RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Tennessee >> Humphreys County  

Welcome to Humphreys County ...

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

The community of Waverly is the Seat for Humphreys County.

Humphreys County was founded in 1809 and was created by taking area from Stewart County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Humphreys had a population of 18,582 people. This is an increase of 0.13% since the last Census (which gave a population of 18,558 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Humphreys represented 0.29% of the total population of Tennessee.

Below are some of the communities located in Humphreys County:

  • McEwen
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • McEwen is located in Humphreys County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McEwen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,743 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McEwen <2>
  • New Johnsonville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Waverly
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Waverly is located in Humphreys County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,118 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waverly <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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.