Tipton County, Indiana



Founding: 1844
Parent county: Unorganized territory
Namesake: John Tipton, Indiana senator
Seat: Tipton (1844–)
Land area: 261 square miles
Population (2020): 15,359
Population (historic): 3,532 (1850); 11,953 (1870); 19,116 (1900); 15,208 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1850–1900; 1940–1980; 1990s
Subdivisions: One city; three towns; six townships
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 2,457 (35.1%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 54.7%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 4.7%
Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 10.9%
Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 14.9%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,549
Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,351
Average farmhouse size (1940): 6.6 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 1,857
Average farm size (1920): 76.7 acres
Sources of settlement: Ohio, Kentucky, and Virginia
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Tipton

Namesake: John Tipton, Indiana senator
Founding: 1844 (platting as Canton); 1845 (post office); 1884 (incorporation)
Population (2020): 5,275
Population (historic): 197 (1850); 892 (1870); 3,764 (1900); 4,861 (1930)
Periods of population growth: 1844–1950; 1990s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 853 (36.9%)
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Outstanding Buildings

  1. Martin Kleyla Farm (1859). 3249 South 100 East. Cicero. Greek Revival.
  2. Hopewell Methodist Church (1902). 1000 US Highway 31. Cicero. Gothic Revival.
  3. Smith Farm (c. 1855). 6824 West 350 South. Jefferson. Greek Revival.
  4. Milton Summers House (c. 1880). 3621 East 700 North. Wildcat. Italianate.
  5. Stephen Shockney Log House (1857). 5607 East 700 North. Wildcat.
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