Bledsoe County, Tennessee
Founding: 1807 Parent county: Roane Namesake: Anthony Bledsoe, Tennessee politician Seat: Madison (1807–1818); Pikeville (1818–) Land area: 406 square miles Population (2020): 14,913 Population (historic): 4,005 (1820); 5,959 (1850); 4,870 (1870); 6,626 (1900); 7,128 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1820–1850; 1860–1900; 1910s; 1930–1950; 1970–2020 Subdivisions: One city Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 341 (5.9%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 27.6% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 3.9% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 33.4% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 33.8% Average farmhouse value (1930): $435 Average outbuilding value (1930): $273 Average farmhouse size (1940): 4 rooms Number of farms (1920): 1,060 Average farm size (1920): 52.1 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Pi...