McNairy County, Tennessee
Founding: 1824 Parent county: Unorganized territory Namesake: John McNairy, Tennessee judge Seat: Purdy (1824–1890); Selmer (1890–) Land area: 563 square miles Population (2020): 25,866 Population (historic): 5,697 (1830); 12,726 (1870); 15,510 (1890); 16,536 (1910); 19,901 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1830–1860; 1870s; 1890s; 1910–1940; 1960–1980; 1990–2010 Subdivisions: Two cities; eight towns Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 497 (4.1%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 16.4% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 2.8% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 35.1% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 23.8% Average farmhouse value (1930): $352 Average outbuilding value (1930): $138 Average farmhouse size (1940): 3.7 rooms Number of farms (1920): 3,263 Average farm size (1920): 36.1 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ ...