Montmorenci, Indiana
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|subdivision_name2 = Tippecanoe
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|subdivision_name3 = Shelby
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|area_total_km2 = 4.13
|area_land_km2 = 4.12
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|population_total = 173
|population_density_km2 = 41.99
|population_density_sq_mi = 108.74
|timezone = Eastern (EST)
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|elevation_ft = 692
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Montmorenci is an unincorporated census-designated place in Shelby Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana. Older maps sometimes spell the name Montmorency or Montmorencie.
It is part of the Lafayette, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
An old variant name of the community was called Bringham's Grove.{{cite web|url=https://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=138:4:0::NO:4:P4_FID,P4_OBJECTID,P4_FNAME:439370,41470541,Bringham%27s%20Grove|title=USGS detail on Montmorenci - Variant Citation|accessdate=2016-07-25}}
A post office was established under the name Bringham's Grove in 1846, and was renamed to Montmorenci in 1853. It is currently not in operation.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Tippecanoe&searchtext=&pagenum=2 | title=Tippecanoe County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=July 25, 2016}}
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
{{US Census population
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|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}
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Education
A brick school was built in 1913 at a cost of $40,000.{{cite web | url=https://sites.rootsweb.com/~intcags/Schools/Shelby%20township%20_early_schools%20of%20TC.html | title=Shelby TWP Schools of Tippecanoe county Indiana }} 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 [http://www.benton.k12.in.us Benton Community School Corporation] from neighboring Benton County. Students attend Otterbein Elementary in grades K-6, then move on to Benton Central Junior-Senior High School in grades 7-12.
Image:Montmorenci School.png|The old Montmorenci School building.
Image:Montmorenci, Indiana 1878.png|Montmorenci in 1878.
Image:Montmorenci, Indiana home.png|A home along Walnut Street.
References
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Category:Unincorporated communities in Tippecanoe County, Indiana
Category:Unincorporated communities in Indiana
Category:Census-designated places in Tippecanoe County, Indiana