Fairfield Township | |
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Township | |
Location in Tippecanoe County |
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Coordinates: 40°25′36″N 86°51′18″W / 40.42667°N 86.85500°WCoordinates: 40°25′36″N 86°51′18″W / 40.42667°N 86.85500°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Tippecanoe |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 28.06 sq mi (72.7 km2) |
• Land | 27.57 sq mi (71.4 km2) |
• Water | 0.49 sq mi (1.3 km2) 1.75% |
Elevation | 673 ft (205 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 51,113 |
• Density | 1,854/sq mi (716/km2) |
ZIP codes | 47901, 47904, 47905, 47906, 47909 |
GNIS feature ID | 453286 |
Website | http://fairfieldtownship.us/ |
Fairfield Township is one of thirteen townships in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 51,113 and it contained 24,527 housing units.
Ely Homestead was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 28.06 square miles (72.7 km2), of which 27.57 square miles (71.4 km2) (or 98.25%) is land and 0.49 square miles (1.3 km2) (or 1.75%) is water.
The township contains ten cemeteries: Davis, Greenbush, Isley, Lafayette City Burial Grounds, Rest Haven Memorial Park, Sons of Abraham, Spring Vale, Saint Boniface, Saint Joseph's, Saint Marys and Temple Israel.