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

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.

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