Atoka, Tennessee

Atoka, Tennessee
Town
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Location of Atoka in Tipton County, Tennessee.
Location of Atoka in Tipton County, Tennessee.
Coordinates: 35°25′29″N 89°46′58″W / 35.42472°N 89.78278°W / 35.42472; -89.78278
Country United States
State Tennessee
CountyTipton
Incorporated1838[1]
Government
 • MayorBarry Akin[1]
Area
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 • Total12.17 sq mi (31.52 km2)
 • Land12.13 sq mi (31.42 km2)
 • Water0.04 sq mi (0.10 km2)
Elevation
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433 ft (132 m)
Population
 (2020)[4]
 • Total10,008
 • Density824.93/sq mi (318.49/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
38004
Area code901
FIPS code47-02340[5]
GNIS feature ID1275973[3]
Websitewww.townofatoka.com

Atoka (/əˈtoʊkə/) is a local government area with a town charter in Tipton County, Tennessee, United States.[6] In 1888, Atoka was a stop on the Newport News & Mississippi Valley Railroad. Today the City of New Orleans Amtrak passenger train makes its daily route between New Orleans and Chicago, through Atoka. The population was 10,008 at the 2020 census, making the Town of Atoka the largest municipality in Tipton County.

Historians and genealogists can trace the Town of Atoka's origins back to the 1838 charter of Portersville. Atoka adopted Portersville's charter as its own. World War I Medal of Honor recipient Sgt. Joseph B. Adkison lived in Atoka, and he is buried nearby.

Five public parks exist within the town limits. The town has grown significantly since the 1990 census, at which time the population was only 659.[7] Covington, the county seat, has the second largest population.

  1. ^ a b Municipal Technical Advisory Service. "City Information". University of Tennessee Institute for Public Service. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
  2. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  3. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Atoka, Tennessee
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  6. ^ "State Tax Sharing, Fairness, and Local Government Finance in Tennessee" (PDF). Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations. January 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 15, 2008. Retrieved July 4, 2013.
  7. ^ "Our Community: Census Data". Town of Atoka. Retrieved July 1, 2013.