Tipton, Queensland
Tipton is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the, Tipton had a population of 37 people.
Geography
The Condamine River enters the locality in the south-east and the southern and south-western boundary of the locality loosely flows its meandering flow, until its confluence with the main branch of the Condamine River, after which the river forms the western and north-western boundary of the locality, before exiting to the north-west.Dalby–Cecil Plains Road enters the locality from the north and exits to the west.
The land use is predominantly crop growing with some grazing on native vegetation.
History
The locality was named after a small village in England.Tipton Provisional School opened on 4 August 1884. It closed circa 1898 due to insufficient student numbers, but had reopened by 1904. On 1 January 1909, it became Tipton State School. It closed on 31 October 1911. In 1919, tenders were called for the sale and removal of the school building In 1928, local people began to campaign for a school, resulting in the purchase of a site and the relocation of the Edgefield State School building from Irvingdale. Tipton State School re-opened on 1 April 1929. It closed permanently on 19 September 1948. It was on a site on the western side of Dalby Cecil Plains Road.
Demographics
In the, Tipton had a population of 39 people.In the, Tipton had a population of 37 people.