Montmorenci, Indiana
Census-designated place in Indiana, United States
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Montmorenci is an unincorporated census-designated place in Shelby Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana.[2] As of the 2020 census, Montmorenci had a population of 173.[4] Older maps sometimes spell the name Montmorency or Montmorencie.
Montmorenci, Indiana | |
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Montmorenci's grain elevators silhouetted at dusk | |
 Location of Montmorenci in Tippecanoe County, Indiana. | |
| Coordinates: 40°28′09″N 87°01′06″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Tippecanoe |
| Township | Shelby |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.59 sq mi (4.13 km2) |
| • Land | 1.59 sq mi (4.12 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0039 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
| Elevation | 692 ft (211 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 173 |
| • Density | 108.8/sq mi (41.99/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 47906[3] |
| Area code | 765 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2583460[2] |
It is part of the Lafayette, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
Geography
Montmorenci is located at 40°28'28" North, 87°01'46" West (40.474444, -87.029444) in Shelby Township, at the intersection of U.S. Routes 52 and 231. It has an elevation of 699 feet.
Demographics
Education
A brick school was built in 1913 at a cost of $40,000.[8] By 1923, this school housed classes from grades 1 to 12, and all other schools in the immediate district closed. Montmorenci School met a similar fate in 1966, closing as part of a consolidation that moved the upper grades into the new Benton Central Jr./Sr. High School.
Even though Montmorenci is in Tippecanoe County, all public education is provided by the Benton Community School Corporation from neighboring Benton County.[9] Students attend Otterbein Elementary in grades K–6, then move on to Benton Central Junior-Senior High School in grades 7–12.
The old Montmorenci School building.
Montmorenci in 1878.
A home along Walnut Street.
