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

National Register listings: 15

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.