Tiptonville, Tennessee

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.

Tiptonville, Tennessee

United States

Tennessee

Lake

1857^[1]

1900^[1]

William Tipton (early settler)^[2]

3.34 sq mi (8.65 km²)

3.31 sq mi (8.59 km²)

0.02 sq mi (0.06 km²)

302 ft (92 m)

3,976

1,199.40/sq mi (463.02/km²)

UTC-6 (Central (CST))

UTC-5 (CDT)

38079

731

47-74540^[6]

1272690^[4]

tiptonville.org

Media[edit]

A local newspaper, The Lake County Banner, is published in Tiptonville.

Lake County High School

(1893–1970), 19th Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps

Clifton Cates

musician

Carl Perkins

former general manager of the New York Giants

Tiptonville, Tennessee