Montmorenci, Indiana

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Montmorenci, Indiana
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Montmorenci's grain elevators silhouetted at dusk
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Location of Montmorenci in Tippecanoe County, Indiana.
Coordinates: 40°28′09″N87°01′06″W / 40.46917°N 87.01833°W / 40.46917; -87.01833
Country United States
State Indiana
County Tippecanoe
Township Shelby
Area
[1]
  Total1.59 sq mi (4.13 km2)
  Land1.59 sq mi (4.12 km2)
  Water0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation
< [2]
692 ft (211 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total173
  Density108.74/sq mi (41.99/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47906 [3]
Area code 765
GNIS feature ID2583460 [2]

Montmorenci is an unincorporated census-designated place in Shelby Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana. [2] Older maps sometimes spell the name Montmorency or Montmorencie.

Contents

It is part of the Lafayette, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

An old variant name of the community was called Bringham's Grove. [4]

A post office was established under the name Bringham's Grove in 1846, and was renamed to Montmorenci in 1853. It is currently not in operation. [5]

Geography

Montmorenci is located at 40°28'28" North, 87°01'46" West (40.474444, -87.029444) in Shelby Township, at the intersection of U.S. Routes 52 and 231. It has an elevation of 699 feet.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020 173
U.S. Decennial Census [6]

Education

A brick school was built in 1913 at a cost of $40,000. [7] By 1923, this school housed classes from grades 1 to 12, and all other schools in the immediate district closed. Montmorenci School met a similar fate in 1966, closing as part of a consolidation that moved the upper grades into the new Benton Central Jr./Sr. High School.

Even though Montmorenci is in Tippecanoe County, all public education is provided by the Benton Community School Corporation from neighboring Benton County. Students attend Otterbein Elementary in grades K-6, then move on to Benton Central Junior-Senior High School in grades 7-12.

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References

  1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Montmorenci, Indiana
  3. "USPS.com® - ZIP Code Lookup". usps.com.
  4. "USGS detail on Montmorenci - Variant Citation" . Retrieved July 25, 2016.
  5. "Tippecanoe County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
  6. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  7. https://sites.rootsweb.com/~intcags/Schools/Shelby%20township%20_early_schools%20of%20TC.html