Tipton Township, Cass County, Indiana
Encyclopedia
Tipton Township is one of fourteen townships
Civil township
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...

 in Cass County
Cass County, Indiana
As of the census of 2000, there were 40,930 people, 15,715 households, and 10,921 families residing in the county. The population density was 99 people per square mile . There were 16,620 housing units at an average density of 40 per square mile...

, Indiana
Indiana
Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...

, United States
United States
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. As of the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...

, its population was 2,578.

Geography

Tipton Township covers an area of 40.77 square miles (105.6 km²); 0.14 square mile (0.3625983354 km²) (0.34 percent) of this is water.

Adjacent townships

  • Miami
    Miami Township, Cass County, Indiana
    Miami Township is one of fourteen townships in Cass County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,305.-Geography:Miami Township covers an area of ; of this is water.-Unincorporated towns:* Danes* Lewisburg* Miami Bend...

     (north)
  • Peru Township, Miami County
    Peru Township, Miami County, Indiana
    Peru Township is one of fourteen townships in Miami County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 12,666.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Peru Township covers an area of ; of this, is land and is water...

     (northeast)
  • Pipe Creek Township, Miami County
    Pipe Creek Township, Miami County, Indiana
    Pipe Creek Township is one of fourteen townships in Miami County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 6,294. The north three-quarters of the Grissom Joint Air Reserve Base is in the southwest corner of the township.-History:...

     (east)
  • Deer Creek Township, Miami County
    Deer Creek Township, Miami County, Indiana
    Deer Creek Township is one of fourteen townships in Miami County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,729. The south quarter of the Grissom Joint Air Reserve Base is located in this township.-Geography:...

     (southeast)
  • Jackson
    Jackson Township, Cass County, Indiana
    Jackson Township is one of fourteen townships in Cass County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 3,070.-Geography:Jackson Township covers an area of ; of this is water.-Adjacent townships:* Tipton...

     (south)
  • Deer Creek
    Deer Creek Township, Cass County, Indiana
    Deer Creek Township is one of fourteen townships in Cass County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 972.-Adjacent townships:* Washington * Tipton * Jackson * Ervin Township, Howard County...

     (southwest)
  • Washington
    Washington Township, Cass County, Indiana
    Washington Township is one of fourteen townships in Cass County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,642.-Geography:Washington Township covers an area of ; of this is water.-Adjacent townships:* Miami...

     (west)

Major highways

  • U.S. Route 35
    U.S. Route 35
    U.S. Route 35 is a north–south United States highway that runs northwest-southeast for approximately from northern Indiana to the western suburbs of Charleston, West Virginia. The highway's northern terminus is in Michigan City, Indiana, at U.S. Route 20. Its southern terminus is in Scott...

  • Indiana State Road 218
    Indiana State Road 218
    Indiana State Road 218 exists in two different sections in the central part of the U.S. state of Indiana, on either side of Mississinewa Lake. The road covers a total distance of about 91 miles; the ends of the two sections are separated by about 14 miles...


Cemeteries

The township contains five cemeteries: Bowyer, Little Deer Creek, Shaff, Venard and Walton.

External links

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