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Indiana Counties

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Indiana Counties

Indiana is divided into 92 counties. The oldest and newest Counties in Indiana are Knox County (created 1790) and Newton County (created 1857).

The largest county is Allen (657 sq. mi.) and the smallest is Ohio (87 sq. mi.). According to the Indiana Constitution, no county may be created of less than 400 square miles, nor may any county smaller than this be further reduced in size.

Many Indiana Counties are named for the US Founding Fathers and personalities of the American Revolutionary War, the War of 1812 and Battle of Tippecanoe; early leaders of Indiana Territory and Indiana, as well as surrounding states like Michigan and Kentucky; plus Native American tribes and geographical features.

Tipton County, Indiana

Tipton County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education

County Seat: Tipton
Year Organized: 1844
Square Miles: 260

Court House:

101 East Jefferson Street
County Courthouse
Tipton, IN 46072-1940

Etymology - Origin of County Name

Named for War of 1812 hero John Tipton who was a veteran of the Battle of Tippecanoe and at the time of his death in 1839 a United States Senator.

Demographics:

County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts

County History

Tipton County was organized May 1, 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

Tipton County is divided into 6 Civil Townships as follows: Cicero, Jefferson, Liberty, Madison, Prairie and Wildcat.

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.

Neighboring Counties:

Northeast: Grant County
Southeast: Madison County
South: Hamilton County
West: Clinton County
Northwest: Howard County

Cities and Towns:

- Jefferson	township
- Kempton	town	Incorporated Area
- Prairie	township
- Sharpsville	town	Incorporated Area
- Tipton (County Seat)	city	Incorporated Area
- Wildcat	township
- Windfall City	town	Incorporated Area

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County Resources

The history of our nation was a prolonged struggle to define the relative roles and powers of our governments: federal, state, and local. And the names given the counties, our most locally based jurisdictions, reflects the "characteristic features of this country!"

But age, size and colorful names of our counties isn't the only reason to explore counties' role in American history, or the history of county government itself. In fact, the story of county government reflects the larger meanings of American history.

Today's counties are the most flexible, locally responsive and creative governments in the US. They are the most diverse, varying in size, population, geography, and governmental structure. In their politics and policies, they express a 1990's political slogan "Think globally, act locally."