Tipton, Missouri
| Tipton, Missouri | |
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| City of Tipton | |
 Location of Tipton, Missouri |
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 Tipton, Missouri
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| Coordinates: 38°39′17″N 92°46′44″W / 38.65472°N 92.77889°WCoordinates: 38°39′17″N 92°46′44″W / 38.65472°N 92.77889°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | Moniteau |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jennifer Cary |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.11 sq mi (5.46 km2) |
| • Land | 2.09 sq mi (5.41 km2) |
| • Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2) |
| Elevation | 925 ft (282 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 3,262 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 3,226 |
| • Density | 1,560.8/sq mi (602.6/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 65081 |
| Area code(s) | 660 |
| FIPS code | 29-73420 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0727679 |
Tipton is a city in Moniteau County, Missouri, United States. The population was 3,262 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Jefferson City, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Tipton was an eastern terminus of the Butterfield Overland Mail when it was launched in 1858. The route was connected to St. Louis by the Pacific Railroad. Tipton is named for William Tipton Seely, a businessman in nearby Round Hill. He received the land for his service in the War of 1812. From Tipton, a stage went to Fort Smith, Arkansas (where another branch from Memphis also entered). From there, it went on the Los Angeles and San Francisco via a route through southern Arizona and New Mexico. The first run went from Tipton to San Francisco from September 16 to October 10, 1858. The route predated the Pony Express by two years. Per a 2009 Congressional mandate the National Park Service is studying whether to designate the route a National Historic Trail.
The Maclay Mansion was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
The city of Tipton has a water tower painted like an "eight ball". This water tower originated in 1968, when Ewald Fischer (a native of Tipton) built his billiard table factory—Fischer Manufacturing Co., which claimed to be the largest builder of pool tables in the United States. The company was purchased by the Spalding Company and the plant soon closed when Spalding sold it in 1976 to Ebonite Billiard, which was a subsidiary of Fuqua Companies. By then, the water tower was repainted. However, the residents of Tipton wanted to have the eight ball back, so it was painted again. Today, the water tower is generally regarded as the world's largest eight ball.
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