Obion County, Tennessee
Founding: 1823 Parent county: Unorganized territory Namesake: The Obion River Seat: Troy (1824–1890); Union City (1890–) Land area: 545 square miles Population (2020): 30,787 Population (historic): 2,099 (1830); 12,817 (1860); 22,912 (1880); 28,286 (1900); 29,086 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1830–1910; 1920–1940; 1960–1980; 1990s Subdivisions: Three cities; seven towns Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,475 (10%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 18.5% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 3.9% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 19.8% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 19.9% Average farmhouse value (1930): $762 Average outbuilding value (1930): $475 Average farmhouse size (1940): 4.4 rooms Number of farms (1920): 3,378 Average farm size (1920): 66.5 acres _______________________________________________________________________________...