# Romney, Indiana

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**Romney** is an [unincorporated community](/source/Unincorporated_area) in [Randolph Township](/source/Randolph_Township,_Tippecanoe_County,_Indiana), [Tippecanoe County](/source/Tippecanoe_County,_Indiana), in the [U.S. state](/source/U.S._state) of [Indiana](/source/Indiana).[1] As of the [2020 census](/source/2020_United_States_census), Romney had a population of 304.[2]

The community is part of the [Lafayette, Indiana](/source/Lafayette,_Indiana) [Metropolitan Statistical Area](/source/Lafayette,_Indiana_metropolitan_area).

## History

Originally named Columbia,[3] Romney received its present name from the community of [Romney](/source/Romney,_West_Virginia), [West Virginia](/source/West_Virginia).

The Romney post office has been in operation since 1842.[4]

## Geography

Romney is located in [Randolph Township](/source/Randolph_Township,_Tippecanoe_County,_Indiana), just south of the intersection of [U.S. Route 231](/source/U.S._Route_231) and [State Road 28](/source/Indiana_State_Road_28).

## Education

It is in the [Tippecanoe School Corporation](/source/Tippecanoe_School_Corporation).[5] Residents are zoned to Mintonye Elementary School, Southwestern Middle School, and [McCutcheon High School](/source/McCutcheon_High_School).[6]

## References

1. ["2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)"](https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=NAME%2CP1_001N&for=place%3A65826&in=state%3A18). *United States Census Bureau*. 2021. Retrieved March 11, 2026.

1. ["USGS detail on Romney - Variant Citation"](https://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=138:4:0::NO:4:P4_FID,P4_OBJECTID,P4_FNAME:442271,41467709,Columbia). Retrieved 25 July 2016.

1. ["Tippecanoe County"](http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Tippecanoe&searchtext=&pagenum=3). Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 25, 2016.

1. Geography Division (December 18, 2020). [*2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Tippecanoe County, IN*](https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st18_in/schooldistrict_maps/c18157_tippecanoe/DC20SD_C18157.pdf). [U.S. Census Bureau](/source/U.S._Census_Bureau). Retrieved 2025-06-06. - [Text list](https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st18_in/schooldistrict_maps/c18157_tippecanoe/DC20SD_C18157_SD2MS.txt)

1. ["Corporation Map"](https://www.tsc.k12.in.us/about/corp-map). [Tippecanoe School Corporation](/source/Tippecanoe_School_Corporation). Retrieved 2025-06-07.

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