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LaPaz is a town in North Township, Marshall County, Indiana, United States. The population was 475 at the 2020 census, down from 561 in 2010.

La Paz town overview:
Name:	La Paz town
LSAD Code:	43
LSAD Description:	town (suffix)
State:	Indiana
County:	Marshall County
Elevation:	863 ft (263 m)
Total Area:	0.39 sq mi (1.00 km²)
Land Area:	0.39 sq mi (1.00 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	475
Population Density:	1,224.23/sq mi (472.85/km²)
ZIP code:	46537
Area code:	574
FIPS code:	1842192
GNISfeature ID:	437489
Website:	www.lapazindiana.com

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History

The town was founded in 1873 and was named for La Paz, Bolivia. At the time of its founding, it was served by the Chicago branch of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, now CSX. The B&O named a coach La Paz in 1949 to honor the town.

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Geography

LaPaz is located in northern Marshall County at 41°27′26″N 86°18′29″W / 41.457159°N 86.308131°W / 41.457159; -86.308131. It is located on former U.S. Route 31 (now Indiana State Road 931), just to the north of where it intersects with U.S. Route 6. US 31 passes 1 mile (1.6 km) east of the town on a four-lane freeway, leading north 17 miles (27 km) to South Bend. Plymouth, the Marshall county seat, is 8 miles (13 km) to the south. US 6 leads east 8 miles (13 km) to Bremen and west 10 miles (16 km) to Walkerton.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, La Paz has a total area of 0.39 square miles (1.01 km), all land. The town sits on a low rise separating land draining west toward Pine Creek and land draining east toward the Yellow River; both waterways are west-flowing tributaries of the Kankakee River and part of the Illinois River watershed.