Trousdale County, Tennessee

Founding: 1870
Parent counties: Macon, Smith, Sumner, and Wilson

Namesake: William Trousdale, Tennessee governor
Seat: Hartsville (1870–)

Land area: 114 square miles

Population (2020): 11,615

Population (historic): 6,646 (1880); 6,004 (1900); 5,629 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1880; 1890s; 1910s; 1930s; 1960–1980; 1990–2020

Subdivisions: One city

National Register listings: Seven

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 269 (7.7%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 27.6%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 25.6%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 23.4%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $824
Average outbuilding value (1930): $476
Average farmhouse size (1940): 4.6 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 876
Average farm size (1920): 67.4 acres
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Hartsville

Namesake: James Hart, owner of the village site

Founding: 1807 (post office); 1817 (platting); 1840 (incorporation)

Population (2000): 2,395

Population (historic): 1,023 (1920); 1,015 (1930); 1,095 (1940)

Periods of population growth: pre-1920; 1930–1980; 1990–2020
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Outstanding Buildings

1. *Siddons House (1848). 2285 Honeysuckle Lane. Greek Revival.
2. *Turney–Hutchins House (c. 1789/1853). 525 East Main Street. Greek Revival.
3. *Vinewood / James DeBow Farm (1854–1870). 9065 State Route 25. Italianate.