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Loudon County, TennesseeLoudon County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
Etymology - Origin of County NameNamed for Fort Loudoun, erected 1756 by the British and named in honor of the Earl of Loudoun, commander-in-chief of British and American forces in the French and Indian War. Demographics:County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts History of Loudon CountyCreated 1870 from Roane, Monroe, Blount and McMinn counties; named for Fort Loudoun, erected 1756 by the British and named in honor of the Earl of Loudoun, commander-in-chief of British and American forces in the French and Indian War. Loudon County was formed in 1870 from Blount, McMinn, Monroe and Roane counties (Public Acts of Tennessee 1870, Chapter 2; Public Acts of Tennessee 1870, Chapter 77, changed the name from Christiana County to Loudon County) Established on June 2, 1870, Loudon County was created from portions of Roane, Monroe, and Blount Counties. On
September 5, the county court was organized, and the Loudon (formerly Blair's Ferry) town square was donated as the
site for the courthouse. The county court selected the building plan submitted by A. C. Bruce, and brothers J.
Wesley and Ira Napoleon Clark built it for $14,200. By September 1872 the courthouse was ready for occupancy and has
served since as the seat of government. Find more from the Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture: LOUDON COUNTY GeographyLoudon County is 247 Square Miles large and has a population density of 171.4 people per square mile. Neighboring Counties:
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