Cocke County, Tennessee
Founding: 1797 Parent counties: Greene and Jefferson Namesake: William Cocke, Tennessee politician Seat: Newport (1797–) Land area: 435 square miles Population (2020): 35,999 Population (historic): 5,154 (1810); 6,992 (1840); 12,458 (1870); 19,153 (1900); 21,775 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1810; 1820–1940; 1950–2020 Subdivisions: One city; one town Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,302 (7.4%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 21.5% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 7.9% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 33.5% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 29% Average farmhouse value (1930): $470 Average outbuilding value (1930): $318 Average farmhouse size (1940): 4.1 rooms Number of farms (1920): 2,800 Average farm size (1920): 42.6 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Newport Namesak...