Editing Tipton County, Indiana (section)

==Geography==
[[Image:Map of Tipton County, Indiana.svg|thumb|right|400px|Map of Tipton County]]
Tipton County falls near the center of Indiana. Most of the county consists of level [[till plain]] with elevations from {{convert|850|ft}} to {{convert|900|ft}} above sea level.<ref>Hurst 1914, p. 1–2.</ref> Prior to settlement by non-indigenous people, it was mostly covered with dense forests consisting of oak, beech, maple, walnut, hickory, sycamore and tulip trees. The southern part of the county has better natural drainage, and this area was first cleared for agriculture. Much of the rest of the county tended to be swampy due to the level ground and lack of sufficient natural waterways, so drainage channels had to be dug to make the land suitable for farming.<ref>Hurst 1914, p. 10.</ref> According to the 2010 census, the county has a total area of {{convert|260.57|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|260.54|sqmi}} (or 99.99%) is land and {{convert|0.03|sqmi}} (or 0.01%) is water.<ref name=CD/>

===Adjacent counties===
* [[Clinton County, Indiana|Clinton County]] – west
* [[Grant County, Indiana|Grant County]] - northeast
* [[Hamilton County, Indiana|Hamilton County]] – south
* [[Howard County, Indiana|Howard County]] – north and northwest
* [[Madison County, Indiana|Madison County]] – east and southeast

===Incorporated communities===
* [[Tipton, Indiana|Tipton]] – the county seat, near the county center. Its 2010 population was 5,106.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/1875986,00|title=QuickFacts – Tipton City IN|access-date=February 22, 2016|publisher=US Census Bureau}}</ref>
* [[Kempton, Indiana|Kempton]] – near the western border, in Jefferson Township. Its 2010 population was 335.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://censusviewer.com/city/IN/Kempton/2010|title=2010 Census Population of Kempton IN|access-date=February 22, 2016|publisher=US Census Bureau}}</ref>
* [[Sharpsville, Indiana|Sharpsville]] – near the northern border, in Liberty Township. Its 2010 population was 607.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://censusviewer.com/city/IN/Sharpsville|title=Sharpsville IN Population|access-date=February 22, 2016|publisher=US Census Bureau}}</ref>
* [[Windfall, Indiana|Windfall]] - in northeast corner of the county, in Wildcat Township. Its 2010 population was 708.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://censusviewer.com/city/IN/Windfall%20City%20(corporate%20name%20for%20Windfall)|title=Windfall City Census Population|access-date=February 22, 2016|publisher=US Census Bureau}}</ref>

The city of [[Elwood, Indiana|Elwood]] lies in Madison County to the east and extends slightly over the border; as of the 2000 census, seven Elwood residents lived in Tipton County.<ref name=CS/>

===Unincorporated communities===
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* [[Curtisville, Indiana|Curtisville]]
* East Union
* [[Ekin, Indiana|Ekin]]
* [[Goldsmith, Indiana|Goldsmith]]
* [[Groomsville, Indiana|Groomsville]]
* [[Hobbs, Indiana|Hobbs]]
* [[Jackson, Indiana|Jackson]]
* [[Nevada, Indiana|Nevada]]
* [[New Lancaster, Indiana|New Lancaster]]
* [[Normanda, Indiana|Normanda]]
* [[Tetersburg, Indiana|Tetersburg]]
* [[West Elwood, Indiana|West Elwood]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:2:::NO::P1_CLASS,P1_COUNTY,P1_STATE:Populated%20Place,Tipton,Indiana|title=Geographic Names Information System: Populated places in Tipton County IN|author=United States Geological Survey|author-link=United States Geological Survey|access-date=November 15, 2011}}</ref>
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===Townships===
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* [[Cicero Township, Tipton County, Indiana|Cicero]]
* [[Jefferson Township, Tipton County, Indiana|Jefferson]]
* [[Liberty Township, Tipton County, Indiana|Liberty]]
* [[Madison Township, Tipton County, Indiana|Madison]]
* [[Prairie Township, Tipton County, Indiana|Prairie]]
* [[Wildcat Township, Tipton County, Indiana|Wildcat]]<ref name=TA/>
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===Climate and weather===
{{climate chart
|[[Tipton, Indiana]]
|15|31|1.91
|19|37|1.67
|28|47|3.02
|36|60|3.62
|47|71|3.96
|57|80|4.24
|61|83|4.20
|58|81|3.03
|51|76|2.89
|40|64|2.47
|31|49|3.24
|21|37|2.94
|float=right
|units=imperial
|clear=both
|source=The Weather Channel<ref name=WX>{{cite web|url=http://www.weather.com/weather/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/USIN0664|title=Monthly Averages for Tipton IN|access-date=January 27, 2011|publisher=The Weather Channel}}</ref>}}
Tipton County is in the [[humid continental climate]] region of the United States along with most of Indiana. Its [[Köppen climate classification]] is Dfa,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://snow.cals.uidaho.edu/clim_map/koppen_usa_map.htm|title=Köppen Climate Classification for the Conterminous United States|publisher=Idaho State Climate Services|access-date=January 23, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090930221052/http://snow.cals.uidaho.edu/Clim_Map/koppen_usa_map.htm|archive-date=September 30, 2009}}</ref> meaning that it is cold, has no dry season, and has a hot summer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net/11/1633/2007/hess-11-1633-2007.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071024063821/http://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net/11/1633/2007/hess-11-1633-2007.pdf |archive-date=October 24, 2007 |url-status=live|title=Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification|last2=Finlayson|first2=B. L.|last3=McMahon|first3=T. A.|first1=M. C.|last1=Peel|publisher=Copernicus Publications|year=2007|page=1636|access-date=January 23, 2011}}</ref> In recent years, average temperatures in Tipton have ranged from a low of {{convert|15|°F}} in January to a high of {{convert|83|°F}} in July, although a record low of {{convert|-25|°F}} was recorded in January 1994 and a record high of {{convert|98|°F}} was recorded in July 1999. Average monthly precipitation ranged from {{convert|1.67|in}} in February to {{convert|4.24|in}} in June.<ref name=WX/> From 1950 through 2009, 13 tornadoes were reported in Tipton County, resulting in two deaths and several injuries; the total estimated property damage was over $3&nbsp;million.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.crh.noaa.gov/ind/?n=tipton_torn|title=Tipton County Tornadoes, 1950–2009|publisher=National Weather Service|access-date=November 15, 2011}}</ref>