Tippecanoe County, Indiana

Tippecanoe County
County
Tippecanoe County Courthouse in Lafayette, Indiana
Location within the U.S. state of Indiana
Indiana's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 40°23′N 86°53′W / 40.39°N 86.89°W / 40.39; -86.89
Country	United States
State	Indiana
Founded	March 1, 1826
Named for	Kethtippecanoogi ("Place of the Succor Fish People" in Miami)
Seat	Lafayette
Largest city	Lafayette
Area
• Total	503.24 sq mi (1,303.4 km2)
• Land	499.81 sq mi (1,294.5 km2)
• Water	3.44 sq mi (8.9 km2)  0.68%
Population  (2020)
• Total	186,251
• Density	370/sq mi (140/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district	4th
Website	www.tippecanoe.in.gov
Indiana county number 79

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.^[1] The county seat and largest city is Lafayette.^[2] It was created in 1826 from Wabash County portion of New Purchase and unorganized territory.^[3]

Tippecanoe County was formed March 1, 1826, and named for the anglicization of "Kiteepihkwana", a Miami people term meaning "place of the buffalo fish people."^[4] The county is best known for Purdue University, the 1811 Battle of Tippecanoe, and the Tippecanoe County Courthouse, a structure built in 1881 and included in the National Register of Historic Places.

Tippecanoe County is part of the Lafayette, Indiana, Metropolitan Statistical Area.