Macon County
Also known as Macon County, Tennessee, Macon County, TN
county in Tennessee, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Tennessee
- Named after
- Nathaniel Macon
- Seat
- Lafayette
- Largest city
- Lafayette
- Total
- 307 sq mi (800 km )
- Land
- 307 sq mi (800 km )
- Water
- 0.1 sq mi (0.26 km ) 0.03%
- Estimate 2025
- 27,663
- Density
- 72/sq mi (28/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional district
- 6th
Article
Macon County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee As of the 2020 census, the population was 25,216. Its county seat is Lafayette. Macon County is part of the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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