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Humphreys County, TennesseeHumphreys County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
Etymology - Origin of County NameNamed in honor of Parry Wayne Humphreys (1778-1839), judge of the Superior Court of Tennessee, US representative from Tennessee, and longtime judge of the state judicial district. Demographics:County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts History of Humphreys CountyCreated 1809 from Stewart County; named in honor of Parry Wayne Humphreys (1778-1839), judge of the Superior Court of Tennessee, US representative from Tennessee, and longtime judge of the state judicial district. Humphreys County was formed in 1809 from Stewart County Situated next to the Tennessee River on the western edge of Middle Tennessee, Humphreys County has a history
intimately linked to its location and natural resources. It contains fertile agricultural land along its major
waterways--the Tennessee, Duck, and Buffalo Rivers--and in the creek-lined lands of its innumerable rolling hills. A
strong agricultural tradition and proximity to the Tennessee River have been the county's mainstay since its 1809
creation from parts of Stewart County. Find more from the Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture: HUMPHREYS COUNTY GeographyAccording to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 556.72 square miles (1,441.90 km2), of which,
532.22 square miles (1,378.44 km2) of it is land and 24.5 square miles (63.5 km2) of it (4.40%) is water. Neighboring Counties:
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The history of our nation can be seen as a prolonged struggle to define the relative roles and powers of our governments: federal, state, and local. And the names we've given our counties, our most locally based jurisdictions, reflects the "characteristic
features of our country!"
But age, size and colorful names of our counties isn't the only reason to explore counties' role in American history, or the history of county government itself. In fact, the story of county government reflects the larger meanings of American history. Today's counties are the most flexible, locally responsive and creative governments in the US. They are the most diverse, varying in size, population, geography, and governmental structure. In their politics and policies, they express a 1990's political slogan "Think globally, act locally." |