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Moore County, Tennessee

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Founding:  1872 Parent counties:  Bedford, Franklin, and Lincoln Namesake:  William Moore, Tennessee politician Seat:  Lynchburg (1873–) Land area:  129 square miles Population (2020):  6,461 Population (historic):  6,233 (1880); 5,706 (1900); 4,037 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1880; 1930s; 1960–2020 Subdivisions:  One city Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  260 (8.6%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  33.4% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  28.9% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  33.2% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $382 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $195 Average farmhouse size (1940):  4.5 rooms Number of farms (1920):  846 Average farm size (1920):  52.9 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Lynchburg Namesake:  Unknown—perhaps a traditional name Founding:  1820 (post office); 184...