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Hancock County

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Also known as Hancock County, Tennessee, Hancock County, TN

county in Tennessee, United States

Key facts

Country
United States
State
Tennessee
Named after
John Hancock
Seat
Sneedville
Largest town
Sneedville
Total
223 sq mi (580 km )
Land
222 sq mi (570 km )
Water
1.2 sq mi (3.1 km ) 0.5%
Estimate 2025
7,075
Density
31/sq mi (12/km )
Time zone
UTC−5 ( Eastern )
Summer dst
UTC−4 ( EDT )
Congressional district
1st
Website
www .hancockcountytn .com

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Named after
John Hancock
Located in
Tennessee
Capital
Sneedville
Population
6662
Area
579
Shares border with
Claiborne County
Official website
www.hancockcountytn.com
Image
Hancock-county-courthouse-tn1.jpg
Households
2731
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Commons category
Hancock County, Tennessee
inception
1844-00-00
different from
Hancock County
water as percent of area
0.5
native label
Hancock County
per capita income
24237
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Encyclopedic overview

Hancock County is a county located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,662, making it the fourth-least populous county in Tennessee. Its county seat is Sneedville.

History

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hancock County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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