Topeka, Indiana

Topeka, Indiana
Town
Location of Topeka in LaGrange County, Indiana.
Location of Topeka in LaGrange County, Indiana.
Coordinates: 41°32′22″N 85°32′51″W / 41.53944°N 85.54750°W / 41.53944; -85.54750
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyLaGrange
TownshipClearspring, Eden
Area
[1]
 • Total1.61 sq mi (4.18 km2)
 • Land1.61 sq mi (4.18 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
929 ft (283 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total1,206
 • Density747.21/sq mi (288.56/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
46571
Area code260
FIPS code18-76184[3]
GNIS feature ID2397697[2]
Websitehttp://www.topekain.net/

Topeka is a town in Clearspring and Eden townships, LaGrange County, Indiana, United States. The population was 1,153 at the 2010 census. Topeka is located approximately eleven miles south of Shipshewana, Indiana.

Topeka was likely so named because the landscape reminded settlers of Topeka, Kansas.[4]

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Topeka, Indiana
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 326. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...the surrounding country resembled Topeka, Kansas.