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.

History

Several members of the Tobin family were among the pioneer settlers who arrived to Tobin Township in the 1810s.

Tobin Township, Perry County, Indiana

The crash of Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 710, which killed 63 people on March 17, 1960 occurred in Tobin Township.

Tobin Township, Perry County, Indiana

The Old Perry County Courthouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.

Tobin Township, Perry County, Indiana

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

Dodd at

Gerald at

Hardingrove at

Lauer at

Rome at

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

United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles

IndianaMap

External links

Indiana Township Association

United Township Association of Indiana

City-Data.com page for Tobin Township

Townships in Perry County, Indiana

Townships in Indiana