Editing Tipton, Oklahoma (section)

==History==
The community was originally called Farmersville, but the name was changed to Stinson, honoring W. A. Stinson who owned the townsite. He sold the site to investors from [[Elk City, Oklahoma|Elk City]].<ref name="EOHC-Tipton">[https://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=TI006 Smith, Donna Y. "Tipton, Oklahoma." ''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture''.] Accessed March 26, 2019.</ref> 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.<ref name="EOHC-Tipton"/>

During [[World War II]], the U.S. government built a prisoner-of-war (POW) camp outside of town to house German soldiers.<ref name="EOHC-Tipton"/>

On November 7, 2011, an EF4 tornado struck within the vicinity of the town. It was the first violent tornado to occur in the month of November in Oklahoma state history.

On May 16, 2015, the town was nearly hit by a violent wedge tornado.

Although Tipton lies in a hot, dry area, the soil of the area around the town is rich and, with the coming of irrigation, proved quite suited to growing cotton. The town economy has been based on serving the local agricultural industry. The population grew until it hit a peak in 1940, then dropped until 1960, when it dipped to 1117. It rose again to an all-time peak of 1475 in 1980, and has since fallen backward again.<ref name="EOHC-Tipton"/>