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Williamson County
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county in Tennessee, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Tennessee
- Founded
- October 26, 1799
- Named after
- Hugh Williamson
- Seat
- Franklin
- Largest city
- Franklin
- Total
- 584 sq mi (1,510 km )
- Land
- 583 sq mi (1,510 km )
- Water
- 1.2 sq mi (3.1 km ) 0.2%
- Estimate 2025
- 272,061
- Density
- 425/sq mi (164/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Area code
- 615 , 629
- Congressional districts
- 7th , 5th
- Website
- williamsoncounty-tn .gov
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Population
- 247726
- Area
- 584
- Official website
- williamsoncounty-tn.gov
- Image
- Williamson county tennessee courthouse 2009.jpg
- Households
- 81041
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- water as percent of area
- 0.2
- native label
- Williamson County
- Commons category
- Williamson County, Tennessee
- inception
- 1799-10-26
- per capita income
- 53320
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Williamson County is a county in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 247,726. The county seat is Franklin, and the county is located in Middle Tennessee. The county is named after Hugh Williamson, a North Carolina politician who signed the U.S. Constitution. Williamson County is part of the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area. In the 19th century, tobacco and hemp were cultivated here, and planters also raised warm-blooded livestock, including horses and cattle.
Williamson County is ranked as the wealthiest county in Tennessee, as well as among the wealthiest counties in the country.