Electricity in Tipp City, OH

History of Tipp City

Tippecanoe City was platted in 1840 by John Clark along the developing Miami and Erie Canal. Its name derives from presidential candidate William Henry Harrison's nickname, Tippecanoe, which, Harrison had acquired as commander of U.S. forces at the Battle of Tippecanoe on November 7, 1811.The early city was a popular stopping-off point for boatmen traveling along the Miami and Erie Canal. The original downtown purportedly included a large number of bars and a red light district. The now dry canal locks can be seen just east of downtown. Development of the railroads in the 1850s and 1860s put the canals out of business and slowed the city's initially rapid growth. Ruins of a repair shop (yard barn) for the old Inter-Urban rail system can still be seen on the outskirts of town. As Tippecanoe City grew, it merged with Hyattsville, a contiguous village located on present-day Hyatt Street. The Hyattsville post office served the entire city in 1862. Near the end of the American Civil War, on January 28, 1865, the Hyattsville post office transitioned to officially become the Tippecanoe City post office.Three decades before ZIP Codes alleviated most misdeliveries nationwide, in the 1930s the U.S. Postal Service abbreviated the post office's name to Tipp City to resolve delivery errors with Tippecanoe, Ohio. Around 1938, the name Tipp City appears on postal maps.Tippecanoe High School retains the former full name of the city. The development of U.S.

Tipp City by the Numbers

Population

22,521

Median Age

40.6 yrs

Median Household Income

$89,425/yr

Median Home Value

$272,100

Homeownership Rate

73%

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