Tipton, Oklahoma

Tipton, Oklahoma
Location of Tipton, Oklahoma
Location of Tipton, Oklahoma
Coordinates: 34°30′03″N 99°08′11″W / 34.50083°N 99.13639°W / 34.50083; -99.13639
CountryUnited States
StateOklahoma
CountyTillman
Area
 • Total1.17 sq mi (3.03 km2)
 • Land1.17 sq mi (3.03 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation1,306 ft (398 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total864
 • Density737.83/sq mi (284.80/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
73570
Area code580
FIPS code40-73850[3]
GNIS feature ID2413393[2]

Tipton is a town in the western part of Tillman County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 847 at the United States 2010 census, a 31.6 percent decline from 1,238 in 2000.

Tipton also is home to Tipton Home, originally called Tipton Orphans' Home, a home for children, established in 1921, when Sol and Maggie Tipton donated a plot of land in Canadian, Texas to the founders. The Tipton Church of Christ moved the home to Tipton in 1924, where it still operated into the 21st century.[4]

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tipton, Oklahoma
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference EOHC-Tipton was invoked but never defined (see the help page).