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

National Register listings: 16

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.