Weakley County, Tennessee
Founding: 1823 Parent county: Unorganized territory Namesake: Robert Weakley, Tennessee politician Seat: Dresden (1824–) Land area: 580 square miles Population (2020): 32,902 Population (historic): 4,797 (1830); 14,608 (1850); 20,755 (1870); 32,546 (1900); 29,262 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1830–1900; 1960–1980; 1990–2010 Subdivisions: Two cities; three towns Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,500 (9.6%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 19.9% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 5.3% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 17.4% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 14.9% Average farmhouse value (1930): $564 Average outbuilding value (1930): $312 Average farmhouse size (1940): 4 rooms Number of farms (1920): 5,050 Average farm size (1920): 44.6 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Dresden Namesake: Dresden, Germ...