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Welcome to Henderson County ...

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

The community of Lexington is the Seat for Henderson County.

Henderson County was founded in 1821.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Henderson had a population of 28,117 people. This is an increase of 1.18% since the last Census (which gave a population of 27,788 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Henderson represented 0.44% of the total population of Tennessee.

Below are some of the communities located in Henderson County:

  • Lexington
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Lexington is located in Henderson County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,866 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <2>
  • Parkers Crossroads
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Sardis
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Sardis is located in Henderson County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sardis <2>

Websites of Interest ...

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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