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Welcome to Obion County ...

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

The community of Union City is the Seat for Obion County.

Obion County was founded in 1823.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Obion had a population of 30,069 people. This is a decrease of 5.51% since the last Census (which gave a population of 31,822 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Obion represented 0.5% of the total population of Tennessee.

Below are some of the communities located in Obion County:

  • Hornbeak
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Kenton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Kenton is located in Obion County (TN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,190 people
  • Obion
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Obion is located in Obion County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obion
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,043 people
  • Rives
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Rives is located in Obion County (TN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
  • Samburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • South Fulton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Troy
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Troy is located in Obion County (TN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,328 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <2>
  • Union City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Woodland Mills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Woodland Mills is located in Obion County (TN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 358 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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