Roanoke is a town in Jackson Township, Huntington County, Indiana, United States.

WOWO and WRNP have transmitter towers in Roanoke, along U.S. Highway 24.

Once the hunting and fishing grounds of the Miami Indians, Roanoke became a prosperous commercial center in the mid-19th century.

[4] Kiilhsoohkwa (meaning "sun-woman"), the granddaughter of Chief Little Turtle, lived in Roanoke and was known by locals as “the last of the Miami tribe.” [5][6] Roanoke had its start in about 1848, soon after the building of the Wabash and Erie Canal through that territory.

[7] The completion of the canal through Jackson Township enticed European-American settlers to the area.

In the wake of the canal's completion, the town became an important shipping point in the region and a source of supplies for neighboring towns in Allen, Huntington, and Whitley counties.

There were 756 housing units at an average density of 630.0 per square mile (243.2/km2).

23.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

26.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.