Fentress County, Tennessee

Founding: 1823
Parent counties: Campbell, Morgan, and Overton

Namesake: James Fentress, Tennessee politician
Seat: Jamestown (1823–)

Land area: 499 square miles

Population (2020): 18,489

Population (historic): 2,748 (1830); 4,454 (1850); 4,717 (1870); 6,106 (1900); 11,036 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1830–1860; 1870s; 1890–1950; 1970s; 1990–2020

Subdivisions: Two cities; two CDPs

National Register listings: 12

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 315 (3.5%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 14.7%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 3.8%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 26.5%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 33.3%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $292
Average outbuilding value (1930): $154
Average farmhouse size (1940): 4 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 1,214
Average farm size (1920): 30.9 acres
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Jamestown

Namesake: James Fentress, Tennessee politician

Founding: 1823 (platting); 1837 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 1,935

Population (historic): 86 (1880); 857 (1930); 1,230 (1940)

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 42 (4%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. *John Wright House (c. 1870). 2450 York Highway.