Tippah County is a

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located on the northern border of the

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. As of the 2010 census, the population was 22,232. Its

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is Ripley. The name ''"Tippah"'' is derived from a

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word meaning "cut off." It was taken from the creek of the same name that flows across much of the original county from northeast to southwest before emptying into the

Tallahatchie River The Tallahatchie River is a river in Mississippi which flows from Tippah County, through Tallahatchie County, to Leflore County, where it joins the Yalobusha River to form the Yazoo River. The river is navigable for about . At Money, Mississipp ...

. The creek probably was so named because it, and the ridges on either side, "cut off" the western part of the region from the eastern portion. One of President

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's great-grandfathers is buried here.Ashley Elkins, Editorial: "High-profile primary"
September 2008

Geography

According to the

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, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.5%) is water.

Major highways

U.S. Highway 72 U.S. Route 72 (US 72) is an east–west United States highway that travels for from southwestern Tennessee, throughout North Mississippi, North Alabama, and southeastern Tennessee. The highway's western terminus is in Memphis, Tennessee and ...

Mississippi Highway 2 Mississippi Highway 2 (MS 2) is a designation for two highways in northern Mississippi. The westernmost segment starts at MS 5 in Hickory Flat, and ends at MS 15 and MS 368 in Blue Mountain. The eastern segment starts at MS 4 near Ripley an ...

Mississippi Highway 4 Mississippi Highway 4 (MS 4) runs east–west from an intersection in the community of Fox Island west of Tunica, Mississippi, near the border with Arkansas, to MS 25 in Tishomingo County, Mississippi. It travels a distance of , serving Tun ...

Mississippi Highway 15 Mississippi Highway 15 (MS 15) is a state highway in Mississippi. At almost , it is the longest highway in the Mississippi Highway System. MS 15 is divided into two sections due to a large gap between Stone County and Perry County. The souther ...

Adjacent counties

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(north) * Alcorn County (northeast) * Prentiss County (southeast) * Union County (south) * Benton County (west)

National protected area

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(part)

Demographics

2020 census

As of the

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, there were 21,815 people, 7,834 households, and 5,394 families residing in the county.

2000 census

At the 2000

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, there are 20,826 people, 8,108 households and 5,910 families residing in the county. The

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was 46 per square mile (18/km²). There were 8,868 housing units at an average density of 19 per square mile (7/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 81.85%

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, 15.92%

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, 0.20% Native American, 0.11%

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, 0.01%

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, 1.29% from

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, and 0.61% from two or more races. 2.08% of the population were

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of any race. As of 2000, there were 8,108 households, of which 33.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.20% were

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living together, 11.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.10% were non-families. 24.90% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.00. Age distribution was 25.00% under the age of 18, 10.10% from 18 to 24, 27.90% from 25 to 44, 22.50% from 45 to 64, and 14.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 93.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.20 males. The

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was $29,300, and the median family income was $34,547. Males had a median income of $27,505 versus $20,446 for females. The

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for the county was $14,041 About 14.00% of families and 16.90% of the population were below the

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, including 19.00% of those under age 18 and 23.30% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

City

* Ripley (county seat)

Towns

* Blue Mountain * Dumas * Falkner *

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Census-designated place

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Unincorporated communities

* Brownfield * Tiplersville * Lake Mohawk * Dry Creek * Cotton Plant * Camp Hill

Media

* '' TippahNews.com''

Politics

External links

Tippah County
- Official site.

References

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