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Americus, Indiana
Census-designated place
Looking from the Wabash River southeast toward State Road 25 in Americus
Location of Americus in Tippecanoe County, Indiana.
Coordinates: 40°31′31″N 86°45′19″W / 40.52528°N 86.75528°W / 40.52528; -86.75528
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Tippecanoe
Township	Washington
Area
• Total	1.29 sq mi (3.35 km)
• Land	1.26 sq mi (3.28 km)
• Water	0.03 sq mi (0.07 km)
Elevation	643 ft (196 m)
Population
• Total	431
• Density	340.71/sq mi (131.58/km)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	47905
Area code	765
GNIS feature ID	2583445

Americus is a small census-designated place in Washington Township, Tippecanoe County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

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

History

A post office was established at Americus in 1833, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1902.

Geography

Americus is located on the southern bank of the Wabash River in Washington Township.

Demographics

References

1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Americus, Indiana
3. "Tippecanoe County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
4. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Lafayette
Cities	Lafayette West Lafayette
Towns	Battle Ground Clarks Hill Dayton Otterbein‡ Shadeland
Townships	Fairfield Jackson Lauramie Perry Randolph Sheffield Shelby Tippecanoe Union Wabash Washington Wayne Wea
CDPs	Americus Buck Creek Colburn Montmorenci Romney Stockwell West Point
Other communities	Ash Grove Birmingham Cairo Concord Crumb Corner Delp Eastwich Green Meadows Gladens Corner Glen Hall Klondike Meadowbrook Monitor Monroe North Crane Octagon Odell Old Halfway Pettit South Raub Taylor
Ghost towns	Beeville Corwin Granville Harrisonville Heath LaGrange Wyandot
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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