Electricity Rates in Kipton, OH

History of Kipton

Kipton was platted around 1852 by Wm.W.Whitney in anticipation of a new railroad route being laid out through his farm. He initially named his new village "Binghamton", in honor of his former home of Binghamton, NY. However, the name "Camden Station" would instead be used until 1862, when its name was changed to "Kipton Station" (and later becoming known simply as 'Kipton').For many years, Kipton continued as a stop along the Southern Division of the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railroad; however, the line was abandoned and pulled up in 1976. This former railroad route is now a part of a rail trail, the North Coast Inland Trail Archived December 30, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.Kipton was the site of a disastrous train wreck on April 18, 1891, which was blamed on a train crew member's watch running slow; the wreck led to the adoption of stringent quality-control standards for railroad chronometers in 1893. An Ohio Historical marker in Kipton Community Park notes the details of the collision.

Kipton by the Numbers

Population

230

Median Age

41.1 yrs

Median Household Income

$58,750/yr

Median Home Value

$135,700

Homeownership Rate

73%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)