Loudon County, Tennessee

Loudon County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education

County Seat: Loudon
Year Organized: 1870
Square Miles: 229

Court House:

100 River Road, Box 106
County Office Building
Loudon, TN 37774-1042

Etymology - Origin of County Name

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.

Demographics:

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History of Loudon County

Created 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.

Comprising 229 square miles, Loudon County lies on both sides of the Tennessee River and extends north to the Clinch River. The territory south of the river contains the fertile valleys of Sweetwater, Pond, Fork, and Town Creeks. To the north are the broad bottoms of the Tennessee River. The Little Tennessee River also passes through the county. The first occupants were Native Americans. The part of the county lying south of the rivers formerly belonged to the Hiwassee District and was not settled by white men until 1819-20, but settlements were made on the north banks of the Tennessee and the Little Tennessee before 1800.

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Geography

Loudon County is 247 Square Miles large and has a population density of 171.4 people per square mile.

Neighboring Counties:

Knox County (northeast)
Blount County (east)
Monroe County (south)
McMinn County (southwest)
Roane County (northwest)

Cities and Towns:

- Greenback	city	Incorporated Area
- Lenoir City	city	Incorporated Area
- Loudon (County Seat)	town	Incorporated Area
- Philadelphia	city	Incorporated Area

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