Cheatham County, Tennessee
Founding: 1856 Parent counties: Davidson, Montgomery, and Robertson Namesake: Edward Cheatham, Tennessee politician Seat: Ashland City (1856–) Land area: 302 square miles Population (2020): 41,072 Population (historic): 7,258 (1860); 7,956 (1880); 10,112 (1900); 9,025 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1860; 1870–1910; 1930s; 1950–2020 Subdivisions: One city; three towns Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 521 (3.2%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 35.6% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 9.4% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 21.2% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 26.5% Average farmhouse value (1930): $526 Average outbuilding value (1930): $432 Average farmhouse size (1940): 4.2 rooms Number of farms (1920): 1,449 Average farm size (1920): 47.8 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ As...