Tobin Township, Perry County, Indiana

Tobin Township
Tobin Township
Township
	Along State Road 66 north of Rome
	Location in Perry County
	Coordinates: 37°57′17″N86°35′37″W / 37.95472°N 86.59361°W Coordinates: 37°57′17″N86°35′37″W / 37.95472°N 86.59361°W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Perry
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	65.55 sq mi (169.8 km2)
• Land	63.91 sq mi (165.5 km2)
• Water	1.65 sq mi (4.3 km2) 2.52%
Elevation	538 ft (164 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	768
• Density	12/sq mi (5/km2)
ZIP codes	47520, 47525, 47574, 47586
GNIS feature ID	453900

Last updated December 18, 2022

Tobin Township is one of seven townships in Perry County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 768 and it contained 418 housing units.^[1]

History

Several members of the Tobin family were among the pioneer settlers who arrived to Tobin Township in the 1810s.^[2]

The crash of Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 710, which killed 63 people on March 17, 1960 occurred in Tobin Township.

The Old Perry County Courthouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.^[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 65.55 square miles (169.8 km²), of which 63.91 square miles (165.5 km²) (or 97.50%) is land and 1.65 square miles (4.3 km²) (or 2.52%) is water.^[1]

Unincorporated towns

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Cemeteries

The township contains these twenty cemeteries: Brashear, Bryant, Carr, Cockrell-Tate, Conner, Connor, Cooks, David Tate, George Tate, German Ridge, Gilliand, Groves, Harding, Hiley, Lamb, Lamb, Lower Cummings, Maier, Miller, Robinson, Saint Johns, Saint Peters, Sampley, Schraner, Seibert, Shoemaker, Simons, Smith, Tate, Upper Cummings and Wegenast.

School districts

Perry Central Community School Corporation

Political districts

State House District 74
State Senate District 47

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References

1 2 "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
↑ Hunt, Thomas James De la (1916). Perry County: A History. W.K. Stewart. p. 17.
↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

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[census-1] 1 2 "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2013-05-10.

[2] Hunt, Thomas James De la (1916). Perry County: A History. W.K. Stewart. p. 17.

[nris-3] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

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