Tipton is a town in the western part of Tillman County, Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2020 census, Tipton had a population of 864.

Tipton also is home to Tipton Home, originally called Tipton Orphans' Home, a home for children, established in 1921, when Sol and Maggie Tipton donated a plot of land in Canadian, Texas to the founders. The Tipton Church of Christ moved the home to Tipton in 1924, where it still operated into the 21st century. The town moved in 1909 to a location closer to the newly-laid Wichita Falls and Northwestern Railway (acquired by the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway in 1911). The townspeople voted to change the name again to Tipton, honoring John J. Tipton, conductor of the first train to pass through the area. A town plat was filed on July 29, 1909, and a post office was opened on September 18, 1909. The population was 441 in 1910.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Tipton had a population of 864. The median age was 41.1 years. 26.2% of residents were under the age of 18 and 21.3% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 99.1 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 98.1 males age 18 and over.

There were 352 households in Tipton, of which 29.8% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 42.0% were married-couple households, 23.0% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 29.0% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 35.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

! Race !! Number !! Percent

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| White || 587 || 67.9%

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| Black or African American || 69 || 8.0%

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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 18 || 2.1%

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| Asian || 2 || 0.2%

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| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 0 || 0.0%

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| Some other race || 77 || 8.9%

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| Two or more races || 111 || 12.8%

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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 203 || 23.5%

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2000 census

As of the 2000 census,