Tobin Township, Perry County, Indiana Explained

Official Name:Tobin Township
Settlement Type:Township
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Perry
Government Type:Indiana township
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Sq Mi:65.55
Area Land Sq Mi:63.91
Area Water Sq Mi:1.65
Area Water Percent:2.52
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:690
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Elevation M:164
Elevation Ft:538
Coordinates:37.9547°N -86.5936°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP codes
Postal Code:47520, 47525, 47574, 47586
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info: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]

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.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 97.50%) is land and (or 2.52%) is water.[3]

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

References

  1. Web site: Explore Census Data . 2024-04-11 . data.census.gov.
  2. Book: Hunt, Thomas James De la. Perry County: A History. 1916. W.K. Stewart. 17.
  3. Web site: Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1 . dead . https://archive.today/20200212200301/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18123 . 2020-02-12 . 2013-05-10 . United States Census.

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