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Welcome to Henry County ...

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

The community of Paris is the Seat for Henry County.

Henry County was founded in 1821.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Henry had a population of 32,345 people. This is a decrease of 0.16% since the last Census (which gave a population of 32,398 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Henry represented 0.51% of the total population of Tennessee.

Below are some of the communities located in Henry County:

  • Cottage Grove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Henry
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Henry is located in Henry County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henry <2>
  • Paris
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Paris is located in Henry County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,952 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paris <2>
  • Puryear
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Puryear is located in Henry County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puryear
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people

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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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