Tippecanoe ( ) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Tippecanoe Township, Marshall County, Indiana, United States.
History Tippecanoe was settled beginning in 1882. The original town was located 1 mile to the north and was platted as "Tippecanoe Town" in 1850, named for the Tippecanoe River on its southern edge. The name "Tippecanoe" was derived from a Miami-Illinois word for buffalo fish, reconstructed as */kiteepihkwana/Bright, William (2004). Native American placenames of the United States. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 496. ISBN 978-0-8061-3598-4. Retrieved 11 April 2011. or as kiteepihkwana siipiiwi."myaamiaatawaakani | Myaamia Dictionary River names". Archived from the original on 2017-08-30. Retrieved 2017-05-09. After the railroad was built 1 mile south, the town was relocated. The original Tippecanoe Town was renamed Old Tip Town.
Benack's Village was located east-northeast of Tippecanoe, across the Tippecanoe River in what is now Potawatomi Wildlife Park.
Geography Tippecanoe is located in southeastern Marshall County at . It is named for the Tippecanoe River, which runs on the north side of town. Indiana State Road 331 passes through the town, leading north to Bourbon and southwest (via State Road 25) to Rochester.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Tippecanoe CDP has an area of , all land. The Tippecanoe River flows southwest to the Wabash River north of Lafayette.
Demographics
The United States Census Bureau defined Tippecanoe as a census designated place in the 2022 American Community Survey.
Education Triton School Corporation Argos Community Schools Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation
Notable residents Donald V. Fites, former president & CEO of Caterpillar Inc. Robert "Bob" Newton, Founder of Hoosier Racing Tire
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