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Welcome to Grundy County ...

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

The community of Altamont is the Seat for Grundy County.

Grundy County was founded in 1844. Grundy was created by taking area from Coffee, Warren and Franklin Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Grundy had a population of 13,427 people. This is a decrease of 2.17% since the last Census (which gave a population of 13,725 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Grundy represented 0.22% of the total population of Tennessee.

Below are some of the communities located in Grundy County:

  • Altamont
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Beersheba Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Beersheba Springs is located in Grundy County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beersheba Springs
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
  • Coalmont
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Coalmont is located in Grundy County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalmont
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 842 people
  • Gruetli - Laager
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Monteagle
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Palmer
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Palmer is located in Grundy County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 671 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmer <2>
  • Tracy City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)

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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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