Timpson was founded in 1885 upon the arrival of the Houston, East and West Texas Railway.

[5] As of the 2020 United States census, there were 989 people, 505 households, and 279 families residing in the city.

The Light and Champion, a news and information company, marked its 140th year of operation in 2017.

The Light and Champion produces a weekly print edition, a weekly free-distribution print product called The Merchandiser, operates a web site, www.lightandchampion.com, and a Facebook page.

The Light and Champion is owned by Moser Community Media, based in Brenham, Texas.

Lake Timpson is a reservoir in Shelby County in the state of Texas.

It is owned by Shelby Co Freshwater Supply District No 1, located in Timpson, Texas.

Due to the 14-21 inch slot limit, Timpson produces a good number of trophy-sized bass.

Crappie and catfish are present in the reservoir, but numbers are relatively low and few anglers target these species.

Bluegill and redear sunfish provide fair fishing, especially for youth or inexperienced anglers.