Cheatham County, Tennessee

Founding: 1856
Parent counties: Davidson, Montgomery, and Robertson

Namesake: Edward Cheatham, Tennessee politician
Seat: Ashland City (1856–)

Land area: 302 square miles

Population (2020): 41,072

Population (historic): 7,258 (1860); 7,956 (1880); 10,112 (1900); 9,025 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1860; 1870–1910; 1930s; 1950–2020

Subdivisions: One city; three towns

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 521 (3.2%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 35.6%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 9.4%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 21.2%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 26.5%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $526
Average outbuilding value (1930): $432
Average farmhouse size (1940): 4.2 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 1,449
Average farm size (1920): 47.8 acres
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Ashland City

Namesake: Uncertain—likely Ashland, Henry Clay's estate

Founding: 1856 (platting); 1859 (incorporation); 1860 (post office)

Population (2020): 5,193

Population (historic): 121 (1870); 358 (1890); 641 (1910); 712 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1870–2020
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 55 (2.6%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. Kingston Springs Hotel (c. 1895). 314 Kingston Springs Road.

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