Perry County, Tennessee

Founding: 1819
Parent county: Unorganized territory

Namesake: Oliver Perry, U.S. naval commander
Seat: Perryville (1819–1845); Harrisburg (1845–1848); Linden (1848–)

Land area: 415 square miles

Population (2020): 8,366

Population (historic): 2,384 (1820); 5,821 (1850); 6,925 (1870); 8,800 (1900); 7,147 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1820–1840; 1850–1910; 1930s; 1970–2020

Subdivisions: One city; one town

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 317 (6.8%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 16.7%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 3.4%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 34.1%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 37%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $495
Average outbuilding value (1930): $241
Average farmhouse size (1940): 3.9 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 1,235
Average farm size (1920): 36.4 acres
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Linden

Namesake: Unknown

Founding: 1848 (post office); 1850 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 997

Population (historic): 149 (1870); 330 (1890); 539 (1930)

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 29 (5.9%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. James Dickson House (c. 1819). 1097 Lower Lick Creek Road.
2. House (c. 1855). 2322 Marsh Creek Road. Greek Revival.

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