Tipton County, Indiana
Founding: 1844
Parent county: Unorganized territory
Namesake: John Tipton, Indiana senator
Seat: Tipton (1844–)
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%
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): $1,549Average 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
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%)
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 853 (36.9%)
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Outstanding Buildings
- Martin Kleyla Farm (1859). 3249 South 100 East. Cicero. Greek Revival.
- Hopewell Methodist Church (1902). 1000 US Highway 31. Cicero. Gothic Revival.
- Smith Farm (c. 1855). 6824 West 350 South. Jefferson. Greek Revival.
- Milton Summers House (c. 1880). 3621 East 700 North. Wildcat. Italianate.
- Stephen Shockney Log House (1857). 5607 East 700 North. Wildcat.
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