Tipton County, Tennessee

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Tipton County Courthouse
Tipton County Courthouse
administration
US state : Tennessee
Administrative headquarters : Covington
Address of the
administrative headquarters:
County Courthouse
P.O. Box 686
Covington, TN 38019-0686
Foundation : October 29, 1823
Made up from: Chickasaw land
Area code : 001 901
Demographics
Residents : 61,081  (2010)
Population density : 51.3 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1230 km²
Water surface : 40 km²
map
Map of Tipton County within Tennessee
Website : tiptonco.com

The Tipton County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Tennessee . In 2010 , the county had 61,081 residents and a population density of 51.3 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Covington .

Tipton County is part of the Memphis metropolitan area .

geography

The county is located in western Tennessee and borders - separated by the Mississippi River - west of Arkansas . It has an area of ​​1230 square kilometers, of which 40 square kilometers are water. The following neighboring counties border Tipton County:

Mississippi County
(Arkansas)
Lauderdale County
Compass card (de) .svg Haywood County
Crittenden County,
Arkansas
Shelby County Fayette County

history

Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1900 29,273 -
1910 29,459 0.6%
1920 30,258 2.7%
1930 27,498 -9.1%
1940 28,036 2%
1950 29,782 6.2%
1960 28,564 -4.1%
1970 28.001 -2%
1980 32,930 17.6%
1990 37,568 14.1%
2000 51.271 36.5%
2010 61,081 19.1%
1900-2000 2010

Tipton County was formed from Chickasaw Land on October 29, 1823 . It was named after Jacob Tipton , who was killed by Indians during the conflict over the Northwest Territory .

The St. Matthew's Episcopal Church (Tennessee) is one of 13 entries in the county NRHP.

13 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of September 11, 2018).

Demographic data

As of the 2010 census , Tipton County had 61,081 people in 21,235 households. The population density was 51.3 people per square kilometer. Statistically, there were 2.74 people each in the 21,235 households.

The racial the population was composed of 78.3 percent white, 18.9 percent African American, 0.5 percent Native American, 0.6 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.7 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 2.3 percent of the population.

26.9 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 61.7 percent were between 18 and 64 and 11.4 percent were 65 years or older. 51.0 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 49,378  USD . The per capita income was $ 21,585. 16.7 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Tipton County localities

Citys

Towns

Unincorporated Communities

structure

Tipton County is divided into nine numbered districts:

District Population (2010) FIPS
1 5625    47-90168
2 6353    47-90358
3 6060    47-90548
4th 10,856    47-90738
5 7198    47-90928
6th 5626    47-91118
7th 6447    47-91308
8th 5831    47-91498
9 7085    47-91688

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Tipton County ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved February 22, 2011.
  2. a b c U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Tipton County, TN. Retrieved September 14, 2012
  3. ^ National Association of Counties.Retrieved September 14, 2012
  4. ^ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011
  5. Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed September 11, 2018.
  6. Missouri Census Data Center - Tennessee  ( page no longer available , search in web archivesInfo: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved September 14, 2012@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / mcdc.missouri.edu  

Web links

Commons : Tipton County, Tennessee  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Coordinates: 35 ° 29 ′  N , 89 ° 46 ′  W