Meigs County
Also known as Meigs County, Tennessee, Meigs County, TN
county in Tennessee, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Tennessee
- Named after
- Return J. Meigs
- Seat
- Decatur
- Largest town
- Decatur
- Total
- 217 sq mi (560 km )
- Land
- 195 sq mi (510 km )
- Water
- 22 sq mi (57 km ) 10%
- Estimate 2025
- 14,186
- Density
- 60/sq mi (23/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Congressional district
- 4th
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Meigs County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, the population was 12,758. Its county seat is Decatur.
It is a component of the Athens, Tennessee Micropolitan Area.