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Also known as Houston County, Tennessee, Houston County, TN

county in Tennessee, United States

Key facts

Country
United States
State
Tennessee
Named after
Sam Houston
Seat
Erin
Largest city
Erin
Total
207 sq mi (540 km )
Land
200 sq mi (520 km )
Water
6.7 sq mi (17 km ) 3.2%
Estimate 2025
8,479
Density
42/sq mi (16/km )
Time zone
UTC−6 ( Central )
Summer dst
UTC−5 ( CDT )
Congressional district
7th
Website
www .explorehoustoncountytn .com

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Named after
Sam Houston
Located in
Tennessee
Contains
Erin
Capital
Erin
Population
8283
Area
536
Shares border with
Benton County
Official website
www.houstoncochamber.com
Image
Houston County Courthouse, Erin.jpg
Households
2919
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Commons category
Houston County, Tennessee
different from
Houston County
water as percent of area
3.2
native label
Houston County
inception
1871-00-00
per capita income
23836
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Encyclopedic overview

Houston County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, the population was 8,283. Its county seat is Erin. The county was founded in 1871. It was named for Sam Houston.

Geography

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

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