Houston (TN)

Welcome to Houston County ...

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

The community of Erin is the Seat for Houston County.

Houston County was founded in 1871. Houston was created by taking area from Dickson, Humphreys, Montgomery and Stewart Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Houston had a population of 8,201 people. This is a decrease of 2.96% since the last Census (which gave a population of 8,451 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Houston represented 0.13% of the total population of Tennessee.

Websites of Interest ...

Websites specific to Tennessee
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- Website for the //sos.tn.gov/tsla

Websites specific to Houston County
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Websites for nearby counties
- Benton County
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- Dickson County
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- Humphreys County
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- Montgomery County
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- Stewart County
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Cemetery Information and Directories
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- Cemeteries of Tennessee
- Cemeteries of Houston County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Tennessee
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Tennessee

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.