Tobin Township, Perry County, Indiana

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Tobin Township
Township
Tobin Township near mile 694.jpg
Along State Road 66 north of Rome
Map highlighting Tobin Township, Perry County, Indiana.svg
Location in Perry County
Coordinates: 37°57′17″N86°35′37″W / 37.95472°N 86.59361°W / 37.95472; -86.59361
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of Indiana.svg  Indiana
County Perry
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total65.55 sq mi (169.8 km2)
 • Land63.91 sq mi (165.5 km2)
 • Water1.65 sq mi (4.3 km2)  2.52%
Elevation
538 ft (164 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total690
 • Density11/sq mi (4.1/km2)
ZIP codes
47520, 47525, 47574, 47586
GNIS feature ID 453900

Tobin Township is one of seven townships in Perry County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 690 and it contained 383 housing units. [1]

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1890 2,315—
1900 2,272−1.9%
1910 1,824−19.7%
1920 1,584−13.2%
1930 1,393−12.1%
1940 1,312−5.8%
1950 1,002−23.6%
1960 726−27.5%
1970 7766.9%
1980 90116.1%
1990 684−24.1%
2000 7093.7%
2010 7688.3%
2020 690−10.2%
Source: US Decennial Census [2]

History

Several members of the Tobin family were among the pioneer settlers who arrived to Tobin Township in the 1810s. [3]

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. [4]

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. [5]

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

Political districts

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References

  1. ↑ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
  3. ↑ Hunt, Thomas James De la (1916). Perry County: A History. W.K. Stewart. p. 17.
  4. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  5. ↑ "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 February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
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