Henry County is a county in Tennessee, United States, on the Kentucky border in the northwestern part of the state. It had a population of 32,199 at the 2020 census and covers 593 square miles (1,540 km2) centred near 36°20′N 88°18′W.<\/p>\n
Paris is the county seat, and its postal code is 38242. Henry County includes two cities, two towns, two census-designated places, and dozens of unincorporated communities and lakeside settlements along Kentucky Lake. The county sits in the Central time zone.<\/p>\n
Henry County has 52 named places on record, ranging from the county seat of Paris down to small rural crossroads. Two are cities, two are towns, two are census-designated places (CDPs) recognized by the Census Bureau but not separately incorporated, and the rest are unincorporated communities. McKenzie is a city whose corporate limits lie mostly across the line in Carroll County, with only a small edge reaching into Henry County.<\/p>\n
| Place<\/th>\n | Type<\/th>\n | Pop.<\/th>\n | ZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antioch Harbor Resort<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Bethlehem<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Buchanan<\/td>\n | CDP<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 38222<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Cabana Estates<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Chickasaw Heights<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Como<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 38223<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Conyersville<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Cottage Grove<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 38224<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Elkhorn<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Foundry Hill<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Freeland<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Haigler Ridge<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Hancock<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Hearndale<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Henry<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 38231<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Hilltop<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| India<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Jones Mill<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Lakeview Manor<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Liberty<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Manleyville<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Mansfield<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 38236<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| McKenzie<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Meadow Mead<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Midway<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Mill Creek<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Moons<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Mount Pleasant<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| New Boston<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| New Hope<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Nobles<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Oak Grove<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Oak Haven Acres<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Oak Hill<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Oak Wood Estates<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Oakland<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Old Springville<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Osage<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Palestine<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Paris<\/td>\n | City · seat<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 38242<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Pine Hill<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Pleasant Hill<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Porter Court<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Puryear<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 38251<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Riverwood Hills<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Routon<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Salem<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Spring Creek<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Springville<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 38256<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Sunny Side<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Van Dyke<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Whitlock<\/td>\n | CDP<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Woodland Acres<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n Several of these names \u2014 Antioch Harbor Resort, Cabana Estates, Lakeview Manor, Oak Haven Acres, Oak Wood Estates, Riverwood Hills and Woodland Acres \u2014 are small lakeside subdivisions strung along Kentucky Lake near Buchanan and Paris Landing rather than historic crossroads communities; they are carried over here because the county’s shoreline is dotted with exactly this kind of platted development.<\/p>\n ZIP Codes<\/h2>\nMcKenzie’s post office address is in Carroll County, and the remaining small communities in Henry County are served by one of these eight ZIP codes rather than having their own.<\/p>\n Geography<\/h2>\nHenry County lies on the Highland Rim in northwestern Tennessee, its landscape a mix of gently rolling farmland and, along its eastern edge, the broad open water of Kentucky Lake, formed on the Tennessee River behind Kentucky Dam. Of the county’s 593 square miles, 562 square miles are land and 31 square miles (5.3 percent) are water. The Big Sandy River crosses the county’s northeastern section on its way to the lake.<\/p>\n Henry County borders Stewart County<\/a> to the northeast, Benton County<\/a> to the southeast, Carroll County<\/a> to the south, and Weakley County to the west. Its northern line is the Kentucky state border, meeting Calloway County to the north and Graves County to the northwest.<\/p>\n Henry County had 32,199 residents at the 2020 census, a density of about 57 people per square mile of land. Paris, the county seat, is by far the largest population center; Puryear is the county’s next-largest incorporated place. Henry County’s median household income runs below the Tennessee median of $67,631, consistent with its largely rural, agricultural economic base.<\/p>\n Agriculture remains central to Henry County’s economy, with soybeans, corn, wheat and cattle grazing the county’s farmland; cotton was the dominant crop in the antebellum era. Kentucky Lake and Paris Landing State Park draw fishing and boating tourism to the county’s eastern shoreline, supporting marinas, campgrounds and lakeside businesses around Buchanan. Henry County Medical Center in Paris is a major local employer and the area’s primary hospital. Paris hosts the World’s Biggest Fish Fry, an annual multi-day festival held each spring that draws visitors from across the region.<\/p>\n Henry County was organized in 1821 from land opened to settlement by the 1818 Jackson Purchase, and it is named for Patrick Henry, the Virginia orator and American Founding Father. During the antebellum era, enslaved African Americans provided the labor for the county’s cotton plantations. Henry County contributed a large volunteer contingent to the Confederate Army during the Civil War, a legacy still reflected in the county’s long-used nickname, the “Volunteer County.”<\/p>\n US Highway 79 crosses Henry County east-west through Paris, and US Highway 641 runs north-south connecting Paris to Puryear and the Kentucky state line. State Routes 69 and 140 link the county’s smaller communities.<\/p>\n Nashville International Airport, roughly 110 miles east of Paris, is the nearest major commercial airport.<\/p>\n Where is Henry County, Tennessee?<\/strong> What is the population of Henry County?<\/strong> How big is Henry County?<\/strong> What is the county seat of Henry County?<\/strong> How many towns and cities are in Henry County?<\/strong> What ZIP codes are in Henry County?<\/strong> |