Montmorenci, Indiana

Montmorenci, Indiana
Census-designated place
Montmorenci's grain elevators silhouetted at dusk
Location of Montmorenci in Tippecanoe County, Indiana.
Coordinates: 40°28′09″N 87°01′06″W / 40.46917°N 87.01833°W / 40.46917; -87.01833
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Tippecanoe
Township	Shelby
Area [1]
• Total	1.59 sq mi (4.13 km2)
• Land	1.59 sq mi (4.12 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation <[2]	692 ft (211 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	173
• Density	108.74/sq mi (41.99/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	47906[3]
Area code	765
GNIS feature ID	2583460[2]

Montmorenci is an unincorporated census-designated place in Shelby Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana.^[2] Older maps sometimes spell the name Montmorency or Montmorencie.

It is part of the Lafayette, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area.

An old variant name of the community was called Bringham's Grove.^[4]

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.^[5]

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.

A brick school was built in 1913 at a cost of $40,000.^[7] 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 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.

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  The old Montmorenci School building.
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  Montmorenci in 1878.
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  A home along Walnut Street.