Pickett County, Tennessee
Founding: 1881 Parent counties: Fentress and Overton Namesake: Howard Pickett, Tennessee politician Seat: Byrdstown (1881–) Land area: 163 square miles Population (2020): 5,001 Population (historic): 4,736 (1890); 5,087 (1910); 5,615 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1890–1900; 1910–1940; 1970–2010 Subdivisions: One town Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 177 (5.1%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 14.9% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 22.2% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 18.7% Average farmhouse value (1930): $267 Average outbuilding value (1930): $150 Average farmhouse size (1940): 4.1 rooms Number of farms (1920): 935 Average farm size (1920): 39 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Byrdstown Namesake: Robert Byrd, Tennessee politician Founding: 1879 (founding); 1882 (post...