Tipton, Kansas

_This is about the town in Kansas, USA. For other towns called Tipton, see Tipton (disambiguation)._

**Tipton** is a city in Mitchell County, Kansas, United States. In 2020, 193 people lived there.

## History

Tipton was first called **Pittsburg**. It was created as Pittsburg in 1872. The people realized that another Pittsburg existed in Kansas, so they changed the name to **Tipton**. It was named after Tipton, Iowa, the former home of a local resident.

## Geography

Tipton is at  (39.33951, -98.470904). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . All of it is land.

### 2020 census

The 2020 census says that there were 193 people, 99 households, and 58 families living in Tipton. Of the households, 85.9% owned their home and 14.1% rented their home.

The median age was 53.5 years. Of the people, 94.3% were White, 0.5% were Black, and 5.2% were two or more races. None were Hispanic or Latino.

### 2010 census

The 2010 census says that there were 210 people, 98 households, and 57 families living in Tipton.

## Other websites

- City
- City of Tipton
- Tipton - Directory of Public Officials
- Schools
- USD 272, local school district
- Historical
- , from _Hatteberg's People_ on KAKE TV news
- Maps
- Mitchell County Map , KDOT

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Tipton, Kansas
- **settlement type**: City
- **image map**: Mitchell_County_Kansas_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Tipton_Highlighted.svg
- **map caption**: Location within Mitchell County, Kansas, Mitchell County and Kansas
- **image map1**: Map of Mitchell Co, Ks, USA.png
- **map caption1**: Kansas Department of Transportation, KDOT map of Mitchell County, Kansas, Mitchell County (:File:Kansas official transportation map legend.png, legend)
- **subdivision type**: List of sovereign states, Country
- **subdivision name**: United States
- **subdivision type1**: U.S. state, State
- **subdivision name1**: Kansas
- **subdivision type2**: List of counties in Kansas, County
- **subdivision name2**: Mitchell County, Kansas, Mitchell
- **subdivision type3**: List of townships in Kansas, Township
- **established title**: Founded
- **established date**: 1872
- **established title1**: Platted
- **established title2**: Municipal corporation, Incorporated
- **established date2**: 1916
- **named for**: Tipton, Iowa
- **leader title**: Mayor
- **area total sq mi**: 0.25
- **area land sq mi**: 0.25
- **area water sq mi**: 0.00
- **area total km2**: 0.65
- **area land km2**: 0.65
- **area water km2**: 0.00
- **unit pref**: Imperial
- **elevation ft**: 1595
- **population as of**: 2020 United States census, 2020
- **population total**: 193
- **population density sq mi**: auto
- **population density km2**: auto
- **timezone**: Central Time Zone, CST
- **utc offset**: -6
- **timezone dst**: CDT
- **utc offset dst**: -5
- **postal code type**: ZIP code
- **postal code**: 67485
- **area code type**: North American Numbering Plan, Area code
- **area code**: Area code 785, 785
- **blank name**: Federal Information Processing Standard, FIPS code
- **blank info**: 20-70675
- **blank1 name**: Geographic Names Information System, GNIS ID
- **blank1 info**: 2397031