Tipton County, Indiana

Tipton County is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 16,577. It is included in the '. The is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 674 (260 ). 674 km² (260 sq mi) of it is land and 0 km² (0 sq mi) of it (0.01%) is water.

Adjacent counties

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History
Tipton County was formed in 1844. It was named for, a soldier of the in 1811. Tipton served as for Indiana from 1831 until shortly before his death in 1839.

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 16,577 people, 6,469 households, and 4,748 families residing in the county. The was 25/km² (64/sq mi). There were 6,848 housing units at an average density of 10/km² (26/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 98.35%, 0.14% or , 0.22% , 0.30% , 0.01% , 0.33% from , and 0.65% from two or more races. 1.21% of the population were or  of any race. 33.1% were of, 22.8% , 12.7% and 7.3%  ancestry according to.

There were 6,469 households out of which 32.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.30% were living together, 7.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.60% were non-families. 23.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.00% under the age of 18, 7.20% from 18 to 24, 28.10% from 25 to 44, 25.10% from 45 to 64, and 14.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 95.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $48,546, and the median income for a family was $56,080. Males had a median income of $42,109 versus $25,061 for females. The for the county was $21,926. About 2.90% of families and 5.10% of the population were below the, including 4.50% of those under age 18 and 8.80% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns
Cicero Township
 * Jacksons
 * East Union
 * East Union

Jefferson Township
 * Ekin
 * Normanda
 * Tetersburg
 * Normanda
 * Tetersburg

Liberty Township
 * Nevada

Madison Township
 * Curtisville
 * Hobbs
 * New Lancaster
 * West Elwood

Prairie Township
 * Groomsville

Wildcat Township