Tipton, KS

Tipton is a city in Mitchell County, Kansas, United States. The 2020 census counted 193 residents. Tipton was originally called Pittsburg, and under the latter name was founded in 1872. When it was later realized that another Pittsburg existed in Kansas, the name was changed to Tipton after Tipton, Iowa, the former home of a local resident. The Great Plains Manufacturing Tipton Tillage Implement Plant, a manufacturing facility, is located in Tipton. Tipton operates two schools: Lakeside Elementary School in Cawker City and Lakeside High School in Downs. In Tipton, history and present-day settings sit close enough to belong to the same local picture. The map tells the story in Tipton, where earlier chapters remain visible in current streets, buildings, and gathering places.