Lauderdale County, Tennessee
Founding: 1835 Parent counties: Dyer, Haywood, and Tipton Namesake: James Lauderdale, Tennessee militia officer Seat: Ripley (1836–) Land area: 472 square miles Population (2020): 25,143 Population (historic): 3,435 (1840); 7,559 (1860); 14,918 (1880); 21,971 (1900); 23,406 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1840–1900; 1910–1950; 1970s; 1990–2010 Subdivisions: One city; three towns Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 867 (7.7%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 12.2% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 10.7% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 24.2% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 18.7% Average farmhouse value (1930): $424 Average outbuilding value (1930): $193 Average farmhouse size (1940): 3.5 rooms Number of farms (1920): 3,406 Average farm size (1920): 36 acres ______________________________________________________________________________...