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Welcome to Tippecanoe County ...

Time Zone: Tippecanoe County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Lafayette is the Seat for Tippecanoe County.

Tippecanoe County was founded January 20, 1826.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Tippecanoe had a population of 195,732 people. This is an increase of 13.07% since the last Census (which gave a population of 173,104 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Tippecanoe represented 2.67% of the total population of Indiana.

Below are some of the communities located in Tippecanoe County:

  • Battle Ground
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Clarks Hill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Dayton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Dayton is located in Tippecanoe County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,667 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <2>
  • Lafayette
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Lafayette is located in Tippecanoe County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 71,484 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lafayette <2>
  • Shadeland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Shadeland is located in Tippecanoe County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadeland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,922 people
  • West Lafayette
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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