Robertson County, Tennessee

Founding: 1796
Parent counties: Tennessee and Sumner
Namesake: James Robertson, Tennessee settler
Seat: Springfield (1798–)
Land area: 476 square miles
Population (2020): 72,803
Population (historic): 4,280 (1800); 13,801 (1840); 16,166 (1870); 25,029 (1900); 28,191 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1800–1850; 1860–1940; 1950–2020
Subdivisions: Eight cities; one town
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,214 (4.2%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 30.1%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 12.8%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 22.8%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 20.9%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $609
Average outbuilding value (1930): $464

Average farmhouse size (1940): 4.4 rooms

Number of farms (1920): 4,002
Average farm size (1920): 52.7 acres
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Springfield

 
Namesake: A traditional name
Founding: 1798 (platting); 1800 (post office); 1819 (incorporation)
Population (2020): 18,782
Population (historic): 1,372 (1890); 2,085 (1910); 5,577 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1890–1940; 1950–2020
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 551 (7.5%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. Glen Raven / Felix Ewing Farm (1897–1902). 4410 Glen Raven Road. Classical Revival.
2. Arthur Pitt Farm (1856). 4333 Louis Draughon Road. Greek Revival.
3. Woodard Hall / Thomas Woodard Farm (c. 1792/1854). 9200 Owens Chapel Road.
4. Rock Jolly / William Johnson Farm (c. 1830). 5128 Rock House Road.
5. Sudley Place / Samuel Brown Farm (1856). 6236 State Line Road. Italianate.
6. The Beeches / John Woodard Farm (1869). 6142 State Route 49. Italianate.
7. William Stark House (c. 1870). 6324 State Route 49. Italianate.
8. Log House. 7620 State Route 76.
9. Thomas Stringer Farm (c. 1850). 6128 Stringer Road. Greek Revival.
10. Wessyngton / Joseph Washington Farm (1819). 3021 Wessington Road. Federal.
11. Carroll Huey Farm (c. 1860). 5842 Youngville Road. Italianate.

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