Tipton (Oklahoma)

Tillman County

40-73850

Tipton is a town in Tillman County in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. According to the 2000 census it had a population of 916 over an area of 1.7 km ². The population density is 539 per km ². Tipton is located about 23 kilometers northwest of Frederick, which the county seat, at the intersection of State Highways 5 and 5C.

History

Originally the settlement was called Farmersville, due to the fertile farmland of the area. For a short period, the city was in Stinson, renamed. WA Stinson but later sold parts of the urban area to investors in Elk City (Oklahoma). 1909 moved the city to take advantage of its location on the new railway line in the Wichita Falls and Northwestern Railway. The city was named after John J. Tipton, the platoon leader of the first railway train that went on this new route. In 1911, the railway line of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway was taken over. Official founding date of Tipton is 29 Juli 1909. September 18, 1909, the post office was opened. The newspaper The Tipton tips was also established in 1909. In 1910, Tipton had 441 inhabitants. The population reached its peak in 1940 with 1,470. In 1990, it was because of the changes in agriculture only 1,043 inhabitants, since then, the population has continued to decline.

Agriculture

The farmland around Tipton is known for its fertile soil. The loamy soil is called " Tipton loam " and is among the most suitable for agriculture soils of the United States. In most fields, cotton is grown. For this, the lucerne ( alfalfa English ) are used as animal feed and wheat. Until the 1950s, was grown on large surfaces vegetables for the supply of cities, today the vegetable growing is partially reactivated.

Tornadoes

Tipton is like all Oklahoma almost twice as often affected by tornadoes as the U.S. average. On 1 May 1954, a tornado caused the category 4 (max. wind speeds 330-417 km / h), the vorbeizog at a distance of about 30 km to the city center, a loss of 50,000 to 500,000 dollars, there were two wounded. On April 10, 1979 Another Category Tornado pulled over a similar distance to the village. This time, damage was observed between 5 and 50 million, there were 11 deaths and 68 wounded.

Tipton Home

In June 1924 moved the orphanage of the Church of Christ of Canadian, Texas, where it had been founded in 1921, according to Tipton. For the construction of the orphanage Sol and Maggie Tipton country had provided. The former Tipton Orphans ' Home is under the name of Tipton Home still in operation today.