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Kipton is a village in Lorain County, Ohio, United States. The population was 243 at the 2010 census.

Kipton village overview:
Name:	Kipton village
LSAD Code:	47
LSAD Description:	village (suffix)
State:	Ohio
County:	Lorain County
Elevation:	850 ft (259 m)
Total Area:	0.45 sq mi (1.15 km²)
Land Area:	0.44 sq mi (1.14 km²)
Water Area:	0.01 sq mi (0.01 km²)
Total Population:	209
Population Density:	475.00/sq mi (183.22/km²)
ZIP code:	44049
Area code:	440
FIPS code:	3940544
GNISfeature ID:	1064946

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History

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.

Kipton was the site of a famous train wreck on April 18, 1891, which was caused by railroad engineers’ watches not being in sync; and 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.

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Geography

Kipton is located at 41°16′2″N 82°18′12″W / 41.26722°N 82.30333°W / 41.26722; -82.30333 (41.267101, -82.303337).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.45 square miles (1.17 km), of which 0.44 square miles (1.14 km) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 km) is water.