Weakley County, Tennessee

Founding: 1823
Parent county: Unorganized territory

Namesake: Robert Weakley, Tennessee politician
Seat: Dresden (1824–)

Land area: 580 square miles

Population (2020): 32,902

Population (historic): 4,797 (1830); 14,608 (1850); 20,755 (1870); 32,546 (1900); 29,262 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1830–1900; 1960–1980; 1990–2010

Subdivisions: Two cities; three towns

National Register listings: 12

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,500 (9.6%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 19.9%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 5.3%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 17.4%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 14.9%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $564
Average outbuilding value (1930): $312
Average farmhouse size (1940): 4 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 5,050
Average farm size (1920): 44.6 acres
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Dresden

Namesake: Dresden, Germany

Founding: 1824 (platting); 1824 (post office); 1827 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 3,019

Population (historic): 633 (1850); 355 (1870); 420 (1890); 708 (1910); 1,047 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1850–1860; 1880–2020
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 161 (13%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. *House (c. 1855). 117 Gardner Road. Greek Revival.
2. *William Sims Farm (1859–1861). 1912 Liberty Road. Greek Revival.
3. *William Caldwell House (c. 1860). 2292 Old Gardner Road. Italianate.
4. House (c. 1870). 767 Pikeview Street. Italianate.
5. *John Priestley House (c. 1860). 443 Priestley Road. Greek Revival.
6. *Oakland / Alfred Gardner House (c. 1850/1870). 9311 State Route 22. Second Empire. Razed.