Henry County, Tennessee

Founding: 1821
Parent county: Unorganized territory

Namesake: Patrick Henry, Virginia politician
Seat: Paris (1822–)

Land area: 562 square miles

Population (2020): 32,199

Population (historic): 12,249 (1830); 18,233 (1850); 20,380 (1870); 24,208 (1900); 26,432 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1830–1880; 1890–1920; 1960–1980; 1990–2010

Subdivisions: Two cities; two towns

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,382 (8%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 17.6%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 7.8%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 23.1%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 21.5%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $544
Average outbuilding value (1930): $307
Average farmhouse size (1940): 3.9 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 4,286
Average farm size (1920): 44.9 acres
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Paris

Namesake: Paris, France

Founding: 1822 (platting); 1824 (post office); 1824 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 10,316

Population (historic): 1,767 (1880); 2,018 (1900); 8,164 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1880–1930; 1940–1980; 1990–2020
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 752 (14.9%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. John Sweeney House (c. 1885). 1212 Chickasaw Road. Shingle.
2. John Hagler House (c. 1820). 735 Poplar Grove Road.
3. John Atkins House (c. 1846). 2801 State Route 54. Greek Revival.
4. Whitehall / Charles White House (c. 1850/1910). 403 Whitehall Circle. Greek Revival.

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