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Welcome to Wilson County ...

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

The community of Lebanon is the Seat for Wilson County.

Wilson County was founded in 1799 and was created by taking area from Sumner County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Wilson had a population of 144,657 people. This is an increase of 26.14% since the last Census (which gave a population of 114,677 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Wilson represented 1.81% of the total population of Tennessee.

Below are some of the communities located in Wilson County:

  • Lebanon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
    • Lebanon is located in Wilson County (TN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,086 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <2>
  • Mount Juliet
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Juliet. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Juliet
    • Mount Juliet is located in Wilson County (TN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,526 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Juliet <2>
  • Watertown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)

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.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
 

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