Editing Henry County, Tennessee

{{short description|County in Tennessee, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
 | county               = Henry County
 | state                = Tennessee
 | flag                 = Flag of Henry County, Tennessee.png
 | seal                 = File:Henry county tn.jpg
 | founded              = 1821
 | named for            = [[Patrick Henry]]<ref name=tehc>David Webb, "[http://tennesseeencyclopedia.net/entry.php?rec=621 Henry County]," ''Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture''. Retrieved: October 17, 2013.</ref>
 | seat wl              = Paris
 | largest city wl      = Paris
 | area_total_sq_mi     = 593
 | area_land_sq_mi      = 562
 | area_water_sq_mi     = 31
 | area percentage      = 5.3%
 | census yr            = 2020
 | pop                  = 32199 {{decrease}}
 | density_sq_mi        = 58
 | time zone            = Central
 | footnotes            = 
 | web                  = https://henrycountytn.org/
 | ex image             = Henry_County_Tennessee_Courthouse_24nov05.jpg
 | ex image cap         = Henry County Courthouse in Paris
 | district             = 8th 
}}
'''Henry County''' is a [[County (United States)|county]] located on the northwestern border of the [[U.S. state]] of [[Tennessee]], and is considered part of [[West Tennessee]]. As of the [[2010 United States Census|2020 census]], the population was 32,199.<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/47/47079.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=December 2, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607142250/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/47/47079.html|archive-date=June 7, 2011}}</ref> Its [[county seat]] is [[Paris, Tennessee|Paris]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=June 7, 2011 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=May 31, 2011 }}</ref> The county is named for the Virginia orator and American [[Founding Fathers of the United States|Founding Father]] [[Patrick Henry]].<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ | title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States | publisher=Govt. Print. Off. | author=Gannett, Henry | year=1905 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n154 155]}}</ref>

Henry County comprises the Paris, TN [[Micropolitan Statistical Area]]. West Tennessee lands and commodity culture were associated with the lowlands and delta of the Mississippi River, which created fertile areas that supported cotton culture. During the antebellum era, numerous enslaved African Americans provided labor for the cotton plantations.

==Geography==
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|593|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|562|sqmi}} are land and {{convert|31|sqmi}} (5.3%) are covered by water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_47.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=April 5, 2015|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files}}</ref>

===Adjacent counties===
*[[Calloway County, Kentucky]] (north)
*[[Stewart County, Tennessee|Stewart County]] (northeast)
*[[Benton County, Tennessee|Benton County]] (southeast)
*[[Carroll County, Tennessee|Carroll County]] (south)
*[[Weakley County, Tennessee|Weakley County]] (west)
*[[Graves County, Kentucky]] (northwest)

===National protected area===
*[[Tennessee National Wildlife Refuge]] (part)

===State protected areas===
*Big Sandy Wildlife Management Area (part)
*Holly Fork Wildlife Management Area
*[[Paris Landing State Park]]
*West Sandy Wildlife Management Area

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==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1830= 12249
|1840= 14906
|1850= 18233
|1860= 19133
|1870= 20380
|1880= 22142
|1890= 21070
|1900= 24208
|1910= 25434
|1920= 27151
|1930= 26432
|1940= 25877
|1950= 23828
|1960= 22275
|1970= 23749
|1980= 28656
|1990= 27888
|2000= 31115
|2010= 32330
|2020= 32199
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2018">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2018.html|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|access-date=July 20, 2019}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=April 5, 2015}}</ref><br />1790–1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=April 5, 2015}}</ref> 1900–1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/tn190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|editor-last=Forstall|editor-first=Richard L.|date=March 27, 1995|access-date=April 5, 2015}}</ref><br />1990–2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |url-status=live|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|date=April 2, 2001|access-date=April 5, 2015}}</ref> 2010–2014<ref name="QF"/>
}}
{{Stack|[[Image:USA Henry County, Tennessee.csv age pyramid.svg|thumb|left|150px|Age pyramid Henry County<ref>Based on [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] data</ref>]]}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Henry County racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0500000US47079&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 8, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
|27,250
|84.63%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
|2,307
|7.16%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
|76
|0.24%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
|202
|0.63%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
|7
|0.02%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
|1,480
|4.6%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|877
|2.72%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 32,199 people, 13,394 households, and 9,024 families residing in the county.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR8">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=May 14, 2011|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, 31,115 people, 13,019 households, and 9,009 families resided in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|55|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people}}. The 15,783 housing units averaged {{convert|28|/mi2|/km2}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census|racial makeup]] of the county was 89.21% White, 8.96% African American, 0.19% Native American, 0.28% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.39% from other races, and 0.95% from two or more races. About 1.00% of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 13,019 households, 27.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.40% were married couples living together, 11.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.80% were not families. About 27.00% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.82.

In the county, the population was distributed as 22.20% under the age of 18, 7.60% from 18 to 24, 26.30% from 25 to 44, 25.70% from 45 to 64, and 18.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $30,169, and for a family was $35,836. Males had a median income of $27,849 versus $20,695 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $15,855. About 10.60% of families and 14.30% of the population were below the [[poverty threshold|poverty line]], including 20.10% of those under age 18 and 14.30% of those age 65 or over.

==Media==

===Newspaper===
[https://www.parispi.net/ ''The Paris Post-Intelligencer'']

===Radio stations===
*[http://www.wmufradio.com/ WMUF-FM 104.7] "Today's BEST Country"
*[http://www.wrqrradio.com/ WRQR AM 1000 ] "The Best Classic Rock and Roll"
*[http://www.wrqrradio.com/ FM 97.5  ] "Your Classic Hits"
*[http://www.wmufradio.com/WLZK.html WLZK-FM 104.7] "The Lake - Powerhouse Adult Contemporary"
*[[WENK|WTPR-AM 710]] "The Greatest Hits of All Time"
*[[WENK|WTPR-FM 101.7]] "The Greatest Hits of All Time"
*[[WRQR-FM|WRQR-FM 105.5]] "Today's Best Music with [[Ace & TJ Show|Ace & TJ]] in the Morning"

==Communities==

===Cities===
*[[McKenzie, Tennessee|McKenzie]] (mostly in [[Carroll County, Tennessee|Carroll County]] and a small portion in [[Weakley County, Tennessee|Weakley County]])
* [[Paris, Tennessee|Paris]] (county seat)
* [[Puryear, Tennessee|Puryear]]

===Towns===
* [[Cottage Grove, Tennessee|Cottage Grove]]
* [[Henry, Tennessee|Henry]]

=== Census-designated places ===

* [[Buchanan, Tennessee|Buchanan]]
* [[Whitlock, Tennessee|Whitlock]]

===Unincorporated communities===
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
* [[Buchanan, Tennessee|Buchanan]]
* [[Como, Tennessee|Como]]
* [[Mansfield, Tennessee|Mansfield]]
* [[Midway (north), Henry County, Tennessee|Midway (north)]]
* [[Midway (south), Henry County, Tennessee|Midway (south)]]
* [[Nobles, Tennessee|Nobles]]
* [[Old Springville, Tennessee|Old Springville]]
* [[Spring Creek, Henry County, Tennessee|Spring Creek]]
* [[Springville, Tennessee|Springville]]
* [[Whitlock, Tennessee|Whitlock]]
{{div col end}}

==Politics==
{{PresHead|place=Henry County, Tennessee|source=<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS|title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|last=Leip|first=David|website=uselectionatlas.org|access-date=March 10, 2018}}</ref>}}
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{{PresRow|2024|Republican|11,629|3,286|161|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|2020|Republican|11,239|3,548|260|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|9,508|3,063|374|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|8,193|4,339|207|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|2008|Republican|8,182|5,153|210|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|7,340|5,732|105|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|2000|Democratic|5,944|6,093|272|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|1996|Democratic|4,272|6,153|1,076|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|1992|Democratic|3,661|6,797|1,637|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|1988|Democratic|4,784|5,138|53|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|1984|Democratic|5,376|5,407|54|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|1980|Democratic|4,299|6,601|268|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|2,585|7,162|134|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|4,613|2,694|304|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|1968|American Independent|2,068|3,149|3,439|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|2,261|5,874|0|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|1960|Democratic|3,033|5,049|131|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|1956|Democratic|2,337|5,625|106|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|1952|Democratic|2,421|5,677|34|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|1948|Democratic|604|3,292|380|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|1944|Democratic|702|3,111|18|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|563|3,307|16|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|470|3,223|25|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|340|2,867|48|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|1928|Democratic|1,041|2,667|5|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|1924|Democratic|562|2,478|153|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|1920|Democratic|1,957|4,613|63|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|1,393|2,988|66|Tennessee}}
{{PresFoot|1912|Democratic|941|2,526|393|Tennessee}}

==See also==
* [[Henry County Courthouse (Tennessee)|Henry County Courthouse]]
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Henry County, Tennessee]]

==References==
{{reflist|30em}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* [http://henryco.com/ Official site]
* [http://www.tngenweb.org/henry Henry County, TNGenWeb] - free genealogy resources for the county

{{Geographic Location
|Centre    = Henry County, Tennessee
|North     = [[Calloway County, Kentucky]]
|Northeast = [[Stewart County, Tennessee|Stewart County]]
|East      =
|Southeast = [[Benton County, Tennessee|Benton County]]
|South     = [[Carroll County, Tennessee|Carroll County]]
|Southwest =
|West      = [[Weakley County, Tennessee|Weakley County]]
|Northwest = [[Graves County, Kentucky]]
}}

{{Henry County, Tennessee}}
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[[Category:1821 establishments in Tennessee]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1821]]
[[Category:West Tennessee]]