Tobin Township is one of seven
townships
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in
Perry County,
Indiana
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, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 768 and it contained 418 housing units.
History
Several members of the Tobin family were among the pioneer settlers who arrived to Tobin Township in the 1810s.
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
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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.
Unincorporated towns
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Dodd Dodd may refer to:
Places
* Dodd (Buttermere), a fell near Red Pike in England
* Dodd (Lake District), a fell in Cumbria, England
* Dodd, Indiana, a community in the United States
People
* Dodd (surname), people with the surname ''Dodd''
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Gerald
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Lauer
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* Andrew Lauer (born 1965), American filmmaker
* Bonnie Lauer (born 1951), American golfer
* Brad Lauer (born 1966), Canadian ice hockey coach
* Bruno Lauer (born 1965), American profe ...
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Rome
, established_title = Founded
, established_date = 753 BC
, founder = King Romulus (legendary)
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Tobinsport at
(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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United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line ShapefilesIndianaMap
External links
Indiana Township AssociationUnited Township Association of Indiana
{{Perry County, Indiana
Townships in Perry County, Indiana
Townships in Indiana