Tipton Township, Cass County, Indiana
Tipton Township | |
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 Farmland in Tipton Township | |
 Location of Tipton Township in Cass County | |
| Coordinates: 40°41′54″N 86°13′06″W / 40.69833°N 86.21833°WCoordinates: 40°41′54″N 86°13′06″W / 40.69833°N 86.21833°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Cass |
| Government | |
| • Type | Indiana township |
| Area | |
| • Total | 40.77 sq mi (105.58 km2) |
| • Land | 40.62 sq mi (105.22 km2) |
| • Water | 0.14 sq mi (0.36 km2) |
| Elevation | 755 ft (230 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 2,490 |
| • Density | 61/sq mi (24/km2) |
| FIPS code | 18-75968[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 453899 |
Tipton Township is one of fourteen townships in Cass County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,490.[3]
History[]
Tipton Township was organized in 1840.[4] It was named for Indiana Senator John Tipton.[5]
Pipe Creek Falls Resort was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[6]
Geography[]
Tipton Township covers an area of 40.77 square miles (105.6 km2); 0.14 square miles (0.36 km2) (0.34 percent) of this is water.
Cities and towns[]
Adjacent townships[]
- Miami (north)
- Peru Township, Miami County (northeast)
- Pipe Creek Township, Miami County (east)
- Deer Creek Township, Miami County (southeast)
- Jackson (south)
- Deer Creek (southwest)
- Washington (west)
Major highways[]
Cemeteries[]
The township contains five cemeteries: Bowyer, Little Deer Creek, Shaff, Venard and Walton.
References[]
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Tipton township, Cass County, Indiana". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
- ^ Powell, Jehu Z. (1913). History of Cass County Indiana: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. Lewis Publishing Company. pp. 678.
- ^ Helm, Thomas B. (1878). History of Cass County, Indiana. Kingman Bros. pp. 42.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
External links[]
Municipalities and communities of Cass County, Indiana, United States | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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Categories:
- Townships in Cass County, Indiana
- Townships in Indiana