Cannon County, Tennessee

Founding: 1836
Parent counties: Rutherford, Smith, Warren, and Wilson
Namesake: Newton Cannon, Tennessee governor
Seat: Woodbury (1836–)
Land area: 266 square miles
Population (2020): 14,506
Population (historic): 7,193 (1840); 9,509 (1860); 11,859 (1880); 12,121 (1900); 8,935 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1840–1890; 1930s; 1970–2020
Subdivisions: Two towns
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 492 (7.8%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 22.2%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 10.1%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 32.7%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 30.9%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $414
Average outbuilding value (1930): $246

Average farmhouse size (1940): 3.7 rooms

Number of farms (1920): 1,992
Average farm size (1920): 41.9 acres
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Woodbury

 
Namesake: Levi Woodbury, New Hampshire politician
Founding: pre-1827 (founding as Danville); 1827 (post office); 1836 (platting); 1838 (incorporation)
Population (2020): 2,703
Population (historic): 329 (1870); 576 (1890); 604 (1910); 502 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1870–1890; 1900s; 1920–2020
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 70 (6.5%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. James Lawrence Farm (c. 1880). 2614 Gassaway Road. Gothic Revival.
2. Gideon Rucker Farm (c. 1804). 837 Hare Road. Federal. Razed.
3. Charles Ready House (1828). 1990 Readyville Road. Federal.

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