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Welcome to Carroll County ...

Time Zone: Carroll County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Huntingdon is the Seat for Carroll County.

Carroll County was founded in 1821.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Carroll had a population of 27,767 people. This is a decrease of 2.41% since the last Census (which gave a population of 28,454 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Carroll represented 0.45% of the total population of Tennessee.

Below are some of the communities located in Carroll County:

  • Atwood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Atwood is located in Carroll County (TN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 915 people
  • Bruceton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Bruceton is located in Carroll County (TN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,391 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bruceton <2>
  • Clarksburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Clarksburg is located in Carroll County (TN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
  • Hollow Rock
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Huntingdon
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • McKenzie
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • McKenzie is located in Carroll County (TN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,303 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McKenzie <2>
  • McLemoresville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • McLemoresville is located in Carroll County (TN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
  • Trezevant
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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