Tipton County, Indiana

Founding: January 15, 1844
Parent county: Unorganized territory

Namesake: John Tipton (1786–1839), Indiana senator
Seat: Tipton (1844–)

Land area: 261 square miles

Population (2010): 15,936

Population (historic): 3,532 (1850); 11,953 (1870); 19,116 (1900); 15,208 (1930)

Periods of population growth: 1845–1890

Subdivisions: One city; three towns; six townships

National Register listings: Two

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 2,457 (35.1%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 54.7%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 4.7%
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 (1786–1839), Indiana senator

Founding: 1844 (platting); 1845 (post office)

Population (2010): 5,106

Population (historic): 197 (1850); 892 (1870); 3,764 (1900); 4,861 (1930)

Periods of population growth: 1850–1900; 1910s; 1940s; 1990s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 853 (36.9%)

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Outstanding Buildings

1. Martin Kleyla Farm (1859). 3249 South 100E. Cicero Township. Greek Revival.
2. Nash Farm (c. 1875). 4531 State Route 28. Cicero Township. Italianate.
3. Smith Farm (c. 1855). 6824 West 350S. Jefferson Township. Greek Revival.
4. Log House (c. 1865?). North 700W, north of West 200N. Prairie Township.
5. Summers House (c. 1880). 3621 East 700N. Wildcat Township. Italianate.
6. Stephen Shockney Log House (1857). 5607 East 700N. Wildcat Township.

1. *Tipton County Courthouse (1893–1894). Courthouse Square. Tipton. Romanesque.
2. *Sheriff's Residence and Jail (1894–1895). 203 South West Street. Tipton. Romanesque/Classical Revival.