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
National Register listings: 10
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.