Tobin Township is one of seven townships in Perry County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 690 and it contained 383 housing units.
History Several members of the Tobin family were among the pioneer settlers who arrived to Tobin Township in the 1810s.
The crash of Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 710, which killed 63 people on March 17, 1960, occurred in Tobin Township.
The Old Perry County Courthouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.
Geography According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 97.50%) is land and (or 2.52%) is water.
Unincorporated towns Dodd at Gerald at Hardingrove at Lauer at Rome at Tobinsport at (This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Cemeteries The township contains these twenty cemeteries: Brashear, Bryant, Carr, Cockrell-Tate, Conner, Connor, Cooks, David Tate, George Tate, German Ridge, Gilliand, Groves, Harding, Hiley, Lamb, Lamb, Lower Cummings, Maier, Miller, Robinson, Saint Johns, Saint Peters, Sampley, Schraner, Seibert, Shoemaker, Simons, Smith, Tate, Upper Cummings and Wegenast.
School districts Perry Central Community School Corporation
Political districts State House District 74 State Senate District 47
References
United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles IndianaMap
External links Indiana Township Association United Township Association of Indiana City-Data.com page for Tobin Township