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Tecumseh, Indiana

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Tecumseh, Indiana
Location of Tecumseh in Vigo County, Indiana.
Location of Tecumseh in Vigo County, Indiana.
Coordinates: 39°34′06″N 87°25′51″W / 39.56833°N 87.43083°W / 39.56833; -87.43083[1]
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyVigo
TownshipFayette
Area
 • Total
3.55 sq mi (9.20 km2)
 • Land3.47 sq mi (9.00 km2)
 • Water0.077 sq mi (0.20 km2)
Elevation558 ft (170 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
778
 • Density223.8/sq mi (86.41/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47885
Area codes812, 930
GNIS feature ID2629776[1]

Tecumseh is an unincorporated census-designated place in eastern Fayette Township, Vigo County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. It is part of the Terre Haute metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census, Tecumseh had a population of 778.[3]

History

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Located on the Wabash River, the community was named for Tecumseh, the Native American leader of the Shawnee who fought General William Henry Harrison at Fort Harrison, only a mile south of the town.[4] Tecumseh was once known as Durkee's Ferry, and in 1890 it was merely a post-office with five or six houses.[5] Durkee's Ferry was once one of the main crossing points on the Wabash River.[6]

A post office was established at Tecumseh in 1882, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1907.[7]

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020778
U.S. Decennial Census[8]

Education

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All areas in Vigo County are in the Vigo County School Corporation.[9] Tecumseh is zoned to Fayette Elementary School,[10] West Vigo Middle School and West Vigo High School. West Vigo Middle School, and West Vigo High School.[11]

References

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  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tecumseh, Indiana
  2. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  3. ^ "2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved March 11, 2026.
  4. ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 11. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. Tecumseh was named for the famous Shawnee chief...
  5. ^ Bradsby, H.C. (1891). History of Vigo County, Indiana, with Biographical Selections. Chicago: S. B. Nelson & Co. pp. 480.
  6. ^ Oakey, Charles Cochran (1908). Great Terre Haute and Vigo County. Chicago: Lewis Publishing Co. pp. 130.
  7. ^ "Vigo County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
  8. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  9. ^ Geography Division (December 18, 2020). 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Vigo County, IN (PDF) (Map). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 6, 2025. - Text list
  10. ^ Fayette [Elementary School Boundary] (Map). Vigo County School Corporation. Retrieved June 6, 2025. - Linked from here
  11. ^ West Vigo Middle/High School Boundary (PDF) (Map). Vigo County School Corporation. Retrieved June 6, 2025.