Trousdale County, Tennessee
Founding: 1870 Parent counties: Macon, Smith, Sumner, and Wilson Namesake: William Trousdale, Tennessee governor Seat: Hartsville (1870–) Land area: 114 square miles Population (2020): 11,615 Population (historic): 6,646 (1880); 6,004 (1900); 5,629 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1880; 1890s; 1910s; 1930s; 1960–1980; 1990–2020 Subdivisions: One city Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 269 (7.7%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 27.6% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 25.6% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 23.4% Average farmhouse value (1930): $824 Average outbuilding value (1930): $476 Average farmhouse size (1940): 4.6 rooms Number of farms (1920): 876 Average farm size (1920): 67.4 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Hartsville Namesake: James Hart, owner of the village site Found...