Tiptonville, Tennessee | |
|---|---|
 Lake County Courthouse in Tiptonville | |
 Location of Tiptonville in Lake County, Tennessee. | |
  Tiptonville  Tiptonville | |
| Coordinates: 36°22′39″N 89°28′34″W / 36.37750°N 89.47611°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Tennessee |
| County | Lake |
| Established | 1857[1] |
| Incorporated | 1900[1] |
| Named for | William Tipton (early settler)[2] |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.34 sq mi (8.65 km2) |
| • Land | 3.31 sq mi (8.59 km2) |
| • Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.06 km2) |
| Elevation | 302 ft (92 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 3,976 |
| • Density | 1,199.40/sq mi (463.02/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 38079 |
| Area code | 731 |
| FIPS code | 47-74540[6] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1272690[4] |
| Website | tiptonville.org |
Tiptonville is a town in and the county seat of Lake County, Tennessee, United States.[7] Its population was 2,439 as of the 2000 census and 4,464 in 2010, showing an increase of 2,025. It is also home to the Northwest Correctional Complex, a maximum security prison, known for once housing mass murderer Jessie Dotson.
- ^ a b Abigail Hyde, "Tipton County," Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture. Retrieved: February 26, 2013.
- ^ Lake County (Turner Publishing Company, 1993), p. 148.
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tiptonville, Tennessee
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.