Chester County, Tennessee
Founding: 1882 Parent counties: Hardeman, Henderson, Madison, and McNairy Namesake: Robert Chester, Tennessee politician Seat: Henderson (1882–) Land area: 286 square miles Population (2020): 17,341 Population (historic): 9,069 (1890); 9,090 (1910); 10,603 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1890–1900; 1910–1950; 1960–2020 Subdivisions: One city; three towns Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 327 (4.6%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 13.1% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 42.9% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 18.3% Average farmhouse value (1930): $401 Average outbuilding value (1930): $159 Average farmhouse size (1940): 3.9 rooms Number of farms (1920): 1,667 Average farm size (1920): 37.6 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Henderson Namesake: Henderson County, Tennessee Founding...