Tipton County, Tennessee
13 public bodies govern here, 1 school district is based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 61,553
- Median household income
- $74,127
- ±2,721
- Unemployed
- 5.5%
- 1,613 of 29,181 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 88.4%
- 20,021 of 22,660 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Tipton | 61,004 (2021) | Po Box 686, Covington | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 8
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Covington | 8,616 (2021) | 200 W Washington, Covington | Website |
| City of Munford | 6,385 (2021) | 1397 Munford Ave, Munford | Website |
| Town of Atoka | 10,192 (2021) | 334 Atoka Munford Ave, Atoka | Website |
| Town of Brighton | 2,872 (2021) | Po Box 277, Brighton | — |
| Town of Burlison | 366 (2021) | 7689 Highway 59 W, Burlison | — |
| Town of Garland | 284 (2021) | Po Box 147, Burlison | — |
| Town of Gilt Edge | 472 (2021) | Po Box 123, Burlison | — |
| Town of Mason | 1,361 (2021) | 12157 Main St, Mason | — |
Special districts 4
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Covington Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 88, Covington | — |
| Poplar Grove Utility District | Other multi-function districts | Po Box 129, Tipton | — |
| Tipton County First Utility District | Other multi-function districts | Po Box 684, Covington | — |
| Tipton County Soil Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 2043 Highway 51 S, Covington | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
Tipton County
School district14 schools
1580 Highway 51 South, Covington, TN, 38019
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Ripley Downtown Farmers' Market (Ripley)
Arlington Open Air Market () · Cooper-Young Community Farmers Market (1000 South Cooper Street Memphis) · Bartlett Station Farmers Market (2629 Bartlett Blvd Bartlett) · and 8 more
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.