Lewis County
Also known as Lewis County, Tennessee, Lewis County, TN
county in Tennessee, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Tennessee
- Founded
- December 23, 1843
- Named after
- Meriwether Lewis
- Seat
- Hohenwald
- Largest city
- Hohenwald
- Total
- 282 sq mi (730 km )
- Land
- 282 sq mi (730 km )
- Water
- 0.4 sq mi (1.0 km ) 0.1%
- Estimate 2025
- 13,487
- Density
- 43/sq mi (17/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
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Lewis County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, the population was 12,582. Its county seat is Hohenwald. The county is named for explorer Meriwether Lewis, who died and was buried at Grinder's Stand near Hohenwald in 1809.
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