Lauderdale County, Tennessee

Founding: 1835
Parent counties: Dyer, Haywood, and Tipton

Namesake: James Lauderdale, Tennessee militia officer
Seat: Ripley (1836–)

Land area: 472 square miles

Population (2020): 25,143

Population (historic): 3,435 (1840); 7,559 (1860); 14,918 (1880); 21,971 (1900); 23,406 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1840–1900; 1910–1950; 1970s; 1990–2010

Subdivisions: One city; three towns

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 867 (7.7%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 12.2%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 10.7%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 24.2%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 18.7%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $424
Average outbuilding value (1930): $193
Average farmhouse size (1940): 3.5 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 3,406
Average farm size (1920): 36 acres
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Ripley

Namesake: Eleazer Ripley, Louisiana politician

Founding: 1836 (platting); 1836 (post office); 1838 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 7,800

Population (historic): 532 (1870); 682 (1890); 2,011 (1910); 2,330 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1870; 1880–1980; 1990–2010
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 303 (7.9%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. Eylau / Samuel Oldham Farm (1835). 602 Eylau Road. Greek Revival/Italianate. Razed.

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