Tipton County, Tennessee

Founding: 1823
Parent county: Unorganized territory

Namesake: Jacob Tipton, Virginia soldier
Seat: Covington (1824–)

Land area: 458 square miles

Population (2020): 60,970

Population (historic): 5,317 (1830); 10,706 (1860); 21,033 (1880); 29,273 (1900); 27,498 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1830–1910; 1930–1950; 1970–2010

Subdivisions: Two cities; six towns

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,100 (4.6%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 15%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 12.9%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 26.1%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 16.7%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $416
Average outbuilding value (1930): $159
Average farmhouse size (1940): 3.6 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 5,271
Average farm size (1920): 31.4 acres
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Covington

Namesake: Leonard Covington, U.S. army general

Founding: 1824 (platting); 1824 (post office); 1826 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 8,663

Population (historic): 368 (1850); 447 (1870); 1,067 (1890); 2,990 (1910); 3,397 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1850; 1870–1920; 1930–2010
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 454 (11.7%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. Oak Hill / Drury Taylor Farm (1834). 1280 Keeling Road. Federal.
2. Solomon Rhodes Farm (c. 1860). 689 Kelly Corner Road. Greek Revival.
3. Mount Carmel Presbyterian Church (1854). 4594 Mount Carmel Road. Gothic Revival/Greek Revival.

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