Unicoi County, Tennessee
Founding: 1875 Parent counties: Carter and Washington Namesake: A Cherokee word referencing the area's fogs Seat: Erwin (1875–) Land area: 186 square miles Population (2020): 17,928 Population (historic): 3,645 (1880); 5,851 (1900); 12,678 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1880–1950; 1960–2010 Subdivisions: Two towns; one CDP Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,231 (13.8%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 43.3% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 19.8% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 11.2% Average farmhouse value (1930): $595 Average outbuilding value (1930): $251 Average farmhouse size (1940): 4.3 rooms Number of farms (1920): 811 Average farm size (1920): 26.9 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Erwin Namesake: David Ervin, owner of the city site Founding: 1879 (post office)...