Romney, Indiana
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|subdivision_name2 = Tippecanoe
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|subdivision_name3 = Randolph
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|area_total_sq_mi = 0.88
|area_land_sq_mi = 0.88
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|population_as_of = 2020
|population_total = 304
|population_density_km2 = 134.21
|population_density_sq_mi = 347.43
|timezone = Eastern (EST)
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|postal_code = 47981
|area_code = 765
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Romney is an unincorporated community in Randolph Township, Tippecanoe County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.
The community is part of the Lafayette, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
Originally named Columbia,{{cite web|url=https://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=138:4:0::NO:4:P4_FID,P4_OBJECTID,P4_FNAME:442271,41467709,Columbia|title=USGS detail on Romney - Variant Citation|accessdate=25 July 2016}} Romney received its present name from the community of Romney, West Virginia.
The Romney post office has been in operation since 1842.{{cite web|url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Tippecanoe&searchtext=&pagenum=3|title=Tippecanoe County|publisher=Jim Forte Postal History|accessdate=July 25, 2016}}
Geography
Romney is located in Randolph Township, just south of the intersection of U.S. Route 231 and State Road 28.
Demographics
{{US Census population
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|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=http://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
It is in the Tippecanoe School Corporation.{{cite map|author=Geography Division|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st18_in/schooldistrict_maps/c18157_tippecanoe/DC20SD_C18157.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Tippecanoe County, IN|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|date=December 18, 2020|access-date=2025-06-06}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st18_in/schooldistrict_maps/c18157_tippecanoe/DC20SD_C18157_SD2MS.txt Text list] Residents are zoned to Mintonye Elementary School, Southwestern Middle School, and McCutcheon High School.{{Cite web|url=https://www.tsc.k12.in.us/about/corp-map|title = Corporation Map|publisher=Tippecanoe School Corporation|access-date=2025-06-07}}
Image:Romney, Indiana 1878.png
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References
{{Tippecanoe County, Indiana}}
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Category:Unincorporated communities in Tippecanoe County, Indiana
Category:Unincorporated communities in Indiana
Category:Lafayette metropolitan area, Indiana
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