Tiptonville, Tennessee

Tiptonville, Tennessee
Lake County Courthouse in Tiptonville
Lake County Courthouse in Tiptonville
Location of Tiptonville in Lake County, Tennessee.
Location of Tiptonville in Lake County, Tennessee.
Tiptonville is located in Tennessee
Tiptonville
Tiptonville
Tiptonville is located in the United States
Tiptonville
Tiptonville
Coordinates: 36°22′39″N 89°28′34″W / 36.37750°N 89.47611°W / 36.37750; -89.47611
Country United States
State Tennessee
CountyLake
Established1857[1]
Incorporated1900[1]
Named forWilliam Tipton (early settler)[2]
Area
 • Total3.34 sq mi (8.65 km2)
 • Land3.31 sq mi (8.59 km2)
 • Water0.02 sq mi (0.06 km2)
Elevation302 ft (92 m)
Population
 • Total3,976
 • Density1,199.40/sq mi (463.02/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
38079
Area code731
FIPS code47-74540[6]
GNIS feature ID1272690[4]
Websitetiptonville.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.

  1. ^ a b Abigail Hyde, "Tipton County," Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture. Retrieved: February 26, 2013.
  2. ^ Lake County (Turner Publishing Company, 1993), p. 148.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  4. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tiptonville, Tennessee
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  7. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.

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