Tippah County, Mississippi

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Tippah County
County
The Tippah County courthouse in Ripley
Location within the U.S. state of Mississippi
Mississippi's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 34°46′N 88°55′W / 34.77°N 88.91°W / 34.77; -88.91
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
Founded	1836
Named for	Chickasaw language word meaning "Cut off"
Seat	Ripley
Largest city	Ripley
Area
• Total	460 sq mi (1,200 km2)
• Land	458 sq mi (1,190 km2)
• Water	2.1 sq mi (5 km2)  0.5%
Population  (2020)
• Total	21,815
• Density	47/sq mi (18/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	1st
Website	www.co.tippah.ms.us

Tippah County is a county located on the northern border of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, the population was 21,815.^[1] Its county seat is Ripley.^[2] The name "Tippah" is derived from a Chickasaw language 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 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 Bill Clinton's great-grandfathers is buried here.^[3]