Meadows is an unincorporated community in Wabash Township, Tippecanoe County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.
Birmingham is an unincorporated community in Fairfield Township, Tippecanoe County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.
Gladens Corner is an unincorporated community in Lauramie Township, Tippecanoe County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.
