Humphreys County, Tennessee

Founding: 1809
Parent county: Stewart

Namesake: Parry Humphreys, Tennessee politician
Seat: Reynoldsburg (1809–1835); Waverly (1835–)

Land area: 531 square miles

Population (2020): 18,990

Population (historic): 1,511 (1810); 5,195 (1840); 9,326 (1870); 13,398 (1900); 12,039 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1810–1830; 1840–1910; 1930s; 1950–1980; 1990–2020

Subdivisions: Three cities

National Register listings: 10

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 387 (4.3%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 19.2%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 6.2%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 35.2%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 22.4%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $542
Average outbuilding value (1930): $195
Average farmhouse size (1940): 4 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 1,805
Average farm size (1920): 45.8 acres
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Waverly

Namesake: Walter Scott's Waverley novels

Founding: circa 1835 (platting); 1837 (post office); 1838 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 4,297

Population (historic): 174 (1850); 207 (1870); 786 (1900); 1,152 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1850–1860; 1870–1980; 1990–2020
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 56 (2.8%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. *Hillman–Anderson Farm (c. 1876/1916). 3674 Hurricane Mills Road. Classical Revival.