Topeka, Indiana

Topeka, 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
  Total
1.61 sq mi (4.18 km2)
  Land1.61 sq mi (4.18 km2)
  Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
929 ft (283 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
1,206
  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
GNIS feature ID2397697
Websitetopeka-in.gov

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.