Tipton County, Indiana
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| Tipton County, Indiana | |
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 Location in the state of Indiana |
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 Indiana's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | 1844 |
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| Seat | Tipton |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
260 sq mi (674 km²) 260 sq mi (674 km²) , |
| Population - (2000) - Density |
16,577 64/sq mi (25/km²) |
| Time zone | Eastern: UTC-5/-4 |
| Named for: John Tipton | |
Tipton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2000, the population is 16,577. It is included in the 'Kokomo, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area. The county seat is Tipton[1].
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[edit] Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 260 square miles (674 km²), of which 260 square miles (674 km²) is land and 0 square miles (0 km²) (0.01%) is water.
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[edit] Adjacent counties
- Howard County (north)
- Grant County (northeast)
- Madison County (east)
- Hamilton County (south)
- Clinton County (west)
[edit] History
Tipton County was formed in 1844. It was named for John Tipton, a soldier of the Battle of Tippecanoe in 1811. Tipton served as United States Senator for Indiana from 1831 until shortly before his death in 1839.
[edit] Courthouse
The present Tipton County courthouse was designed by Adolph Sherrer. He had taken over the Indiana Statehouse project when architect Edwin May died in 1880; five years after the completion of that project in 1888, Scherrer began work on the Tipton building, which was built of sandstone in a Romanesque style with a clock tower that rises 206 feet above the ground, including the flagstaff on top. It was built by Pierce and Morgan of Indianapolis during 1893 and 1894 at a cost of $170,988. It is one of several Romanesque courthouses dating from the 1890s that are still in use.[2]
[edit] Demographics
| Tipton County Population by year |
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2000 16,577 |
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As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 16,577 people, 6,469 households, and 4,748 families residing in the county. The population density was 64 people per square mile (25/km²). There were 6,848 housing units at an average density of 26 per square mile (10/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.35% White, 0.14% Black or African American, 0.22% Native American, 0.30% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.33% from other races, and 0.65% from two or more races. 1.21% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 33.1% were of American, 22.8% German, 12.7% English and 7.3% Irish ancestry according to Census 2000.
There were 6,469 households out of which 32.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.30% were married couples living together, 7.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.60% were non-families. 23.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 2.97.
In the county the population was spread out with 25.00% under the age of 18, 7.20% from 18 to 24, 28.10% from 25 to 44, 25.10% from 45 to 64, and 14.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 95.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.60 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $48,546, and the median income for a family was $56,080. Males had a median income of $42,109 versus $25,061 for females. The per capita income for the county was $21,926. About 2.90% of families and 5.10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.50% of those under age 18 and 8.80% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Cities and towns
- Jackson Station
- Tipton
- East Union
- Ekin
- Goldsmith
- Kempton
- Normanda
- Tetersburg
- Curtisville
- Hobbs
- New Lancaster
- West Elwood
- Groomsville
[edit] References
- ^ Find a County. National Association of Counties. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ Counts, Will; Jon Dilts (1991). The 92 Magnificent Indiana Courthouses. Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, pp. 166-7. ISBN 978-0253336385.
- ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- Forstall, Richard L. (editor) (1996). Population of states and counties of the United States: 1790 to 1990 : from the twenty-one decennial censuses. United States Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Population Division. ISBN 0-934213-48-8.
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