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