Chester County, Tennessee

Founding: 1882
Parent counties: Hardeman, Henderson, Madison, and McNairy

Namesake: Robert Chester, Tennessee politician
Seat: Henderson (1882–)

Land area: 286 square miles

Population (2020): 17,341

Population (historic): 9,069 (1890); 9,090 (1910); 10,603 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1890–1900; 1910–1950; 1960–2020

Subdivisions: One city; three towns

National Register listings: Three

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 327 (4.6%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 13.1%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 42.9%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 18.3%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $401
Average outbuilding value (1930): $159
Average farmhouse size (1940): 3.9 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 1,667
Average farm size (1920): 37.6 acres
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Henderson

Namesake: Henderson County, Tennessee

Founding: 1857 (platting); 1901 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 6,308

Population (historic): 493 (1880); 1,069 (1890); 1,087 (1910); 1,503 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1880–1890; 1910–2010
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 161 (7.1%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. *Joel Hamlett House (c. 1867). 1290 Smith Road. Greek Revival.