Houston County
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
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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.
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