The Wea Township post office opened in 1832, the earliest record of the town by name. Three smaller post offices, Wea (1832), South Raub (1878) and Crane (1896), opened inside today’s town and later closed.
2020 census: 34,098194 years
How historic is Wea Township?
C
More historic than 33% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.
Founding year: the first Wea Township post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).
History grade
What drives Wea Township’s History grade
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Wea Township is more historic than 33% of U.S. towns, #461 of 593 in Indiana. Its age holds the grade up; its share of homes from before 1940 pulls it down.
C
HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Wea Township’s overall grade.
Indiana towns list more on the Register than most of the country (a typical Indiana town has 7.9 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Wea Township’s 0.0 sits below most of its state (22% of Indiana towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from D to C+. The pre-1940 share (±1.2 points) is firm at this size. The founding year is the first post office, not a stated founding date.
Founding year: the first post office (other dates in Quick answers). Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →
What stands out about Wea Township’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Wea Township yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Wea Township is one of thirteen townships in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 31,660 and it contained 13,022 housing units.
Its first post office opened in 1832. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 31,660 to 34,098 (+8%).
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
By decade
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The Wea Township post office opened in 1832, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).
How does Wea Township rank for history?
Wea Township is more historic than 33% of U.S. towns, #461 of 593 in Indiana. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
How old are the homes in Wea Township?
2% of Wea Township’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±1.2 points), against a typical 14% for an Indiana town; the median home was built in 1994.
Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.
