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Romney, Indiana

Romney, Indiana
Unincorporated community and Census-designated place
Post office at the corner of Main and High streets.
Post office at the corner of Main and High streets.
Tippecanoe County's location in Indiana
Tippecanoe County's location in Indiana
Romney is located in Tippecanoe County, Indiana
Romney
Romney
Location in Tippecanoe County
Coordinates: 40°15′05″N 086°54′10″W / 40.25139°N 86.90278°W / 40.25139; -86.90278
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyTippecanoe
TownshipRandolph
Area
[1]
 • Total
0.88 sq mi (2.27 km2)
 • Land0.88 sq mi (2.27 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
742 ft (226 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
304
 • Density347.43/sq mi (134.21/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47981
Area code765
GNIS feature ID2813358[2]

Romney is an unincorporated community in Randolph Township, Tippecanoe County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2]

The community is part of the Lafayette, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

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Originally named Columbia,[3] Romney received its present name from the community of Romney, West Virginia.

The Romney post office has been in operation since 1842.[4]

Geography

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Romney is located in Randolph Township, just south of the intersection of U.S. Route 231 and State Road 28.

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020304—
U.S. Decennial Census[5]

Education

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It is in the Tippecanoe School Corporation.[6] Residents are zoned to Mintonye Elementary School, Southwestern Middle School, and McCutcheon High School.[7]

Romney in 1878.
Romney toy shop

References

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  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Romney, Indiana
  3. ^ "USGS detail on Romney - Variant Citation". Retrieved July 25, 2016.
  4. ^ "Tippecanoe County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
  5. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  6. ^ Geography Division (December 18, 2020). 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Tippecanoe County, IN (PDF) (Map). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 6, 2025. - Text list
  7. ^ "Corporation Map". Tippecanoe School Corporation. Retrieved June 7, 2025.


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