Overton County, Tennessee
Founding: 1806 Parent county: Jackson Namesake: John Overton, Tennessee judge Seat: Monroe (1806–1833); Livingston (1833–) Land area: 433 square miles Population (2020): 22,511 Population (historic): 5,643 (1810); 9,279 (1840); 11,297 (1870); 13,353 (1900); 18,079 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1810–1860; 1870s; 1890–1940; 1960–2020 Subdivisions: One town Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 786 (7.6%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 16.8% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 8.1% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 37% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 19.6% Average farmhouse value (1930): $260 Average outbuilding value (1930): $137 Average farmhouse size (1940): 3.9 rooms Number of farms (1920): 2,714 Average farm size (1920): 38.4 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Livingston ...