Tipton County | |
|---|---|
 Tipton County courthouse in Covington, Tennessee | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Tennessee | |
 Tennessee's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 35°29′N 89°46′W / 35.49°N 89.76°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Tennessee |
| Founded | October 29, 1823 |
| Named for | Jacob Tipton, 18th-century soldier[1] |
| Seat | Covington |
| Largest city | Atoka |
| Area | |
• Total | 473 sq mi (1,230 km2) |
| • Land | 458 sq mi (1,190 km2) |
| • Water | 15 sq mi (40 km2) 3.2% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 60,970  |
| • Density | 133/sq mi (51/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional districts | 8th, 9th |
| Website | www |
Tipton County is a county located on the western end of the U.S. state of Tennessee, in the Mississippi Delta region. As of the 2020 census, the population was 60,970.[2] Its county seat is Covington.[3] Tipton County, founded in 1823, is part of the Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.