Tipton Township, Cass County, Indiana
Tipton Township | |
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Township | |
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[1] | 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]
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.
- ↑ "American FactFinder". 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. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
- ↑ Powell, Jehu Z. (1913). History of Cass County Indiana: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. Lewis Publishing Company. p. 678.
- ↑ Helm, Thomas B. (1878). History of Cass County, Indiana. Kingman Bros. p. 42.
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