Tobin Township, Perry County, Indiana

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Tobin Township
Township
Location in Perry County
Location in Perry County
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Country  United States
State  Indiana
County Perry
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total 65.55 sq mi (169.8 km2)
 • Land 63.91 sq mi (165.5 km2)
 • Water 1.65 sq mi (4.3 km2)  2.52%
Elevation 538 ft (164 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 768
 • Density 12/sq mi (5/km2)
ZIP codes 47520, 47525, 47574, 47586
GNIS feature ID 0453900

Tobin Township is one of seven townships in Perry County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 768 and it contained 418 housing units.[1]

History

Several members of the Tobin family (including Daniel Tobin) 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.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 65.55 square miles (169.8 km2), of which 63.91 square miles (165.5 km2) (or 97.50%) is land and 1.65 square miles (4.3 km2) (or 2.52%) is water.[1]

Unincorporated towns

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  • Gerald at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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(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

  • Perry Central Community School Corporation

Political districts

  • State House District 74
  • State Senate District 47

References

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External links

 Anderson Township
Union Township
Troy Township Irvington Township, Breckinridge County, Kentucky
  Tobin Township  
Hawesville Township, Hancock County, Kentucky Cloverport Township, Breckinridge County, Kentucky
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