Tipton Township is one of fourteen
townships
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Ca ...
in
Cass County,
Indiana
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, United States. As of the
2010 census, its population was 2,490.
History
Tipton Township was organized in 1840. It was named for Indiana Senator
John Tipton
John Tipton (August 14, 1786 – April 5, 1839) was from Tennessee and became a farmer in Indiana; an officer in the 1811 Battle of Tippecanoe, and veteran officer of the War of 1812, in which he reached the rank of Brigadier General; and pol ...
.
was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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in 1995.
Geography
Tipton Township covers an area of ; (0.34 percent) of this is water.
Cities and towns
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Onward
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Entertainment Film
* ''Onward'' (film), an animated Pixar film released in 2020
Music
* "Onward" (1978 Yes song), from the 1978 album ''Tormato'' by the British band Yes
*"Onwards", a song by the Afro Celt Sound S ...
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Walton Walton may refer to:
People
* Walton (given name)
* Walton (surname)
* Susana, Lady Walton (1926–2010), Argentine writer
Places
Canada
* Walton, Nova Scotia, a community
** Walton River (Nova Scotia)
*Walton, Ontario, a hamlet
United Kingd ...
Adjacent townships
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Miami
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(north)
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Peru Township, Miami County (northeast)
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Pipe Creek Township, Miami County (east)
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Deer Creek Township, Miami County (southeast)
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Jackson
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People and fictional characters
* Jackson (name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the surname or given name
Places
Australia
* Jackson, Queensland, a town in the Maranoa Region
* Jackson North, Qu ...
(south)
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Deer Creek (southwest)
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Washington
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(west)
Major highways
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U.S. Route 35
U.S. Route 35 (US 35) is a United States Highway that runs southeast-northwest for approximately from the western suburbs of Charleston, West Virginia to northern Indiana. Although the highway is physically southeast-northwest, it is nomi ...
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Indiana State Road 218
State Road 218 (SR 218) is an east–west state road, that consists of two discontinuous sections, in the northern part of the US state of Indiana. The western segment of SR 218 is just under long and connects Old State Road 25 with SR 19. The ...
Cemeteries
The township contains five cemeteries: Bowyer, Little Deer Creek, Shaff, Venard and Walton.
References
United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary filesU.S. Board on Geographic Names
External links
Indiana Township AssociationUnited Township Association of Indiana
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Townships in Cass County, Indiana
Townships in Indiana
1840 establishments in Indiana
Populated places established in 1840